"When I was young, I was so interested in baseball that my family was afraid I'd waste my life and be a pitcher. Later they were afraid I'd waste my life and be a poet. They were right."
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Grade 6 Up-- Over the years, the public's perception of Robert Frost has evolved from New England bard to national institution. The image of him, the octogenarian struggling to read his poetry in the bright winter sunlight at John F. Kennedy's inauguration, is forever imprinted on the American mind. Yet Bober successfully portrays the four-time Pulitzer Prize winner as a very human schoolboy, husband, father, farmer, and teacher. She stresses Frost's determination and Yankee spirit, but also gives glimpses of his darker side--the anger, the depression, the suicidal bent. The clear and straightforward text is interwoven with poetry, and readers witness the birth of "New Hampshire" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." A revision of Bober's earlier title (Atheneum, 1981; o.p.), this edition has far more visual appeal. The book originally had 8 photographs; this one has 44 black-and-white illustrations--mostly photographs of Frost and his family--that are generally of good quality. A worthy addition to biography/literature collections. --Pat Katka, San Diego Public Library
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This is a beautiful and beautifully written biography of Robert Frost, exploring the poet's life in its light and darkness. I admired not only the content and analysis and empathy evident in this portrait of one of our greatest poets, but I also admired the simple (so Frost-like!) structure the author used to tell the story. A must read for any fan of Robert Frost.
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New Hampshire, San Francisco, Robert Frost, Restless Spirit, New England, South Shaftsbury, William Frost, Edward Thomas, Lawrence High School, Sidney Cox, Grandfather Frost, Boy's Will, New York, Louis Untermeyer, West-Running Brook, United States, Belle Frost, Amy Lowell, John Bartlett, North of Boston, Haverhill Street, Lascelles Abercrombie, Robert Lee Frost, Stone Cottage, Pinkerton Academy Browse Sample Pages:
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New Hampshire, San Francisco, Robert Frost, Restless Spirit, New England, South Shaftsbury, William Frost, Edward Thomas, Lawrence High School, Sidney Cox, Grandfather Frost, Boy's Will, New York, Louis Untermeyer, West-Running Brook, United States, Belle Frost, Amy Lowell, John Bartlett, North of Boston, Haverhill Street, Lascelles Abercrombie, Robert Lee Frost, Stone Cottage, Pinkerton Academy Browse Sample Pages:
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- Pass the Poetry, Please! by Lee Bennett Hopkins on page 68, page 70, and Back Matter
- A Broken Heart Still Beats: After Your Child Dies by Anne McCracken in Back Matter
- New Hampshire (Hello USA Series) by Dottie Brown in Back Matter
- Light-Gathering Poems (Edge Books) by Liz Rosenberg in Back Matter
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