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Joan W. Blos

Born

in New York City, New York, The United States

December 09, 1928

Died

October 12, 2017

Genre

Children's Books, Historical Fiction

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Joan Winsor Blos was an American writer, teacher and advocate for children's literacy. Her 1979 historical novel A Gathering of Days won the U.S. National Book Award in the category of Children's Books and the Newbery Medal for the year's most distinguished contribution to American children's literature. She lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Average rating: 3.57 · 9,635 ratings · 753 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32 3.53 avg rating — 8,681 ratings — published 1979 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Old Henry by Joan W. Blos, Stephen Gammell (Illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 1987 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters from the Corrugated Castle: A Novel of Gold Rush California, 1850-1852 3.21 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Heroine of the Titanic: A Tale Both True and Otherwise of the Life of Molly Brown 3.83 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1991 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Martin's Hats by Joan W. Blos, Marc Simont (Illustrator) 3.68 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1984 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brothers of the Heart: A Story of the Old Northwest, 1837-1838 3.71 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1985 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brooklyn Doesn't Rhyme 3.57 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1994 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nellie Bly's Monkey by Joan W. Blos, Catherine Stock (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Seed a Flower a Minute, an Hour by Joan W. Blos, Hans Poppel (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hello, Shoes! by Joan W. Blos, Ann Boyajian (Illustrator) 3.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“She lived among us for a while
And brought joy where she went.
We thought she was a gift of God
But learned she was but lent.”
― Joan W. Blos, A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32

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“Kindness must be the highest virtue--don't let me forget that ever. Were I to strive for one thing only 'twould be to be kind to others, as you are, Catherine.”
― Joan W. Blos, A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32

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“Always there is the one choice to be made: which road to take? which duty to accept? which item, amidst a store's displays, to purchase as our own? The paths of the past parts of our lives are strewn with things not chosen. One believes, nay, one is taught, that choice provides fulfillment of desire. In truth, however, relinquishment and loss enter in to the bargain every single time. Loss looks over the shoulders of fair choice. For every thing one chooses, some thing is left behind.”
― Joan W. Blos, Brothers of the Heart: A Story of the Old Northwest, 1837-1838

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