A Boy Named Shel: The Life and Times of Shel Silverstein
- ISBN-10
- 0312353596
- ISBN-13
- 9780312353599
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 239
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-11-13
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
- Author
- Lisa Rogak
Description
A revealing portrait of the little-known life of the children's author best known for such publications as Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic describes his forays into songwriting and scriptwriting, his jet-setting residences throughout the country, and his complicated personality. 50,000 first printing.
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- 2007-11-13
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