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  <name><![CDATA[Elizabeth George Speare]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[I was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, on November 21, 1908. I have lived all my life in New England, and though I love to travel I can't imagine ever calling any other place on earth home. Since I can't remember a time when I didn't intend to write, it is hard to explain why I took so long getting around to it in earnest. But the years seemed to go by very quickly. In 1936 I married Alden Speare and came to Connecticut. Not till both children were in junior high did I find time at last to sit down quietly with a pencil and paper. I turned naturally to the things which had filled my days and thoughts and began to write magazine articles about family living. Then one day I stumbled on a true story from New England history with a character who seemed to me an ideal heroine. Though I had my first historical novel almost by accident it soon proved to be an absorbing hobby.&quot; Elizabeth George Speare (1908-1994) won the 1959 Newbery Medal for THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND, and the 1962 Newbery Medal for THE BRONZE BOW. She also received a Newbery Honor Award in 1983, and in 1989 she was presented with the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for her substantial and enduring contribution to children’s literature.]]></about>    <gender>female</gender>  <hometown>Melrose, Massachusetts</hometown>  <born_at>11/21/1908</born_at>  <died_at>11/15/1994</died_at>  
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Witch of Blackbird Pond]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Bronze Bow]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Cynthia von Buhler]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Sign of the Beaver]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Calico Captive]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Newbery Award Library: Island of the Blue Dolphins/the Witch of Blackbird Pond/the Sign of the Beaver/One-Eyed Cat/Dear Me. Henshaw/Boxed Set]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Paula Fox]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Newberry Award Winners, 5 Paperbacks in Boxed Set]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Elizabeth George Speare]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Elizabeth George Speare]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Esther Forbes]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Sign of The Beaver: Daily Lesson Guide for Grade 5 : Theme : Friends and Family]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Sign of the Beaver]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Prospering]]></title>
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