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Ruth Sawyer

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American children's writer and storyteller

United StatesWritersLived 1880 to 1970 · aged 89
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Ruth Sawyer was an American storyteller and a writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and adults. She is best known as the author of Roller Skates, which won the 1937 Newbery Medal. She received the Children's Literature Legacy Award in 1965 for her lifetime achievement in children's literature.

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Awards 3

1965Children's Literature Legacy Award
1965Regina Medal
1937Newbery Medal

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About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1880 to 1970 · aged 89
Written about in
5 languages

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