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The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Sally Gardner

Born: 1954 (age 71)
Bio: Sally Gardner is an English children's writer and illustrator. She won both the Costa Children's Book Award and the Carnegie Medal for Maggot Moon.
Known for:
- Maggot Moon (2012)
- I, Coriander (2005)
- The Red Necklace (2007)
- The Silver Blade (2009)
- Operation Bunny: Book One (2012)