B. A. Goodjohn
Autor von Sticklebacks and Snow Globes
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Bildnachweis: Lisa Pitcher
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Wissenswertes
- Geburtstag
- 1960-06-12
- Geschlecht
- female
- Nationalität
- UK
- Wohnorte
- Virginia, USA
- Ausbildung
- Randolph College, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, University of Maine Stonecoast
- Berufe
- professor (English)
- Preise und Auszeichnungen
- BookSense Notable December 2007
Mitglieder
Rezensionen
Auszeichnungen
Statistikseite
- Werke
- 2
- Mitglieder
- 19
- Beliebtheit
- #609,294
- Bewertung
- 3.3
- Rezensionen
- 2
- ISBNs
- 4
More than anything else, the characters are what sets this book apart. The children--and Goodjohn stays largely with her juvenile characters--are portrayed in a manner which is entertaining and accurate. The author does a fabulous job taking us into the minds of these children, a talent sorely missed in many novels with young characters. In characterization, I'd say "Sticklebacks and Snow Globes" is right up there with "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Apart from its characters, the rest of this book is good, but nothing extremely memorable. For being a virtually unknown book, I was thoroughly impressed. I would read B.A. Goodjohn again; I just hope that her next book tackles a more engaging plot.… (mehr)