Robin McKown

Robin McKown (January 27, 1907 — August 1975) was an American writer of young adult literature, chiefly biography and fiction. During and after World War II, she was chair of an organization that helped the widows and orphans of men who had died fighting for the French Resistance. She received the Josette Frank Award for ''Janine'' in 1960. The following year she received the Child Study Association Award for the same book. Provided by Wikipedia