{"product_id":"eleanor-cameron-paul-v-allen-9781496823274","title":"Eleanor Cameron: Dimensions of Amazement","description":"Eleanor Cameron (1912-1996) was an innovative and genre-defying author of children's fiction and children's literature criticism. From her beginnings as a librarian, Cameron went on to become a prominent and respected voice in children's literature, writing one of the most beloved children's science fiction novels of all time, \u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet\u003c\/i\u003e, and later winning the National Book Award for her time fantasy \u003ci\u003eThe Court of the Stone Children\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition, Eleanor Cameron played an often vocal role in critical debates about children's literature. She was one of the first authors to take up literary criticism of children's novels and published two influential books of criticism, including \u003ci\u003eThe Green and Burning Tree\u003c\/i\u003e. One of Cameron's most notable acts of criticism came in 1973, when she wrote a scathing critique of Roald Dahl's \u003ci\u003eCharlie and the Chocolate Factory\u003c\/i\u003e. Dahl responded in kind, and the result was a fiery imbroglio within the pages of the \u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Yet despite her many accomplishments, most of Cameron's books went out of print by the end of her life, and her star faded. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis biography aims to reinsert Cameron into the conversation by taking an in-depth look at her tumultuous early life in Ohio and California, her unforgettably forceful personality and criticism, and her graceful, heartfelt novels. The biography includes detailed analysis of the creative process behind each of her published works and how Cameron's feminism, environmentalism, and strong sense of ethics are reflected in and represented by her writings. Drawn from over twenty interviews, thousands of letters, and several unpublished manuscripts in her personal papers, \u003ci\u003eEleanor Cameron\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour of the most exciting and creative periods of American children's literature through the experience of one of its valiant purveyors and champions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul V. Allen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496823273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496823274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Paul V. Allen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985885528319,"sku":"9781496823274","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a58a81c7-b8f9-4da0-932d-a845d02d49c7.jpg?v=1683280117","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eleanor-cameron-paul-v-allen-9781496823274","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}