| Been to Yesterdays: Poems of a Life Contributor(s): Hopkins, Lee Bennett (Author), Rendeiro, Charlene (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1563978083 ISBN-13: 9781563978081 Publisher: Wordsong OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1999 Annotation: Autobiographical poems capture a thirteen-year-old boy's feelings and aspirations in one chaotic year of his life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Literary - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - New Experience |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 5.5" W x 9.04" (0.37 lbs) 64 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 70367 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Growing up in the 1950s, young Lee Bennett Hopkins faced the painful events of his parents' divorce, an unstable homelife, and a hand-to-mouth existence. Through it all, he clung to the memory of his beloved grandmother and his hope of becoming a writer. In these emotionally charged autobiographical poems, the author captures a boy's feelings, experiences, and aspirations in the tumultuous period of his life. |