More 20th Century Children's Book Authors

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1. "A Wrinkle in Time" is a justly well-known science fiction novel by Madeleine L'Engle, and marks the beginning of a series that continues with "A Wind in the Door" and "A Swiftly Tilting Planet". The heroine of the first book is Meg, but what is her full name? Margaret Murray Margaret Murry Meghan Mulray Margrethe O'Keefe

2. Catherine Sefton has written quite a lot of books, mostly about girls in Ireland. What is unusual about this author? Catherine Sefton is really a man. Catherine Sefton is really two people, Catherine Jones and Siobhan Sefton. Catherine Sefton has never been to Ireland. Catherine Sefton has had no formal schooling.

3. "Witchbank" is one of the most original fantasies to come out of Australia during the 1980s and 1990s, mixing witchcraft and computers in a way that only Diana Wynne Jones has equalled. The author is better known for her "Pagan" series. What is her name? Catherine George Catherine Jinks Heather Jinks Mercy McKerrow

4. What have authors Lynne Ellison, Simon French, Kathleen Peyton, Anne Farrell, Pamela Whitlock, Katherine Hull and Pamela Brown got in common, apart from the fact that they all wrote children's books in the 20th Century? They are all Australian citizens living overseas. They all wrote just one single book and then vanished from the literary scene. They have all won awards for non fiction. They all had their first books published while in their teens.

5. What have the following authors in common, apart from the fact that they were female, and wrote children's books in the 20th Century? Elizabeth Marie Pope, Victoria Walker, Valerie Weldrick. They all published their first books while in their eighties. They were fantasy writers who wrote only two books each. They were all born in Spain, and lived in the USA. They all wrote books about circus life.

6. "Ballet Shoes" is one of the most famous ballet stories of the century. What was the author's name? Noel Streatfeild Noel Streetfield Noel Streatfield Noelle Streitfeild

7. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, authors like Josephine Kamm, Honor Arundel and Ivan Southall were producing children's books that caused considerable controversy. What was all the fuss about? The stories all featured the death of the protagonist. The stories were all written under pseudonyms by romance novelists. The stories dealt with teenage love, sexuality and pregnancy, or with death. The stories featured gay characters.

8. A popular series of books from Sweden was written by Astrid Lindgren. In English, the heroine was called "Pippi Longstocking". What were her friends' names in the English translation? Peter and Heidi Benny and Annifrid Tommy and Annika Bjorn and Agnetha

9. What had authors Captain W.E. Johns and Enid Blyton in common apart from great popularity? They were both born in Glasgow. Their books have sometimes been banned or removed from schools. They both wrote books about pilots. Their books were both published by Bigglesworth Mallory Publications.

10. What have Diana Wynne Jones and Margaret Mahy in common? They both wrote about young people coming to terms with magical power They both wrote books whose protagonists had the surname "Chant". All these statements are correct. They both wrote books in which power brings suffering to young magicians.