Quote of the day
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.
Siobhan Dowd

Born: February 4, 1960
Died: August 21, 2007 (aged 47)
Bio: Siobhan Dowd was a British writer and activist. The last book she completed, Bog Child posthumously won the 2009 Carnegie Medal from the professional librarians, recognising the year's best book for children or young adults published in the UK
Known for:
- The London Eye Mystery (2007)
- Bog Child
- A Swift Pure Cry (2006)
- Solace of the Road
- The Ransom of Dond