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Little Virginia loved writing and at nine years old, she started a newspaper about her family which delighted relatives. In her teens, she lost her mother, father and half sister. Virginia was very sad for a long time and stopped writing. Virginia and her other siblings moved to a different house in London for a fresh start. They started the Bloomsbury group of thinkers and artists. Virginia began writing again and was known for her inventive way of capturing character's thoughts and feelings.
Vegara captures the extraordinary life of literary giant and feminist icon Virginia Woolf simply enough for young children to understand. Illustrations are descriptive and adequate.
This book mentions one of her books, Orlando, about a boy who grew up to be a girl.
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