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Also Known As Lois Hammersberg
Born March 20, 1937 (age 88) • Honolulu • Hawaii
Awards And Honors Newbery Medal (1994) • Newbery Medal (1990)
Notable Works “A Summer to Die” • “Anastasia Krupnik” • “Autumn Street” • “Number the Stars” • “The Giver”

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