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Writes of Passage

Words To Read Before You Turn 13

Nicolette Jones Mary Kate McDevitt

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English
NOSY CROW
30 August 2022
A collection of 100 pieces of writing - poems, prose, letters, speeches, song lyrics, quotations, and more - from Shakespeare to Philip Pullman and from John Donne to Oliver Jeffers, which are in turn powerful, funny, moving, wise, and thought-provoking, expertly curated and with accessible, thoughtful commentary by Nicolette Jones, children's book critic for The Sunday Times.
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Illustrated by:   Mary Kate McDevitt
Imprint:   NOSY CROW
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 224mm,  Width: 178mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   560g
ISBN:   9781788005029
ISBN 10:   1788005023
Pages:   160
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Recommended Age:   From 9 to 13 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Nicolette Jones, writer, literary critic and broadcaster, has been the children's books reviewer of The Sunday Times for more than two decades. She is a Royal Literary Fund Fellow, and a nominee for the 2012 Eleanor Farjeon Award for outstanding service to the world of children's books. Originally from Leeds, she studied at Oxford University, and at Yale as a Henry Fellow. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a signatory to Authors4Oceans, an honorary member of the Royal Naval Reserve Officers' Dining Club and is involved in a number of literary, charitable and social initiatives. She is married to fellow writer and journalist Nicholas Clee, and they have two daughters. She lives in London, where she is known as a local community activist and sees a lot of theatre.

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