1. Flying Starts.
- Author
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Gidwitz, Adam and Corbett, Sue
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AMERICAN novelists , *PRIVATE schools , *ACADEMIC degrees , *FAIRY tales , *FICTION writing - Abstract
This article features Adam Gidwitz, a U.S. novelist who debuted his book "A Tale Dark & Grimm" in fall 2010. He works as a teacher at a progressive private school in Brooklyn, New York after earning an English degree from Columbia in 2004. He describes the reaction of his class to a reading of a Brothers Grimm tale titled "Faithful Johannes." Particular focus is given to the creative process involved in writing the book. He is currently working on a second collection of retold fairy tales.
- Published
- 2010