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.
Kerstin Gier

Born: 1966 (age 59)
Bio: Kerstin Gier is a German author of novels for adults and young adults. Her popular young adult novel Rubinrot, the first in a series about time travel, was translated into English by Anthea Bell.
Known for:
- Dream A Little Dream (2013)
- Emerald Green (2010)
- The Ruby Red Trilogy (2012)
- Silber - Das dritte Buch der Träume (2015)
- Die Patin (2006)