Literary Library

Aiden Chambers

December 27, 1934 - British author of children's and young adult novelsAuthor of "The Present Takers", "Dance on My Grave" and "Postcards from No M...

Gillian Cross

December 24, 1945 - British author of children's booksAuthor of "A Map of Nowhere", "Wolf" (for which she won the Carnegie Award in 1990) and "The ...

Jacqueline Wilson

December 17, 1945 - English children's  novelistAuthor of over 100 books including "The Story of Tracy Beaker" (for which she was a runner-up for ...

Chris d'Lacey

December 15, 1954 - English writer of children's fictionAuthor of "Fly, Cherokee, Fly" (for which he was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal in 1998...

Rosemary Sutcliff

December 14, 1920 - July 23, 1992English writer of adult and children's novelsAuthor of "The Lantern Bearers" (for which she won the Carnegie Medal...

Mary Norton

December 10, 1903 - August 29, 1992English children's book author Author of "The Magic Bed-Knob", "Bonfires and Broomsticks" and "The Borrowers"...

Anne Fine

December 7, 1947 - English writer of adult and children's booksAuthor of "Madame Doughtfire", "Goggle-Eyes" (for which she won the Carnegie Award i...

Jason Reynolds

December 6, 1983 - African-American author of novels and poetry for young adultsAuthor of "Ghost" (for which he was finalist for the National Book...