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The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West Hardback - 2008
by Sid Fleischman
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A Newbery Medalist ("The Whipping Boy") delivers an engaging biography of Mark Twain focusing on his early days, from his childhood in Missouri to his adventures as a young man in the Wild West. Illustrated with archival photos and drawings, it also includes a sampler of Twain's novels.
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"Mark Twain was born fully grown, with a cheap cigar clamped between his teeth." So begins Sid Fleischman's ramble-scramble biography of the great American author and wit, who started life in a Missouri village as a barefoot boy named Samuel Clemens.
Abandoning a career as a young steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River, Sam took a bumpy stagecoach to the Far West. In the gold and silver fields, he expected to get rich quick. Instead, he got poor fast, digging in the wrong places. His stint as a sagebrush newspaperman led to a duel with pistols. Had he not survived, the world would never have heard of Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn--or red-headed Mark Twain.
Samuel Clemens adopted his pen name in a hotel room in San Francisco and promptly made a jumping frog (and himself) famous. His celebrated novels followed at a leisurely pace; his quips at jet speed. "Don't let schooling interfere with your education," he wrote.
Here, in high style, is the story of a wisecracking adventurer who came of age in the untamed West; an ink-stained rebel who surprised himself by becoming the most famous American of his time. Bountifully illustrated.
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- Title The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West
- Author Sid Fleischman
- Binding Hardback
- Edition 1st Edition
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Greenwillow Books, New York
- Publication date June 24, 2008
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780061344312 / 0061344311
- Weight 2.04 lbs (0.93 kg)
- Dimensions 10 x 7.48 x 0.98 in (25.40 x 19.00 x 2.49 cm)
- Age range 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 1050
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 21st Century
- Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Library of Congress subjects Twain, Mark, Authors, American
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007037891
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Citations
- ALA Best Books Young Adults, 03/15/2009, Page 8
- ALA Notable Children's Books, 03/15/2009, Page 25
- Booklist, 06/01/2008, Page 100
- Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 07/01/2008, Page 466
- Horn Book Magazine, 09/01/2008, Page 609
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2009, Page 0
- Kirkus Review - Children, 06/01/2008, Page 599
- Publishers Weekly, 06/16/2008, Page 49
- School Library Journal, 07/01/2008, Page 111
- SLJ's Best Books, 12/01/2008, Page 37
- Voice of Youth Advocates, 06/01/2008, Page 170
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