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Irene Hunt
American children's writer
For the American actress, see Irene Hunt (actress).
Irene Hunt (May 18, &#; May 18, ) was an American children's writer known best for historical novels.
She was a runner-up for the Newbery Medal for her first book, Across Five Aprils, and won the medal for her second, Up a Road Slowly.[1] For her contribution as a children's writer she was U.S.
nominee in for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition available to creators of children's books.[2][3]
Life
Hunt was born to Franklin P.
and Sarah Land Hunt on May 18, , in Pontiac, Illinois.
Author irene hunt biography
The family soon moved to Newton, Illinois, but Franklin died when Hunt was only seven, and the family moved again to be close to Hunt's grandparents. Hunt's childhood was lonely, but she shared a special relationship with her grandfather.
He told her stories about his childhood during the Civil War. In Minneapolis