Beauty & Dynamite - Kontis, Alethea

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Résumé :
An updated and revised edition celebrating the sixteenth anniversary of this cult classic memoir! Once upon a time, a young girl walked into a world of wonder and delight. But that's not where this story starts. The young woman published a nationally recognized children's book and edited a star-filled collection of stories to benefit the tsunami relief effort. But that's not where this story ends. Meet Alethea Kontis, whose life is an adventure that tears through these pages like a hurricane of inspiration. Carrot-a-day cancer cures and Murphy as a guardian angel (yes, that Murphy, the guy with all those irritating laws) are just a part of the daily routine for the Incredible Whirlwind of Beauty and Dynamite, the force of nature masquerading in human form. Through essays, poetry, and commentary from family, friends, and famous authors alike, a world of Blood Oaths and road trips, broken hearts and mended cars, comes alive with the strength of one woman's conviction that the world is there to be befriended. You have now been introduced. Let your adventure begin.

Sommaire:
Alethea Kontis ist Sturmj?gerin, Abenteurerin und New York Times-Bestsellerautorin. Sie wurde mit dem Scribe Award und dem Garden State Teen Book Award ausgezeichnet und ist zweimalige Gewinnerin des Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award. Sie wurde zweimal f?r den Andre Norton Nebula und den Dragon Award nominiert. Alethea schreibt au?erdem f?r mehrere preisgekr?nte Online-Magazine, verfasst Buchbesprechungen f?r NPR und ist freie Mitarbeiterin f?r Writing the Other. Alethea wurde in Vermont geboren und lebt derzeit an der Space Coast von Florida, wo sie mit ihrem Teddyb?ren Charlie K-Dramen anschaut. Zusammen sie ARMY, VVS und Schwarze Rosen.***Alethea Kontis is a storm chaser, adventurer, and New York Times bestselling author. She has received the Scribe Award, the Garden State Teen Book Award, and is a two-time winner of the Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award. She was twice nominated for both the Andre Norton Nebula and Dragon Award. Alethea also narrates stories for multiple award-winning online magazines, contributes book reviews to NPR, and does freelance work for Writing the Other. Born in Vermont, Alethea currently resides on the Space Coast of Florida where she watches K-dramas with her teddy bear, Charlie. Together they are ARMY, VVS, and Black Roses....