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Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Born

in Houston, Texas, The United States

December 09, 1915

Died

November 30, 2000

Genre

Children's Books

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Eloise Jarvis McGraw was an author of children's books. She was awarded the Newbery Honor three times in three different decades, for her novels Moccasin Trail (1952), The Golden Goblet (1962), and The Moorchild (1997). A Really Weird Summer (1977) won an Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery from the Mystery Writers of America. McGraw had a very strong interest in history, and among the many books she wrote for children are Greensleeves, Pharaoh, The Seventeenth Swap, and Mara, Daughter of the Nile.

McGraw also contributed to the Oz series started by L. Frank Baum, writing with her daughter Lauren Lynn McGraw (Wagner) Merry Go Round in Oz (the last of the Oz books issued by Baum's publisher) and The Forbidden Fountain of Oz, and later writi ...more

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Average rating: 4.02 · 38,330 ratings · 3,276 reviews · 38 distinct works ‧ Similar authors

	Mara, Daughter of the Nile 4.25 avg rating — 13,324 ratings — published 1953 — 22 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 Golden Goblet 3.82 avg rating — 9,773 ratings — published 1961 — 50 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 Moorchild 3.99 avg rating — 7,558 ratings — published 1996 — 40 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
	Moccasin Trail really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,818 ratings — published 1952 — 22 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
	Greensleeves (Nancy Pearl's Book Crush Rediscoveries) by Eloise Jarvis McGraw, Nancy Pearl (카지노싸이트 Author) (Introduction) 3.98 avg rating — 1,183 ratings — published 1968 — 7 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
	Master Cornhill 3.74 avg rating — 1,250 ratings — published 1973 — 5 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 Seventeenth Swap 3.72 avg rating — 643 ratings — published 1986 — 13 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
	Sawdust in His Shoes 4.52 avg rating — 282 ratings — published 1950 — 10 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 Striped Ships 3.44 avg rating — 110 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
	Merry Go Round in Oz (Oz, #40) by Eloise Jarvis McGraw, Dick Martin (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1963 — 7 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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Quotes by Eloise Jarvis McGraw (?)

“...The queen's mocking laughter cut in. "This is your treasure, Lord Sheftu?"

"Aye. The greatest treasure in Egypt—a maid whose loyalty cannot be bought. Whatever bargain we make, Daughter of the Sun, must include her freedom.”
― Eloise Jarvis McGraw, Mara, Daughter of the Nile

tags: ancient-egypt, egypt, historical-fiction, ya-fiction

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“I'll change to a dragon, then you'll be sorry.”
― Eloise McGraw, The Moorchild

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“Aye, you're neither one thing nor yet quite t'other. Pity, but there 'tis.”
― Eloise Jarvis McGraw

tags: different, fantasy, folktales, moorchild, moql, sasski

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What book would you like to read with the group in January?

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

27 votes, 23.9%

Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

22 votes, 19.5%

Firelight by Sophie Jordan

16 votes, 14.2%

Liar by Justine Larbalestier

16 votes, 14.2%

The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon

10 votes, 8.8%

After by After

8 votes, 7.1%

Raw Blue by Kirsty Eagar

5 votes, 4.4%

Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

4 votes, 3.5%

House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones

3 votes, 2.7%

Blue is for Nightmares by Laurie Faria Stolarz

2 votes, 1.8%

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