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The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll: The Search for Dare Wright
The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll: The Search for Dare Wright
by Jean Nathan
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In 1957, a childrens book called The Lonely Doll was published. With its pink-and-white-checked cover and photographs featuring a wide-eyed doll, it captured the imaginations of young girls and made the author, Dare Wright, a household name. Close to... (read more)

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A Girl from Yamhill
A Girl from Yamhill
by Beverly Cleary
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Generations of children have grown up with Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby, and all of their friends, families, and assorted pets. For everyone who has enjoyed the pranks and schemes, embarrassing moments, and all of the other poignant and colorful images... (read more)

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Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P. L. Travers
Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P. L. Travers
by Valerie Lawson
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The story of Mary Poppins, the quintessentially English and utterly magical children's nanny, is remarkable enough. She flew into the lives of the unsuspecting Banks family in a children's book that was instantly hailed as a classic, then became a... (read more)

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Looking Back: A Book of Memories
Looking Back: A Book of Memories
by Lois Lowry
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People are constantly asking two-time Newbery Medalist Lois Lowry where she gets her ideas. In this fascinating memoir, Lowry answers this question, through recollections of childhood friends and pictures and memories that explore her rich family history.... (read more)

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Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Biography (Little House)
Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Biography (Little House)
by William Anderson
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From her pioneer days on the prairie to her golden years with her husband, Almanzo, and their daughter, Rose, Laura Ingalls Wilder has become a friend to all who have read about her adventures. This behind-the-scenes account chronicles the real events in... (read more)

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Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her
Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her
by Melanie Rehak
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Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Biography * A Chicago Tribune Best Book of 2005* Winner of the Agatha Award for Non-Fiction   "A feat of daring worthy of Nancy herself." –Los Angeles Times Nancy Drew has survived the Depression, World... (read more)

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Margaret Wise Brown: Awakened by the Moon
Margaret Wise Brown: Awakened by the Moon
by Leonard S. Marcus
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Margaret Wise Brown, the author of Goodnight Moon and dozens of other children's classics, all but invented the picture book as we know it today. Combining poetic instinct with a profound empathy for small children, she knew of a child's need for... (read more)

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Beatrix
Beatrix
by Jeanette Winter
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Beatrix Potter's childhood was characterized by a distinctly Victorian mixture of privilege and neglect. Her parents were distant and distracted, so she was left largely to her own devices. She found companionship in nature, in the small animals she met... (read more)

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Through the Tempests Dark and Wild: A Story of Mary Shelley, Creator of Frankenstein
Through the Tempests Dark and Wild: A Story of Mary Shelley, Creator of Frankenstein
by Sharon Darrow and Angela Barrett
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Haunting and deeply moving — a beautifully illustrated, fictionalized account of a formative time in the life of the teenage girl who wrote our most enduring horror story. Long before Mary Shelley published her Gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein... (read more)

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Lucy Maud Montgomery: The Author of Anne of Green Gables
Lucy Maud Montgomery: The Author of Anne of Green Gables
by Alexandra Wallner
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Before she grew up to be a best-selling author whose books captivated the hearts of readers throughout the world, young Lucy Maud Montgomery was raised by her strict grandparents on Prince Edward Island in Canada.... (read more)

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