Catherine Reef is an accomplished author of over 35 nonfiction books for young readers. Her work is celebrated for bringing biographical subjects to life in an engaging manner, making complex figures accessible to a younger audience. Reef focuses on exploring pivotal moments in her subjects' lives and their lasting impact on the world.
A tantalizing biography for teens on Sarah Bernhardt, the first international celebrity and one of the greatest actors of all time, who lived a highly unconventional, utterly fascinating life. Illustrated with more than sixty- five photos of Bernhardt on stage, in film, and in real life.
"On the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein, comes a riveting biography of its author, Mary Shelley, whose life reads like a dark gothic novel, filled with scandal, death, drama, and one of the strangest love stories in literary history"-- A biography of Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, reads like a dark gothic novel, filled with scandal, death, drama, and one of the strangest love stories in literary history. Reef discusses the creation of Shelley's story about a mad scientist who brought a corpse back to life, detailing her life both before and after the publication of this iconic masterpiece. -- adapted from amazon.com