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Jean E. Karl


Born
in Chicago, The United States
July 29, 1927

Died
March 30, 2000


Jean Edna Karl was an American book editor and writer who specialized in children's and science fiction titles. She founded and led the children's division and young adult and science fiction imprints at Atheneum Books. ...more

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Average rating: 3.98 · 298 ratings · 58 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors
But We Are Not of Earth
4.16 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 1981 — 2 editions
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Beloved Benjamin Is Waiting
4.10 avg rating — 78 ratings — 3 editions
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The Turning Place: Stories ...
4.02 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1976 — 4 editions
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Strange Tomorrow
3.48 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1985 — 2 editions
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How to Write and Sell Child...
3.52 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1994
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The Search for the Ten-Wing...
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4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions
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From Childhood to Childhood...
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1970 — 3 editions
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America Alive: A History
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions
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