What Have You Lost
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
What Have You Lost
By (Author) Naomi Shihab Nye
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins Children's Books
30th May 2001
United States
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
808.819353
Physical Properties
Paperback
224
Width 153mm, Height 226mm, Spine 14mm
310g
Description
Here are 140 poems by contemporary poets that reflect on the provocative question posed by the title of this book. For ages 13 and over.
Reviews
"Lost memories, lost relationships, regret -- each poem pierces and then releases readers, who pocket a new treasure at the end of each page."--"School Library Journal"Young readers in the throes of realizing the infinite possibilities of loss are bound to connect with these 140 dynamic poems."--"The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Author Bio
Naomi Shihab Nye is a poet and anthologist and the acclaimed author of Habibi: A Novel and Sitti's Secrets, a picture book, which was based on her own experiences visiting her beloved Sitti in Palestine. Her book 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East was a finalist for the National Book Award. She has taught writing and worked in schools all over the world, including in Muscat, Oman. She lives in San Antonio, Texas.
