Elizabeth George Speare (1908–1994)
Author of The Witch of Blackbird Pond
About the Author
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Series
Works by Elizabeth George Speare
Island of the Blue Dolphins / The Indian School / Soft Rain / The Sign of the Beaver (1996) 7 copies
The Newbery Award Library: Island of the Blue Dolphins/the Witch of Blackbird Pond/the Sign of the Beaver/One-Eyed… (1990) 6 copies
Elizabeth George Speare 2 copies
SIGN OF THE BEAVER, THE - SPARE 2 copies
המכשפה מאגם הקיכלים 1 copy
Kit från Västindien 1 copy
The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1908-11-21
- Date of death
- 1994-11-15
- Burial location
- Union Cemetery, Easton, Connecticut, USA
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Melrose, Massachusetts, USA
- Place of death
- Tucson, Arizona, USA
- Places of residence
- Melrose, Massachusetts, USA (Birth)
Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
Tucson, Arizona, USA (Death) - Education
- Smith College (B.A. | 1930)
Boston University (M.A. | English) - Occupations
- teacher
writer - Awards and honors
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (1989)
Newbery Medal 1959, 1962
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Y/A fiction, 18th century Massachusetts in Name that Book (May 2013)
fiction set during Jesus' time in Name that Book (December 2010)
The Bronze Bow and bias in Read YA Lit (November 2009)
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Statistics
- Works
- 24
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 25,494
- Popularity
- #820
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
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- Languages
- 9
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