Gloria Whelan is the bestselling author of many novels for young readers, including Homeless Bird, winner of the National Book Award; Fruitlands: Louisa May Alcott Made Perfect; Angel on the Square; Burying the Sun; Once on This Island, winner of the Great Lakes Book Award; and Return to the Island.
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Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age From the author of the National Book Award–winning novel Homeless Bird comes “an absorbing saga”*... SEE MORE