Marguerite was born in 1889 in Lapeer, Michigan. She wrote and illustrated twenty-eight books for young readers that won her a large and faithful audience as well as prestigious awards. The honors she received include the Newbery Medal, two Caldecott Honor Awards, the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, and the Regina Medal.
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Set in the fourteenth century, the classic story of one boy's personal heroism when he loses the use of his legs.