Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Born: December 9, 1915
Died: November 30, 2000 (aged 84)
Bio: Eloise Jarvis McGraw was an American author of children's books and young adult novels. She was awarded the Newbery Honor three times in three different decades, for her novels Moccasin Trail, The Golden Goblet, and The Moorchild.
Known for:
- The Golden Goblet (1961)
- Mara, Daughter of the Nile (1953)
- The Moorchild (1996)
- Moccasin Trail (1952)
- Sawdust in His Shoes (1950)