Jean Craighead George
1919 - 2012
General Information
Bio
(1919-2012) Author. Jean Craighead George was born in Washington, District of Columbia, and died in Mount Kisco, New York. She was a Newbery Award-winning writer of books for young people.
Full Name
Jean Craighead George
Locations
Westchester
Author's Timeline
Unknown
RESIDENCE
Ms. George was a longtime resident of Chappaqua, New York.
1919
BIRTH
Jean Carolyn Craighead was born in Washington, District of Columbia, on July 2, 1919.
1944
OTHER
Ms. George married John Lothur George in 1944.
1959
LITWORK
My Side Of The Mountain
Puffin Books
0-14-034810-7
Novel for older children, which Ms. George also illustrated.
Puffin Books
0-14-034810-7
Novel for older children, which Ms. George also illustrated.
1972
LITWORK
Julie Of The Wolves
Harper & Row
0-06-021943-2
Novel for older children, illustrated by John Schoenherr, and winner of the Newbery Medal in 1973.
Harper & Row
0-06-021943-2
Novel for older children, illustrated by John Schoenherr, and winner of the Newbery Medal in 1973.
1982
LITWORK
Journey Inward
Dutton Adult
0525241086 / 978-0525241089
Memoir for adults.
Dutton Adult
0525241086 / 978-0525241089
Memoir for adults.
1990
LITWORK
On The Far Side Of The Mountain
Dutton Juvenile
0525445633 / 978-0525445630
Novel for older children.
Dutton Juvenile
0525445633 / 978-0525445630
Novel for older children.
1992
LITWORK
The Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo
Harpercollins Childrens Books
006020396X / 978-0060203962
Novel for older children.
Harpercollins Childrens Books
006020396X / 978-0060203962
Novel for older children.
1994
LITWORK
Julie
HarperCollins
0060235284 / 978-0060235284
Novel for older children, illustrated by Wendell Minor.
HarperCollins
0060235284 / 978-0060235284
Novel for older children, illustrated by Wendell Minor.
1995
LITWORK
There's an Owl in the Shower
HarperCollins
0060248912 / 978-0060248918
Novel for older children, illustrated by Christine Herman Merrill.
HarperCollins
0060248912 / 978-0060248918
Novel for older children, illustrated by Christine Herman Merrill.
1996
LITWORK
The Tarantula In My Purse
HarperCollins
0060236264 / 978-0060236267
Memoir for children.
HarperCollins
0060236264 / 978-0060236267
Memoir for children.
1997
LITWORK
Julie's Wolf Pack
HarperCollins
0060274069 / 978-0060274061
Novel for older children, illustrated by Wendell Minor.
HarperCollins
0060274069 / 978-0060274061
Novel for older children, illustrated by Wendell Minor.
1999
LITWORK
Frightful's Mountain
Dutton Juvenile
0-525-46166-3 / 978-0525461661
Novel for older children.
Dutton Juvenile
0-525-46166-3 / 978-0525461661
Novel for older children.
2012
DEATH
Jean Craighead George died in Mount Kisco, New York, on May 15, 2012.
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