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Joan W. Blos

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Gender Female
Death7 years ago
Date of birth December 9,1928
Zodiac sign Sagittarius
Born New York
United States
Date of died October 12,2017
Job Teacher
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Novelist
Awards John Newbery Medal
National Book Award for Children's Books (Hardcover)
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Date of Upd.
ID505168

A Gathering of Days
Brothers of the Heart: A Story of the Old Northwest, 1837-1838
Old Henry
Martin's Hats
Letters from the Corrugated Castle: A Novel of Gold Rush California, 1850-1852
The Heroine of the Titanic: A Tale Both True and Otherwise of the Life of Molly Brown
Hello, Shoes!
Brooklyn Doesn't Rhyme
Nellie Bly's Monkey: His Remarkable Story in His Own Words
The Hungry Little Boy
One Very Best Valentine's Day
The Grandpa Days
A Seed, a Flower, a Minute, an Hour
Lottie's Circus
Bedtime!
It's Spring, She Said
A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-1832
Just Think
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Joan Winsor Blos was an American writer, teacher and advocate for children's literacy. For her 1979 historical novel, A Gathering of Days, Blos won the U.S. National Book Award in category Children's Books and the Newbery Medal for the year's most distinguished contribution to American children's literature.

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