Phil Stong (1899–1957)
Teoksen Honk the Moose tekijä
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Buckskin breeches 3 kappaletta
Hawkeyes; a biography of the state of Iowa 3 kappaletta
Jessamy John (John Law) 2 kappaletta
Hirum,: The hillbilly 1 kappale
Captain Kidd's Cow 1 kappale
Ivanhoe Keeler 1 kappale
Career 1 kappale
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Yleistieto
- Kanoninen nimi
- Stong, Phil
- Virallinen nimi
- Stong, Philip Duffield
- Syntymäaika
- 1899-01-27
- Kuolinaika
- 1957-04-26
- Hautapaikka
- Oak Lawn Cemetery, Keosauqua, Iowa, USA
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Syntymäpaikka
- Pittsburg, Iowa, USA
- Kuolinpaikka
- Washington, Connecticut, USA
- Asuinpaikat
- Connecticut, USA
- Koulutus
- Drake University
- Ammatit
- author
- Suhteet
- Swain, Virginia (wife)
- Lyhyt elämäkerta
- Born in Pittsburg, Iowa. His novel, State Fair, was the basis of three films and one musical.
About his writing career, he once said, "Fell while trying to clamber out of a low bathtub at the age of two. Became a writer. No other possible career."
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The Other Worlds 25 Modern Stories of Mystery and… Tekijä: Phil Stong
4/8/22
A funny little story about a moose who comes to stay in a town barn for the winter and is befriended by three young boys.
Short and sweet, but nothing spectacular.
Short and sweet, but nothing spectacular.
Adorable. Funny, and light, lots of pictures, with just a little satire as it pokes fun at the adults who don't know what to do with this hungry moose that wandered into town. Fortunately the boys (no girls, sorry) have enough common sense and compassion to help everything work out for everyone. I would have thought it a bit too light for the Newbery committee, but I suppose it qualified for an Honor because it gives us a bit of culture and history, of the Finn immigrants of the Iron Range of Northern Minnesota.
Mostly the lessons are subtle, but the author does come out and say: 'Teaching people a lesson' usually means teaching them what a bad temper you have." Would that more people had learned that!"… (lisätietoja)
Mostly the lessons are subtle, but the author does come out and say: 'Teaching people a lesson' usually means teaching them what a bad temper you have." Would that more people had learned that!"… (lisätietoja)
This is the novel that the movie "State Fair" is based on. I usually like the book better than the movie, but in this isolated case, I did not. Still, I'm glad I read it even if I didn't care for it as much as I had expected to.
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