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Eleanor Estes
American children's writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Lived 1906 to 1988 · aged 82
Eleanor Estes was an American children's writer and a children's librarian. Her book Ginger Pye, for which she also created illustrations, won the Newbery Medal. Three of her books were Newbery Honor Winners, and one was awarded the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.
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About this person
Estes' books were based on her life in small-town Connecticut in the early 1900s.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1988 · aged 82
