Bibliograph

Open your eyes, extraordinary experiences in faraway places, edited by Jill Davis

Type

Label

Open your eyes, extraordinary experiences in faraway places, edited by Jill Davis

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 12 & up

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Open your eyes

Oclc number

52633141

Responsibility statement

edited by Jill Davis

Sub title

extraordinary experiences in faraway places

Summary

A collection of memoirs and stories about a variety of travel experiences that changed the lives of some of today's most popular writers, including Lois Lowry, Susie Morgenstern and Harry Mazer

Table Of Contents

Introduction / Jill Davis -- Empress / Lois Lowry -- Simunye / Piper Dellums -- Little American mom, big French suitcase / Susie Morgenstern -- Join the army and see the world / Harry Mazer -- An innocent abroad : fragments from the summer of 1953 / Katherine Paterson -- Looking for America / Elizabeth Partridge -- A brief guide to the ghosts of Great Britain / M.T. Anderson -- Ahoy, down there! / Graham Salisbury -- MK / Jean Fritz -- The girl who had no story and had to steal one / Kathleen Krull & Jacqueline Brewer

Target audience

juvenile

Classification