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Dear Zoe
''Dear Zoe'' is an epistolary, young-adult novel by the American writer Philip Beard. which was first published in 2004. The narrator is fifteen-year-old Tess DeNunzio, who writes to her younger sister Zoe about her experiences after Zoe died. The novel is set in 2002 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and follows Tess's first year of high school. ''Dear Zoe'' tells the story of 15-year-old Tess DeNunzio, who is wracked by guilt after losing her half-sister in a hit-and-run accident on the day of the September 11 attacks. The novel was selected by ''Booklist'', a magazine of the American Library Association, as one of the ten best first novels of 2005. When Beard originally wrote this novel, he was advised by a friend to change the format from epistolary to first person. After he made these changes and sent the manuscript to publisher, the manuscript was rejected several times. It was not until he changed it back to being an epistolary novel that he was published. Beard had a hard time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Beard
Philip Beard (born 1963) is an American novelist. He was educated at Colgate University and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. His novel, ''Swing'', was a finalist for the Casey Award in 2015. Works * ''Dear Zoe ''Dear Zoe'' is an epistolary, young-adult novel by the American writer Philip Beard. which was first published in 2004. The narrator is fifteen-year-old Tess DeNunzio, who writes to her younger sister Zoe about her experiences after Zoe died. T ...'', a novel (New York: Viking, 2005) * '' Lost in the Garden'', a novel (New York: Viking, 2006) * ''Swing'', a novel (New York: Van Buren, 2015) Sources ''Contemporary Authors Online''. The Gale Group, 2006. PEN (Permanent Entry Number): 0000162696. External links Philip Beard webpage 1963 births Living people 21st-century American novelists Writers from Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh School of Law alumni Colgate University alumni American male novelists 21st-century American male writers Novel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |