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9780805745696

Presenting Avi

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  • ISBN13:

    9780805745696

  • ISBN10:

    0805745696

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1997-05-01
  • Publisher: Twayne Pub
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Summary

A critical introduction to the life and work of the prolific writer of young adult and children's books.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix(2)
PREFACE xi(4)
CHRONOLOGY xv
1. Avi as Storyteller
1(22)
2. Avi as Magician
23(12)
3. Avi as Historian
35(16)
4. Avi as Stylist
51(19)
5. Avi as Risk-Taker
70(19)
6. Avi as Truthteller
89(22)
7. Avi as Subverter and Antiauthoritarian
111(18)
8. Avi as Family Auteur
129(20)
9. Avi as Writer
149(14)
10. Avi as Subject
163(14)
NOTES AND REFERENCES 177(7)
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 184(8)
APPENDIX 192(5)
INDEX 197

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