Becoming Emily: The Life of Emily Dickinson (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780897330039)

Emily Dickinson wrote short, often enigmatic poems that are widely read and quoted by people of every age. Yet, as well known as her poetry is, Dickinson as a person is considered to have been a mysterious recluse--a silent figure who wore only white, wrote in secret, never left her home, and had no interest in sharing her poetry. In Becoming Emily, young readers will learn how as a child, an adolescent, and well into adulthood, Dickinson was a lively social being with a warm family life. Highly educated for a girl of her era, she actively engaged in both the academic and social aspects of the schools she attended until she was nearly eighteen. Her family and friends were important to her, and she was a prolific, thoughtful, and witty correspondent who shared many poems with her closest friends and relatives. This indispensable resource includes photos, full-length poems, letter excerpts, a time line, source notes, and a bibliography to present a vivid portrait of this singular American poet.

Author: Krystyna Poray Goddu
ISBN-10: 089733003X
ISBN-13: 9780897330039
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Language: English
Published: 02/05/2019
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/24/2018
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2019
Booklist 02/01/2019 pg. 64
School Library Journal 03/01/2019 pg. 1

About the Author
Krystyna Poray Goddu is the author of A Girl Called Vincent and An Unlikely Ballerina and coauthor, with Krystyna Mihulka, of Krysia. She has contributed to American Girl magazine, Publishers Weekly, the New York Times Book Review, and the Riverbank Review of Books for Young Readers.