Elizabeth George Speare - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	21-November-1908
Place of Birth	Melrose (Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America)
Nationality	United States of America
Profession	Novelist, Author, Writer
Elizabeth George Speare was an American writer of children's books, best known for historical novels including two Newbery Medal winners. She has been called one of America's 100 most popular writers for children and some of her work has become mandatory reading in many schools throughout the nation. Indeed, because her books have sold so well she is also cited as one of the Educational Paperback Association's top 100 authors. Speare is one of five writers with two Newbery Medals recognizing the year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children". In 1989 she received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for her contributions to American children's literature.

Awards by Elizabeth George Speare

Check all the awards nominated and won by Elizabeth George Speare.

1989

Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal

Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal

1984

John Newbery Medal

Honored for : The Sign of the Beaver

Nominations 1984 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
John Newbery Medal	The Sign of the Beaver

1962

John Newbery Medal

Honored for : The Bronze Bow

Nominations 1962 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
John Newbery Medal	The Bronze Bow

1959

John Newbery Medal

Honored for : The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Nominations 1959 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
John Newbery Medal	The Witch of Blackbird Pond

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