num_pages: 272
description: On a bleak February day in 1963 a young American poet died by her own hand, and passed into a myth that has since imprinted itself on the hearts and minds of millions. She was and is Sylvia Plath and Your Own , Sylvia is a portrait of her life, told in poems.With photos and an extensive list of facts and sources to round out the reading experience, Your Own, Sylvia is a great curriculum companion to Plath's The Bell Jar and Ariel , a welcoming introduction for newcomers, and an unflinching valentine for the devoted.
language: English
title: Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath
titlecomplete: Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath
genres: Historical Fiction, Historical, Mental Health, Novels, Young Adult, Poetry, Mental Illness, Teen, Adult, Fiction
ratings_count: 1408
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Michael L. Printz Award
publisher: Random House