{"product_id":"your-own-sylvia-isbn-9780440239680","title":"Your Own, Sylvia","description":"\u003ci\u003eYour Own, Sylvia \u003c\/i\u003edraws on Plath’s writing and extensive nonfiction sources, chronicling Hemphill’s interpretation of Plath’s life from infancy to her death by suicide at age 30. The poems are arranged chronologically and each conveys an experience in Plath’s life told via the voice and perspective of family members, friends, doctors, fellow writers, etc.—as interpreted by Hemphill. Each poem is accompanied by an addendum that further explains the factual circumstances of that poem’s subject. The book also includes an Author’s Note, some photos, a section describing the source material for each poem, and suggestions for further reading.\u003cb\u003eStarred review, \u003cu\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/u\u003e, February 2007:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"[R]eaders come away with a sense ofreally knowing Plath . . . a must for any young-adult reader of poetry or Plath.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarred review, \u003cu\u003eBooklist\u003c\/u\u003e, February 15, 2007:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"[A]n intimate, comprehensive, imaginative view of a life, which also probes the relationships between poetry and creativity, mental fragility, love, marriage, and betrayal.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarred review, \u003cu\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine\u003c\/u\u003e, March\/April 2007\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\"Hemphill's verse, like Plath's, is completely compelling: every word, every line, worth reading.\"Stephanie Hemphill took her cue from Plath in composing \u003ci\u003eYour Own, Sylvia\u003c\/i\u003e, writing a poem every day, journaling, and writing frequent letters to her mother (a common practice of Plath’s). She lives in Los Angeles, California.\u003cp\u003eIf the moon smiled, she would resemble you.\u003cbr\u003e You leave the same impression\u003cbr\u003e Of something beautiful, but annihilating.\u003cbr\u003e -from \"The Rival\" by Sylvia Plath\u003cbr\u003e Who are you, Sylvia Plath?\u003cbr\u003e A cold comet locked in place by gravity?\u003cbr\u003e A glint in the cracked ceiling above my bed?\u003cbr\u003e Something shimmers out of your chasm.\u003cbr\u003e Your language feels like words\u003cbr\u003e trapped under my tongue\u003cbr\u003e that I can't quite spit out on my own.\u003cbr\u003e Readers tremble over your pages,\u003cbr\u003e believe you spell out\u003cbr\u003e letter by letter\u003cbr\u003e the words of their hearts.\u003cbr\u003e What's your secret, Sylvia?\u003cbr\u003e Are you the moon?\u003cbr\u003e Or have you become bigger than that?\u003cbr\u003e Are you the sun?\u003cbr\u003e And I wonder,\u003cbr\u003e who can possess the stuff of the sky?\u003cbr\u003e                 Can I?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sylvia Plath signed many letters she wrote to her mother \"Your own, Sivvy.\"\u003cbr\u003e \"The Rival\" appears in Plath's famous poetry collection, Ariel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303917408485,"sku":"NP9780440239680","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780440239680.jpg?v=1767744813","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/your-own-sylvia-isbn-9780440239680","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}