Quote of the day
A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea.
Gloria Whelan

Born: November 23, 1923 (age 101)
Bio: Gloria Whelan is an American poet, short story writer, and novelist known primarily for children's and young adult fiction. She won the annual National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2000 for the novel Homeless Bird.
Known for:
- Homeless Bird (2000)
- Angel on the square (2001)
- Goodbye, Vietnam (1992)
- Listening for Lions (2005)
- Chu Ju's house (2004)