Anne Dempster Kyle

{{short description|American children's author}}

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Anne Dempster Kyle (October 18, 1896 – September 21, 1966) was an American children's author. Her book The Apprentice of Florence was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1934.

Biography

Anne Dempster Kyle was born in Frankford, Pennsylvania. Her father, Melvin Grove Kyle, was a noted theologian and archeologist.

Kyle wrote four novels for children: Crusaders' Gold (1928), Prince of the Pale Mountains (1929), The Apprentice of Florence (1933), and Red Sky over Rome (1938).

Kyle died in Winter Park, Florida, in 1966. She is buried in Palm Cemetery in Winter Park.

References

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{{cite web |title=Association for Library Service to Children Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books, 1922 –Present |url=http://www.ala.org/alsc/sites/ala.org.alsc/files/content/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newbery%20medals%20and%20honors%201922-present.pdf |publisher=American Library Association |access-date=2 May 2021}} Name is misspelled as "Ann Kyle"

{{cite news |author=J.R.C. |title= Dr. Melvin Grove Kyle|url= |work= The Courier-Journal|location= Louisville, Kentucky |date=June 18, 1933 |page=2, Section 3}}

{{Cite web|title=Anne Dempster Kyle |publisher=Find a Grave|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47103227/anne-dempster-kyle |accessdate=February 23, 2021}}

{{Cite web|title=au:Kyle, Anne Dempster |publisher=WorldCat|url=https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3AKyle%2C+Anne+Dempster%2C&qt=hot_author |accessdate=February 23, 2021}}

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Category:1896 births

Category:1966 deaths

Category:American children's writers

Category:Newbery Honor winners

Category:American women children's writers

Category:20th-century American women writers

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