Literary Library

Althea Kontis

by Angela Beck December 25, 2025

January 11, 1976 - American writer of children's and juvenile booksAuthor of "Oops! The Day Z Went First", "Enchanted" and "Once Upon a Quest: 15 T...

Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Juvenile YA Young Adult

Vera Cleaver

by Angela Beck December 19, 2025

January 6, 1919 - American young adult novelistAuthor of "Where the Lilies Bloom" (for which she was a finalist for the National Book Award for Chi...

National Book Award Novel Novelist YA Young Adult