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Of all the Patricia MacLachlan books that I've read, Edward's Eyes was by far the best. I gave it five stars without a second thought.Francis Kalnay, author of the Newbery Honor book Chúcaro: Wild Pony of the Pampa.
Isaac Bashevis Singer. He wrote his books (including three Newbery Honorees) in Yiddish and then translated them into English. He's often considered one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.
Somewhat surprisingly, two of his three Newbery Honor books are currently out of print. The only one of the three that's still being published is Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories. I'll say Cynthia Voigt next, another one of my all-time favorite writers. Nothing beats the Tillerman Cycle.
Sharon Creech, too, is a favorite of mine!
How about award-winning (including a 1966 Newbery Honor for The Animal Family) poet and novelist Randall Jarrell.
Something's making me think that Black Beauty was first published in 1877, but that's just off the top of my head. Let me check... Yes, I was right. It was 1877.Next up: Herbert Best, author of 1931 Newbery Honoree Garram the Hunter: A Boy of the Hill Tribes.
Betty SmithWow. I had no idea. I thought it was old but not that old. I was thinking the mid 1900s.
That books cover looks creepy.
Sylvia Cassedy. Her book Behind the Attic Wall was one of the most deeply affecting stories I've ever experienced. Even though it's the only one of her books that I've read, it was easily good enough to give her station as one of my all-time favorite authors.
Let's say Victoria Bond, author (along with her friend, T.R. Simon) of Zora and Me (I can't get the title to load on here right now).
This one took some thinking on my part: Ollie Johnston. He was one of the original Disney animators, and created a few book adaptations of the studio's animated feature films, including this one: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46...
Cory Doctorow did write a book with the title I, Robot, but I'm sure the book that you're thinking of is the Isaac Asimov classic. Of all the novels that Cory Doctorow has written, For The Win and Little Brother were the two that really wowed me, particularly the latter. Little Brother is, without a doubt, one of the greatest books I've ever read. Patrick Carman
Allena Best, better known by her pseudonym, Erick Berry. She wrote the 1934 Newbery Honor book The Winged Girl of Knossos.
I haven't read anything of Sarah Dessen's, either.How about Forest Whitaker, a contributor to the picture book Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra.
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