Bibliograph

Feed your mind, a story of August Wilson, by Jen Bryant ; illustrated by Cannaday Chapman

Type

Label

Feed your mind, a story of August Wilson, by Jen Bryant ; illustrated by Cannaday Chapman

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

7-10, Brodart

resource.interestGradeLevel

2-5, Brodart

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Feed your mind

Oclc number

1060182911

Responsibility statement

by Jen Bryant ; illustrated by Cannaday Chapman

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 4.6, 1, 508477.

Sub title

a story of August Wilson

Summary

August Wilson (1945-2005) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who had a particular talent for capturing the authentic, everyday voice of Black Americans. As a child, he read off soup cans and cereal boxes, and when his mother brought him to the library, his whole world opened up. After facing intense prejudice at school from both students and some teachers, August dropped out. However, he continued reading and educating himself independently. He felt that if he could read about it, then he could teach himself anything and accomplish anything. Like many of his plays, Feed Your Mind is told in two acts, revealing how Wilson grew up to be one of the most influential American playwrights

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification

Contributor