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Speare, Elizabeth George was born on November 21, 1908 in Melrose, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Harry Allan and Demetria (Simmons) George.
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In 1687 in Connecticut, Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft.
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He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. –from the Song of David (2 Samuel 22:35) The Bronze Bow, written by Elizabeth George Speare (author of The Witch of Blackbird Pond) won the Newbery Medal in 1962. This gripping, action-packed novel tells the story of eighteen-year-old Daniel bar Jamin—a fierce, hotheaded young man bent on revenging his father’s death by forcing the Romans from his land of Israel. Daniel’s palpable hatred for Romans wanes only when he starts to hear the gentle lessons of the traveling carpenter, Jesus of Nazareth. A fast-paced, suspenseful, vividly wrought tale of friendship, loyalty, the idea of home, community . . . and ultimately, as Jesus says to Daniel on page 224: “Can’t you see, Daniel, it is hate that is the enemy? Not men. Hate does not die with killing. It only springs up a hundredfold. The only thing stronger than hate is love.” A powerful, relevant read in turbulent times.
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(Twelve-year-old Matt is left on his own in the Maine wild...)
Twelve-year-old Matt is left on his own in the Maine wilderness while his father leaves to bring the rest of the family to their new settlement. When he befriends Attean, an Indian chief's grandson, he is invited to join the Beaver tribe and move north. Should Matt abandon his hopes of ever seeing his family again and go on to a new life? "From the Trade Paperback edition."
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In the year 1754, the stillness of Charlestown, New Hampshire, is shattered by the terrifying cries of an Indian raid. Young Miriam Willard, on a day that had promised new happiness, finds herself instead a captive on a forest trail, caught up in the ebb and flow of the French and Indian War. It is a harrowing march north. Miriam can only force herself to the next stopping place, the next small portion of food, the next icy stream to be crossed. At the end of the trail waits a life of hard work and, perhaps, even a life of slavery. Mingled with her thoughts of Phineas Whitney, her sweetheart on his way to Harvard, is the crying of her sister’s baby, Captive, born on the trail. Miriam and her companions finally reach Montreal, a city of shifting loyalties filled with the intrigue of war, and here, by a sudden twist of fortune, Miriam meets the prominent Du Quesne family, who introduce her to a life she has never imagined. Based on an actual narrative diary published in 1807, Calico Captive skillfully reenacts an absorbing facet of history.
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Speare, Elizabeth George was born on November 21, 1908 in Melrose, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Harry Allan and Demetria (Simmons) George.
Student, Smith College, 1927. AB, Boston University, 1930. Master of Arts, Boston University, 1932.
She has been called one of America"s 100 most popular writers for children and some of her work has become mandatory reading in many schools throughout the nation. Indeed, because her books have sold so well she is also cited as one of the Educational Paperback Association"s top 100 authors. Speare is one of six writers with two Newbery Medals recognizing the year"s "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children".
Speare lived much of her life in New England, the setting for many of her books
Speare discovered her gift for writing at the age of eight and began composing stories while still in high school. After completing her Bachelor of Arts degree at Smith College in 1930, she earned her Master"s degree in English from Boston University and taught English at several private Massachusetts high schools from 1932 to 1936.
She also wrote many other magazine articles based on her experiences as a mother, and even experimented with one-act plays. Eventually her work saw circulation in Better Homes and Gardens, Woman"s Day, Parents, and American Heritage.
Speare"s first book, Calico Captive, was published by Houghton Mifflin in 1957.
lieutenant features a colonial New Hampshire family kidnapped by native Americans in 1754. Ideas and inspiration for both books came to Speare while she was researching the history of New England and Connecticut, respectively. In 1989 the professional children"s librarians awarded Speare the Wilder Medal, which recognizes a living author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made "a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children".
At the time it was awarded every three years.
Speare died of an aortic aneurysm on November 15, 1994 in Northwest General Hospital in Tucson, Arizona.
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Member Authors Guild.
Married Alden Speare, September 26, 1936. Children– Alden, Mary Elizabeth.