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Gr 3–5—By opening her biography with the magic words "Once upon a time," Yolen gives the story of J. M. Barrie's life a fairy-tale tone that perfectly suits its subject. This approach certainly does not gloss over the many tragedies he endured, such as the loss of a sibling or homesickness at boarding school. Instead, the framework is used to shed light on how Barrie used imagination and fantasy to entertain himself and ot...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In this detailed biography, some of the information seems superfluous; the book would have benefited from a more selective, fine-tun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Jane Yolen’s accessible biography includes vivid details. For instance, J. M. Barrie once described his own manners as “full of nails like his boots.” Yolen also provides context for the time period, me...Log In or Sign Up to Read More