How I Came to Be a Writer

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor - the author of the award-winning Shiloh trilogy - tells the story of how she came to be a writer, from her first elementary school effort to her current work. Illustrated with photographs and liberally sprinkled with excerpts from her writings, this book shows the inner workings of what it is like to write and publish. Ages 10 to 14. 139 pages.