Lynn E. Hazen
Auteur van Buzz Bumble to the Rescue
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Fotografie: photo credit: by Sonya Sones, 2008
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- Opleiding
- MFA, Writing for Children & Young Adults, Vermont College of Fine Arts
MA, Education, San Francisco State University
BS, Applied Behavioral Sciences, U.C. Davis - Beroepen
- Teacher, Author of Books for Children & Young Adults
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- SHIFTY (a young adult novel, 2008) was chosen as VOYA’s Top Shelf Fiction, a CCBC Choice, and a Smithsonian Notable.
- Korte biografie
- Lynn E. Hazen, M.F.A., M.A., writes books filled with humor, heart and hope. Kirkus praised her young adult novel, SHIFTY, as "a realistic story that resonates.” SHIFTY was chosen as VOYA’s Top Shelf Fiction, a CCBC Choice, and a Smithsonian Notable. Lynn’s younger books include: MERMAID MARY MARGARET (a middle grade novel which Kirkus called “a winner”), CINDER RABBIT, THE AMAZING TRAIL OF SEYMOUR SNAIL, and BUZZ BUMBLE TO THE RESCUE. Lynn gives writing workshops and author talks at schools, libraries and conferences. She teaches writing classes at Stanford Continuing Studies. www.LynnHazen.com
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Shifty door Lynn E. Hazen
Fifteen-year-old Shifty lives with his foster mother Martha, who also cares for little Sissy and baby Chance. Shifty has led a checkered life in foster and group homes since he was abandoned as an infant at a bus station. Living with Martha and Sissy appears to be the most stability he's had, but Shifty continues to rely on his street smarts to stay just ahead of potential trouble. The contortions Shifty goes through to protect Martha from a suspicious social worker or evade the police when he drives without a license are believably in line with the upbringing and perspective he's had.… (meer)
Tender, touching and funny, Shifty explores the vulnerability, trust, bravery and sense of humor required to create family.
Tender, touching and funny, Shifty explores the vulnerability, trust, bravery and sense of humor required to create family.
This is a story of art validated and finally appreciated. Seymour Snail has created art all his life; but is too shy to show anyone. When his friends accidentally find his art, they tell him it is so wonderful he should get a job as an artist. This sounds great to Seymour, so he sets out for the city. Unfortunately, he discovers that jobs for artists are a lot harder to find than he expected and he ends up working as an errand boy for nasty Mr. Stinkbug, an art gallery owner. Happily, the marvelous slime trails he has made across the park are discovered and he becomes a world-famous artist.
Some people will really like this story. Some people won't. I didn't. What mainly bugged me about this story is that Seymour's success is so criticism-free. Although he does say that he has been "practising all his life" there's no hint that he needs any outside opinions to improve his art. His friends think everything he does is perfect and his problem in finding a job isn't that his art needs work; it's that no one will look at it. As soon as someone "discovers" him, he's famous overnight. Now, this is a beginning chapter book and there's not a lot of space to talk about artistic struggles, but this story just puts me in mind too much of the people who regularly bug me at the library, wanting us to buy their self-published "masterpiece" because they are such a creative person and have been creative all their life. But they're too creative and have too much genius to join a critique group that actually critiques anything!
Verdict: On the other hand, this is a story about perseverance and belief in artistic vision. The plot is well-constructed and the characters are funny and perfectly drawn out in the illustrations. Kids who like Katie Speck's Maybelle series, slightly icky bug stories and drawing will probably enjoy this.
ISBN: 978-0805086980; Published May 2009 by Henry Holt; Borrowed from the library… (meer)
Some people will really like this story. Some people won't. I didn't. What mainly bugged me about this story is that Seymour's success is so criticism-free. Although he does say that he has been "practising all his life" there's no hint that he needs any outside opinions to improve his art. His friends think everything he does is perfect and his problem in finding a job isn't that his art needs work; it's that no one will look at it. As soon as someone "discovers" him, he's famous overnight. Now, this is a beginning chapter book and there's not a lot of space to talk about artistic struggles, but this story just puts me in mind too much of the people who regularly bug me at the library, wanting us to buy their self-published "masterpiece" because they are such a creative person and have been creative all their life. But they're too creative and have too much genius to join a critique group that actually critiques anything!
Verdict: On the other hand, this is a story about perseverance and belief in artistic vision. The plot is well-constructed and the characters are funny and perfectly drawn out in the illustrations. Kids who like Katie Speck's Maybelle series, slightly icky bug stories and drawing will probably enjoy this.
ISBN: 978-0805086980; Published May 2009 by Henry Holt; Borrowed from the library… (meer)
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- #74,965
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- 3.8
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