Maia Wojciechowska
Maia Wojciechowska aka Maia Rodman (August 8, 1927 – June 13, 2002) was a writer of books for teenagers and young adults.
Early life
She was born in Warsaw, Poland, spent some time in France and England, and later came to the United States with her parents.[1]
Career
In 1965, her book Shadow of a Bull (1964) won the Newbery Medal. She dedicated the book to Gregory Hemingway, the third and youngest child of writer Ernest Hemingway.
Death
Wojciechowska died of a stroke in Long Branch, New Jersey, aged 74.[2]
Bibliography
- Market Day for Ti Andre, 1952
- Shadow of a Bull, 1964
- Odyssey of courage: The story of Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Atheneum (New York), 1965
- A kingdom in a horse, Harper & Row (New York), 1965
- Hollywood Kid, 1966
- A single light, Harper & Row (New York), 1968
- Tuned Out, Harper & Row, 1968, reprinted by Laurel-Leaf, division of Dell Publishing, ISBN 0-440-99139-0
- Hey, what's wrong with this one?, Harper & Row (New York), 1969
- Don't play dead before you have to: A novel, Harper & Row (New York), 1970
- The life and death of a brave bull, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich (New York), 1972, ISBN 0152452001
- Till the Break of Day: Memories: 1939-1942, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (New York), 1972
- Through the broken mirror with Alice: Including parts of Through the looking-glass, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (New York), 1972, ISBN 0152869506
- Winter tales from Poland, Doubleday (Garden City, N.Y), 1973, ISBN 0385028393
- The people in his life: A novel, Stein and Day (New York), 1980, ISBN 0812827171
- How God Got Christian into Trouble, Westminster Press (Philadelphia), 1984, ISBN 0664327176
- Dreams of golf, Pebble Beach Press (Pebble Beach, Ca), 1993, ISBN 1883740010
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Wojciechowska, Maia |
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Polish writer |
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August 8, 1927 |
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June 13, 2002 |
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