Shelf Life: Stories by the Book

Gary Paulsen, Jennifer L. Holm, M.T. Anderson, Gregory Maguire, Kathleen Karr, A. LaFaye, Marion Dane Bauer, Joan Bauer, Ellen Conford, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Ellen Wittlinger


Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
3.50 · 8 ratings · 192 pages · Published: 01 Aug 2003

Shelf Life: Stories by the Book by Gary Paulsen, Jennifer L. Holm, M.T. Anderson, Gregory Maguire, Kathleen Karr, A. LaFaye, Marion Dane Bauer, Joan Bauer, Ellen Conford, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Ellen Wittlinger
Newbery Honor author Gary Paulsen brings together original stories that talk about books by authors such as Marion Dane Bauer and M.T. Anderson in this middle grade anthology.

From Jennifer L. Holm’s story of a girl on Mars trying desperately to return to Earth to Gregory Maguire’s domestic intrigue; from Kathleen Karr’s story of a thief in turn-of-the-century Chicago to M.T. Anderson’s mysterious shipboard adventure; from A. LaFaye’s tale of magical wonderment to Marion Dane Bauer’s story of doing good, this volume provides a full range of reading for every taste. Also featured are Joan Bauer, Ellen Conford, Margaret Peterson Haddix, and Ellen Wittlinger.

Sales of this book benefit ProLiteracy Worldwide, an international network with programs in the United States and partner programs abroad, whose mission is to change lives through literacy.

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