Washoe County Library System

A biography of British author Roald Dahl, whose books include "James and the Giant Peach" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," plus a chapter of creative writing tips.

A biography of American author Judy Blume, whose award-winning children's books include "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" and "Freckle Juice," plus a chapter of creative writing tips.

The author relates incidents in his life and how they inspired parts of his books about the character, Brian Robeson.

Offers a step-by-step guide to making digital films, featuring an easy, kid-friendly approach that covers filmmaking equipment, techniques, planning, and editing for different types of films.

Thirteen-year-old Susy Clemens wants the world to know that her papa, Mark Twain, is more than just a humorist and sets out to write a comprehensive biography of the American icon.

Offers a fanciful celebration of the life, language, wordplay, and imagination in the works of Lewis Caroll.

An account of the writing of the "Star-Spangled Banner," detailing how Key was actually behind enemy lines at the time seeking release of a captured friend from the British, who would not allow their departure until the bombardment of Baltimore was completed.

"Meet the man who created Alice, the Mad Hatter, and Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. Lewis Carroll is the pen name of Charles L. Dodgson, a mathematician and church deacon, who taught at Oxford University. He was inspired to write his best known works, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, by one of the Dean's daughters, Alice Liddell. The books were hugely successful and brought Carroll wide acclaim, especially for the nonsense...