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The Bront Sisters: The Brief Lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne


School year: Year 6, Year 7, Year 8

No. of pages 240

Published: 2015

Great for age 7-13 years

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The Bronte sisters are among the most beloved writers of all time, best known for their classic nineteenth-century novels Jane Eyre Charlotte, Wuthering Heights Emily, and Agnes Grey Anne. In this sometimes heart breaking young adult biography, Catherine Reef explores the turbulent lives of these literary siblings and the oppressive times in which they lived. Bronte fans will also revel in the insights into their favourite novels, the plethora of poetry, and the outstanding collection of more than sixty black-and-white archival images. A powerful testimony to the life of the mind. Endnotes, bibliography, index.

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 5th grade-7th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 10-12 years.

There are 240 pages in this book. This book was published in 2015 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

Catherine Reef is the author of more than 40 nonfiction books, including many highly acclaimed biographies for young people. She lives in College Park, Maryland. Visit her online at catherinereef. com.

 

This book features the following characters:

Anne Bronte
This book features Anne Bronte.

Emily Bronte
This book features Emily Bronte.

Charlotte Bronte
This book features Charlotte Bronte.

Anne Brontee
This book features the character Anne Brontee.

"Romance and heartache and doom, oh my! This beautifully written and researched account . . . reads like a novel, with rich and evocative language." --The New York Times Book Review

"For readers discovering the wonder of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, this collective biography of the Bronte family fills in fascinating detail of their personal and public lives . . . [a] stirring biography."

 

--Booklist, starred review

"Gracefully plotted, carefully researched . . . A solid and captivating look at these remarkable pioneers of modern fiction."

 

--Kirkus, starred review

"A detail-rich look at the lives of the Bronte sisters, whose work shocked, entertained, and provoked the minds of their Victorian audiences. . . . . A comprehensive introduction to the authors behind some of the most-studied novels in English literature."

 

--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"For anyone who has ever loved the romantic yet melancholy Heathcliff or the determined Jane Eyre, this book belongs on your shelf."

 

--The Huffington Post

"This biography for middle-schoolers introduces a fascinating, close-knit family with lively imaginations who liked nothing better than to run free on the moors that surrounded their home and make up stories and poems about imaginary kingdoms."

 

--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"If you're in search of a readable, yet detailed, biography of the Bronte sisters, then look no further than Reef's account, an ideal supplement to any student's reading of the Bronte classics."

 

--EW.com