The Extraordinary Mark Twain by Barbara Kerley

Kerley, Barbara The Extraordinary Mark Twain, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham. Scholastic Press, January 2010. $17.99. PICTURE BOOK. Using actual excerpt from a biography that Mark Twain’s 13-year-old daughter wrote about the famous man, Kerley presents a picture book biography that goes well beyond what is typically known about Twain and gives us good insight into how to write a good bio, too. Did you know that Mark Twain had a family? I am not sure how I missed that (or forgot) information through the years. It’s a good mix of personal information about the man and lots about Susy and the 130 pages she ended up writing about her papa. Buy this for your favorite English teacher, along with a copy of Twain’s autobiography, which contains some of Twain’s favorite passages from Susy’s writings. MS, HS – OPTIONAL. Cindy, Library-Teacher.