Transcript Sarah Stewart was a skinny, nearsighted, and and silent places in her

Sarah Stewart was a
skinny, nearsighted, and
very shy child. Two safe
and silent places in her
young life were her
neighborhood library and
her grandmother's
garden… to this very day
the library and the garden
remain her favorite places.
All of her books have been
illustrated by David Small
(her husband).
Sarah Stewart's Rules for Aspiring Writers
• Study Latin
• Read the great poetry written in your native language.
• Find a quiet place and go there every day.
• If there's no quiet place where you live, find it within you for a few minutes each day.
• Put your ambition into writing, never into making money.
nearsighted
•unable to see
distant objects
clearly;
myopic
incredIble
•beyond belief or
understanding;
• "at incredible speed"
steamer trunk
a large
strong chest
used when
traveling or
for storage
adrift
olympiad
a major contest;
a competition
library cards
• a card allowing
someone the
right to use the
library and
borrow books
raids
• to search for
something
needed or
desired
without any
warning
promptly
•right
away;
with no
delay
tutoring
•providing extra
help to students
by instruction
outside of the
regular classroom
goddesses • female “gods”
•things
placed
one on
top of
the
other
parlor
a room
where people
can sit and
read, talk and
relax
courthouse
• the offices of a county government
donation
•a gift to others