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Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees.
Meindert DeJong
Born: March 4, 1906
Died: July 16, 1991 (aged 85)
Bio: Meindert De Jong, sometimes spelled de Jong, DeJong or Dejong was a Dutch-born American writer of children's books. He won the international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1962 for his contributions as a children's writer.
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