Quote of the day
By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the Americans serving on Iwo island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.
Jeanne Birdsall
Born: 1951 (age 74)
Bio: Jeanne Birdsall is an American writer of children's books. She is known mainly for the "Penderwick sisters", whose third chronicle was published in 2011.
Known for:
- The Penderwicks (2005)
- The Penderwicks at Point Mouette (2011)
- The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (2008)
- Flora's Very Windy Day (2010)
- My Favorite Pets (2016)