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Title details for Dreyer's English (Adapted for Young Readers) by Benjamin Dreyer - Available

Dreyer's English (Adapted for Young Readers)

Good Advice for Good Writing

by Benjamin Dreyer
Benjamin Dreyer
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Adapted from the New York Times bestseller by Random House's longtime copy chief, this informative and witty guide to writing and grammar, written especially for a younger audience, entertains as well as instructs.
Full of advice, insider wisdom, and fascinating facts, this book will prove to be invaluable to anyone who wants to be confident in their writing skills, or anyone who enjoys the power of language. Explored throughout are the mysteries of using punctuation, word choice decisions, and more, presented in a clear, concise and accessible manner made fun!
Praise for the New York Times bestseller DREYER'S ENGLISH: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY O: The Oprah Magazine,Paste, and Shelf Awareness
"Essential (and delightful!)" —People
"Playful, smart, self-conscious, and personal . . . One encounters wisdom and good sense on nearly every page." —The Wall Street Journal
"Destined to become a classic." —The Millions
"Dreyer can help you . . . with tips on punctuation and spelling. . . . Even better: He'll entertain you while he's at it." —Newsday

  • Creators

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    February 9, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593343425
      • File size: 192754 KB
      • Duration: 06:41:33

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 1040
    • Text Difficulty: 6-8

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      April 1, 2022

      Gr 9 Up-Dreyer is delightful-as both author and narrator. His witty charm, his utter devotion to his craft (despite his comical protestations of "I hate grammar"!) are as immediately, joyfully recognizable in the ears as on the page. But, so much of Dreyer's exacting erudition needs to be seen not just heard. Take Chapter 2, "56 ASSORTED THING TO DO (AND NOT TO DO) WITH PUNCTUATION": periods, commas, even maybe apostrophes are recognizable enough to imagine as he presents various examples; now consider hyphens, dashes ("in two flavors: em and en," ahem) as they're placed in the correct parts of phrases and sentences (six-year-old, New York-to-Chicago flight, "how to type them-I'm happy to reveal the secret"). Then imagine numbers/numerals, diacritics, italics, common spelling mistakes. Oof. Confused much? VERDICT The ideal option? Choose the print with the audio. Dreyer absolutely is that engaging.

      Copyright 2022 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:1040
  • Text Difficulty:6-8

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