Quote of the day
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only remained obscure because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort.
Mary Downing Hahn

Born: December 9, 1937 (age 88)
Bio: Mary Downing Hahn is an American writer of young adult novels and former school librarian. She is known for many books such as Stepping On The Cracks and Wait Till Helen Comes. She published her first book in 1979 and has since written over twenty novels.
Known for:
- Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story (1986)
- Deep and Dark and Dangerous (2007)
- All the Lovely Bad Ones (2008)
- The Old Willis Place (2004)
- The Doll in the Garden: A Ghost Story (1989)







