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Esther Forbes

Esther Forbes. By Katie. Her Beginning. Esther Forbes was born on June 28,1891. She was born in Westboro , Massachusetts. Homes. Education. Her Marriage. Esther Forbes married Albert L. Hoskins, Jr., on January 14, 1926.

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Esther Forbes

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  1. Esther Forbes By Katie

  2. Her Beginning • Esther Forbes was born on June 28,1891. • She was born in Westboro, Massachusetts.

  3. Homes

  4. Education

  5. Her Marriage • Esther Forbes married Albert L. Hoskins, Jr., on January 14, 1926. • Sadly, they divorced in 1933, and Esther Forbes moved back to Worchester, Massachusetts.

  6. Books • O Genteel Lady! -1926 • A Mirror for Witches - 1928 • Miss Marvel - 1935 • Paradise - 1937 • The General's Lady - 1938 • Paul Revere and the World He Lived In - 1942 • Johnny Tremain - 1943 • America’s Paul Revere -1946 • The Running of the Tide - 1947 • Rainbow on the Road - 1954

  7. Awards for Her Books • Pulitzer Prize in History for Paul Revere and the World He Lived In – 1943 • Newberry Medal for Johnny Tremain- 1944 • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Novel award for The Running of the Tide(for a prize of $150,000) in 1947

  8. Other Achievements • Esther Forbes received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Clark University in 1943. • She was elected to become a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1949. • She became first woman elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1960.

  9. Her End • Esther Forbes died on August 12, 1967 in Worchester, Massachusetts. • She was 76 years old.

  10. Credits • http://www.clarku.edu/research/archives/collections/forbes.cfm • http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/birthbios/brthpage/06jun/628forb.html • http://www.gradesaver.com/author/esther-forbes/ • http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/History • http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal • http://www.bancroftschool.org/page.cfm?p=1 • http://www.amacad.org/members.aspx

  11. The End

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