Joan Blos

Joan Winsor Blos (born December 9, 1928) is 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[1][lower-alpha 1] and the Newbery Medal for the year's most distinguished contribution to American children's literature.

She was born in New York City. She lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[2][3]

Works

Notes

  1. Blos and A Gathering of Days won the award for hardcover Children's Literature.
    From 1980 to 1983 in National Book Award history there were dual awards for hardcover and paperback books in many categories. Most of the paperback award-winners were reprints, including the 1980 Children's Literature paperback.

References

  1. "National Book Awards – 1980". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  2. Ann Arbor Book Festival
  3. HarperCollins Publishers

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