novelists, american

The popular author describes how he grew up in Decatur, Illinois, went into teaching, and eventually became a writer, incorporating his earlier experiences into novels intended to reach and change young readers.

Discusses Wolfe's life and his works--Look homeward, Angel--Of time and the river--The web and the rock--You can't go home again--The hills beyond.

Biography of the American writer who remembers so well what it was like to be young and who has written for young people for over twenty-five years.

A biography of Judy Blume, a popular writer of juvenile fiction, based on first hand information from the writer herself.

Discusses the life and works of the acclaimed American writer who masked a troubled spirit with a veneer of tough masculinity.

Discusses the life and works of the Nobel Prize winning author.

An introduction to the life and most significant works of American author John Steinbeck.