December 6, 1905 - July 29, 2001
American writer, journalist and children's book author
Author of "Mountain Born" (for which she won a Newbery Honor in 1944), "Amos Fortune, Free Man" (for which she won the Newbery Award in 1951) and "Skeezer: Dog With a Mission"
American writer, journalist and children's book author
Author of "Mountain Born" (for which she won a Newbery Honor in 1944), "Amos Fortune, Free Man" (for which she won the Newbery Award in 1951) and "Skeezer: Dog With a Mission"