Madeleine L'Engle (1918–2007)

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1. Madeleine L'Engle

   Author of A Wrinkle in Time, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, A Severed Wasp

2. C. S. Lewis

   Author of A Grief Observed, Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life, Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer
   All: (5 members)

3. Susan Cooper

   Author of Over Sea, Under Stone, Greenwitch, Silver on the Tree
   All: (4 members)

4. Lloyd Alexander

   Author of The Book of Three, The Black Cauldron, Taran Wanderer
   All: (3 members)

5. Ursula K. Le Guin

   Author of The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tales from Earthsea: The Finder / Darkrose and Diamond / The Bones of the Earth / On the High Marsh / Dragonfly
   All: (5 members)

6. L. M. Montgomery

   Author of Anne of the Island, The Complete Anne of Green Gables [Books 1-8], The Golden Road
   All: (3 members)

7. Laura Ingalls Wilder

   Author of Little House in the Big Woods, Farmer Boy, Little House Boxed Set (1-9)
   All: (2 members)

8. Robin McKinley

   Author of Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast, Spindle's End, Deerskin
   All: (1 member)

9. Katherine Paterson

   Author of Bridge to Terabithia, Jacob Have I Loved, Lyddie
   All: (3 members)

10. E. B. White

    Author of Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, The Trumpet of the Swan

11. Frederick Buechner

    Author of The Alphabet of Grace, The Son of Laughter, The Faces of Jesus: A Life Story

12. Lois Lowry

    Author of Number the Stars, Anastasia at your Service, Anastasia on Her Own

13. E. L. Konigsburg

    Author of From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth, A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
    All: (2 members)

14. Patricia C. Wrede

    Author of Searching for Dragons, Talking to Dragons, Calling on Dragons
    All: (2 members)

15. Diane Duane

    Author of Deep Wizardry, A Wizard Abroad, High Wizardry
    All: (4 members)

16. Diana Wynne Jones

    Author of The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel, Cart and Cwidder, A Sudden Wild Magic
    All: (2 members)

17. Henri J. M. Nouwen

    Author of The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society, Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World, The Only Necessary Thing: Living a Prayerful Life
    All: (1 member)

18. Lynne Reid Banks

    Author of The Indian in the Cupboard, The Return of the Indian, The Mystery of the Cupboard

19. Scott O'Dell

    Author of Island of the Blue Dolphins, Zia, Sarah Bishop (Point)

20. Elizabeth Enright

    Author of Thimble Summer, The Saturdays, Then There Were Five