EntityQ6204869· pop 5· linked from 11 articlesJoan BlosSign in to saveAmerican children's writerConnectionsNew York CityCityLibrary of CongressEntityAnn ArborEntitychildren's literatureEntityhistorical fictionEntityNational Book AwardEntityNewbery MedalEntityCategories1928 births2017 deaths20th-century American novelists20th-century American women novelists21st-century American novelists21st-century American women novelistsAmerican children's writersAmerican historical novelistsAmerican women academicsAmerican women historical novelistsNational Book Award for Young People's Literature winnersNewbery Medal winners