Eloise Jarvis McGraw

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born

December 09, 1915

died

November 30, 2000

gender

female

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Children's Books

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Eloise Jarvis McGraw was an author of children's books. She was awarded the Newbery Honor three times in three different decades, for her novels Moccasin Trail (1952), The Golden Goblet (1962), and The Moorchild (1997). A Really Weird Summer (1977) won an Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery from the Mystery Writers of America. McGraw had a very strong interest in history, and among the many books she wrote for children are Greensleeves, Pharaoh, The Seventeenth Swap, and Mara, Daughter of the Nile.

McGraw also contributed to the Oz series started by L. Frank Baum, writing with her daughter Lauren Lynn McGraw (Wagner) Merry Go Round in Oz (the last of the Oz books issued by Baum's publisher) and The Forbidden Fountain of Oz, and...more

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avg rating: 3.93 | 1,655 ratings | 280 reviews | 20 distinct works | 4 fans

	Mara, Daughter of the Nile (Puffin Story Books) by Eloise Jarvis McGraw avg rating 4.26 — 599 ratings — published 1979 5 editions	my rating:
	The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw avg rating 3.48 — 427 ratings — published 1986 6 editions	my rating:
	The Moorchild by Eloise Jarvis McGraw avg rating 3.89 — 314 ratings — published 1996 14 editions	my rating:
	Moccasin Trail by Eloise Jarvis McGraw avg rating 4.01 — 99 ratings — published 1952 3 editions	my rating:
	Greensleeves by Eloise Jarvis McGraw avg rating 4.52 — 27 ratings — published 1968	my rating:
	Master Cornhill by Eloise Jarvis McGraw avg rating 3.66 — 29 ratings — published 1973 3 editions	my rating:
	Sawdust in His Shoes by Eloise Jarvis McGraw avg rating 4.25 — 16 ratings — published 1994	my rating:
	The Seventeenth Swap by Eloise Jarvis McGraw avg rating 2.40 — 10 ratings — published 1986 2 editions	my rating:
	The Striped Ships by Eloise Jarvis McGraw avg rating 3.43 — 7 ratings — published 1991	my rating:
	The Rundelstone of Oz by Eloise Jarvis McGraw, Eric Shanower (Illustrator) avg rating 4.00 — 4 ratings — published 2001	my rating: