William Mayne
Born: March 16, 1928
Died: March 24, 2010 (aged 82)
Bio: William James Carter Mayne was an English writer of children's fiction. The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature calls him one of the outstanding children's authors of the 20th century.
Known for:
- A swarm in May (1955)
- A Grass Rope (1957)
- A game of dark (1971)
- The book of Hob stories (1991)
- Cradlefasts (1995)