The Extraordinary Mark Twain by Barbara KerleyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
13 year old Susy Clemens knew Mark Twain just about as well as anybody. She lived with him after all. Susy decided that no one had succeeded in writing an acceptable biography of her famous father so she set out to do so herself. This book is a picture of Susy and life in the Celmens household as she wrote the very personal biography of Mark Twain. Included are pages and paragraphs from the original journal and quotes by Mark Twain himself. IN the end, “people got what Susy thought they needed: a portrait of the ….extraordinary Mark Twain, according to Susy”
Following the story are a guide to writing and extraordinary biography which would be useful for teaching, and a timeline. Recommended to both adults and children alike.
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