Emily Barr

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Emily Barr has been writing columns and travel pieces for the Observer and the Guardian for several years, and her first novel Backpack, was critically acclaimed. She lives in France with her husband and sons.

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Getting children writing

It is easy to say, off the top of your head, that it is impossible to teach someone to write. There is a huge array of creative writing courses out there, and not one of them is going to magically make anyone ‘become a writer’ if they don’t already have talent and drive.

However. You can, it transpires, encourage people of all ages to tap into their innate writing talent, and to let their imagin...

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Books by Emily Barr

Average rating: 3.41 · 1,880 ratings · 233 reviews · 13 distinct works

	Backpack 3.35 avg rating — 496 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Baggage 3.31 avg rating — 309 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Plan B 3.64 avg rating — 151 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	Cuba 3.27 avg rating — 285 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Sisterhood 3.54 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Perfect Lie 3.75 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Solo 3.26 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Life You Want 3.40 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Out Of My Depth 3.48 avg rating — 73 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	The First Wife 3.67 avg rating — 63 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:

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