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Elizabeth Yates

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gender
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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,
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Average rating: 3.81 · 3,507 ratings · 249 reviews · 53 distinct works · Similar authors
Amos Fortune, Free Man
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 2,548 ratings — published 1950 — 10 editions
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Mountain Born
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 338 ratings — published 1943 — 5 editions
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The Journeyman
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 1943 — 2 editions
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Sarah Whitcher's Story
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3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 1971 — 4 editions
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Carolina's Courage
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1964 — 3 editions
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Hue & Cry
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3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1953 — 2 editions
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Sound Friendships
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 18 ratings — 3 editions
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With Pipe, Paddle, and Song...
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1999
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Someday You'll Write
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1995
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A Place for Peter
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3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1952
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Series by Elizabeth Yates

Mountain Born A Place for Peter
Mountain Born (2 books)
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3.8603988603988606 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 351 ratings
The Journeyman Hue & Cry
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3.962655601659751 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 241 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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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 498 163 Apr 14, 2011 09:58pm  
Wild Things: YA G...: June 2012 17 40 Jul 17, 2012 07:19pm  
The Challenge Fac...: Smart is Sexy - January 2013 17 91 Feb 01, 2013 08:04am  
Friends with Books: * Welcome! 103 29 Feb 11, 2013 04:34pm  
The Seasonal Read...: Winter Challenge 2012-2013: Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC 2542 545 Feb 28, 2013 09:01pm  
The Seasonal Read...: Spring Challenge 2013 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC! 2432 411 30 minutes ago  


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