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Born February 12, 1963 (age 62) • Columbus • Ohio
Awards And Honors Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (2018) • National Book Award (2014) • Newbery Medal (2009)
Notable Works “Brown Girl Dreaming” • “Last Summer with Maizon” • “Maizon at Blue Hill” • “Miracle’s Boys” • “Red at the Bone” • “The Day You Begin”

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