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Born	April 22, 1923 • New York City • New York
Died	March 1, 2017 (aged 93) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors	Newbery Medal (1974)
Notable Works	“A Servant’s Tale” • “Amzat and His Brothers: Three Italian Tales” • “Borrowed Finery” • “Maurice’s Room” • “One-Eyed Cat” • “Portrait of Ivan” • “The Coldest Winter: A Stringer in Liberated Europe” • “The God of Nightmares” • “The Little Swineherd, and Other Tales” • “The Slave Dancer” • “The Western Coast” • “Western Wind”

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Ana Castillo

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Dorothy Canfield Fisher

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Harold Keith

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Esther Forbes

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Elizabeth Coatsworth

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Lois Lowry

Lois Lowry

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Jacqueline Woodson

Jacqueline Woodson

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Hugh Lofting

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Beverly Cleary

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Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman

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Frances Lockridge

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