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Elizabeth Yates

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Children's Books

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Elizabeth Yates, author of over forty books for children, was born in New York State on December 6th, 1905. Determined to be an author, she moved to New York City to launch her career. She worked a variety of jobs including reviewing book, writing short stories, and doing research. She moved to England with her husband and wrote her first book, High Holiday, based on her travels in Switzerland with her three children. The family returned to the U.S. in 1939 and settled in New Hampshire. Yates won the Newbery Award in 1951 for her book, Amos Fortune, Free Man, a biography of an African prince who is enslaved and taken to America. Yates is also know for helping others to write:

"The written word should be
Clean as a bone,
Clear as light,
Hard as...more

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Books by Elizabeth Yates

Average rating: 3.76 · 1,782 ratings · 171 reviews · 51 distinct works

	Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates, Nora S. Unwin (Illustrator) 3.72 avg rating — 1,242 ratings — published 1950 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Mountain Born by Elizabeth Yates, Nora S. Unwin (Illustrator) 3.78 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 1943 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Journeyman by Elizabeth Yates, Stephanie True (Illustrator), Gloria Repp (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.95 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 1943 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Sarah Whitcher's Story by Elizabeth Yates, Nora S. Unwin (Illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 1971 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Carolina's Courage by Elizabeth Yates, Nora S. Unwin (Illustrator) 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1964 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Hue & Cry by Elizabeth Yates, Stephanie True (Illustrator), Gloria Repp (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1953	My rating:
	Sound Friendships 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	With Pipe, Paddle, and Song: A Story of the French-Canadian Voyageurs 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1999	My rating:
	Someday You'll Write 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1995	My rating:
	A Place for Peter by Elizabeth Yates, Nora S. Unwin (Illustrator) 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1952	My rating:

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Series by Elizabeth Yates

Mountain Born (2 books)
by Elizabeth Yates, Nora S. Unwin (Illustrator)

3.77 avg rating — 178 ratings

Journeyman (2 books)
by Elizabeth Yates, Stephanie True (Illustrator), Gloria Repp (Goodreads Author) (Editor)

3.94 avg rating — 125 ratings

Mountain Adventures (3 books)
by Elizabeth Yates, John Roberts (Illustrator)

4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings

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Quotes by Elizabeth Yates

“When something wonderful happens...it is to be cherished in the heart and in the mind. We must not be afraid of the wonderful things, nor must we let others laugh them away from us. Only thus do we learn how to hold our dreams.”
― Elizabeth Yates, Once in the Year: A Christmas Story

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“education is”
― Elizabeth Yates, Patterns on the Wall

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What Newbery Award winner would you like to read in July?

1974 - The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox

9 votes 56.3%

1954 - ...And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold

4 votes 25.0%

1938 - The White Stag by Kate Seredy

2 votes 12.5%

1951 - Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates

1 vote 6.3%

16 total votes

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The Newbery Award...: 1944 Honor - Mountain Born	1	2	Jan 29, 2010 07:24am
The Newbery Award...: 1951 Medal Winner - Amos Fortune, Free Man	2	5	Feb 13, 2010 01:00am
Wild Things: YA G...: Reading Challenge #7 - Report Points Here	498	145	Apr 14, 2011 09:58pm

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