Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Hilary McKay

Born: June 12, 1959 (age 65)
Bio: Hilary McKay is a British writer of children's books. For her first novel, The Exiles, she won the 1992 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, a once-in-a-lifetime book award judged by a panel of British children's writers.
Known for:
- Saffy's Angel (2001)
- Indigo's star (2003)
- Permanent Rose (2005)
- Caddy ever after (2006)
- Caddy's World (2011)