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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: For Kids Paperback - 2013

by Thomas C. Foster

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A fun and practical introduction to literature and literary basics--symbols, themes, and contexts--shows how to make everyday reading experiences more rewarding and enjoyable.

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The go-to bestselling guide to help young people navigate from a middle school book report to English Comp 101

In How to Read Literature Like a Professor: For Kids, New York Times bestselling author and professor Thomas C. Foster gives tweens the tools they need to become thoughtful readers.

With funny insights and a conversational style, he explains the way writers use symbol, metaphor, characterization, setting, plot, and other key techniques to make a story come to life.

From that very first middle school book report to that first college course, kids need to be able to understand the layers of meaning in literature. Foster makes learning this important skill fun and exciting by using examples from How the Grinch Stole Christmas to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, from short stories and poems to movie scripts.

This go-to guide unlocks all the hidden secrets to reading, making it entertaining and satisfying.

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Now there's a young readers' edition of the hit New York Times bestselling adult book that's sold more than 750,000 copies!

Did you know the Grinch was on a quest? What does it mean when a hero takes a journey? Or eats green eggs and ham? And what are vampires really about? There's always more to a story than you think!

This is the funny and accessible go-to guide that unlocks the secrets of reading!

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  • Title How to Read Literature Like a Professor: For Kids
  • Author Thomas C. Foster
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 176
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperCollins
  • Publication date 2013-04-23
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780062200853 / 0062200852
  • Weight 0.25 lbs (0.11 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.4 in (19.05 x 12.95 x 1.02 cm)
  • Age range 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 820
  • Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Library of Congress subjects Literature - History and criticism, Literature
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2013933033
  • Dewey Decimal Code 808

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  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 07/01/2013, Page 505
  • School Library Journal, 03/01/2013, Page 0

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