"You never love a book the way you love a book when you're ten," Daniel Handler says. The thirteen interviews that compose this collection are full of such insights from the authors of humorous books for young readers, including Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, Christopher Paul Curtis, and others. Lists of authors' works. Index. Black-and-white photographs and manuscript pages.
Title alpha Funny Business: Conversations with Writers of Comedy
Level Nonfiction Middle
Pages Count 224
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Children's stories. Interviews. Humor. Authorship. Judy Blume (1938- ). Choosing subject matter. Banned books. Childhood. Writing. First publications. Inspiration. Humor. Revising. Beverly Cleary (1916- ). Family. Teachers. Reading. Sharon Creech (1945- ). Audiences. Christopher Paul Curtis (1953- ). Careers. Bullies. Research. Anne Fine (1947- ). World War II. Daniel Handler (1970- ). Vocabularies. Edward Gorey (1925-2000). The Holocaust. Accidents. Carl Hiaasen (1953- ). Florida. School. Norton Juster (1929- ). Expectations. Influences. Architecture. Jules Feiffer (1929- ). Craftsmanship. Dick King-Smith (1922- ). Puns. Hilary McKay (1959- ). Writing a series. Rejection letters. Louis Sachar (1954- ). Lawyers. Outsiders. Titles. Jon Scieszka (1954- ). Religion. Authority figures. The 9/11 attacks. Parody.
SRC Level 6.400000
SRC Points 11.000000
Lexile 920L
Trim Size 6 1/2" x 9 1/4"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Publication date 2009-10-12
JLG Release Date Feb 2010
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Nonfiction Middle Grades 5-8)
Nonfiction Middle
Nonfiction Middle Grades 5-8)
For Grades 5-8
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