Nora Burglon

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| name = Nora Buglon

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1896|04|28}}

| birth_place = Minnesota, U.S.

| death_date = 1976

| occupation = Author, Teacher, and World Traveler

| nationality = Swedish

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| genre = Children's Literature

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| awards = {{awd |Newbery Medal |1933}}

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Nora Burglon (born April 28, 1896 in Minnesota, died 1976) was an American author of children's literature. She grew up in an Amish community and in 1933, was nominated for the Newbery Medal.Lindgren, Louise. "Women's Stories, Women's Lives" ~ The Snohomish County Washington Women's Legacy Project." Women's Stories, Women's Lives" ~ The Snohomish County Washington Women's Legacy Project. Third Age News, 1 Jan. 2006. Web. 31 Mar. 2015.

Bibliography

  • Children of the Soil: A Story of Scandinavia (1933)
  • Ghost Ship: A Story of Norway (1936)
  • The Gates Swing In: A Story of Sweden (1937)
  • Sticks Across the Chimney: A Story of Denmark (1938)
  • Deep Silver: A Story of the Cod Banks (1938)
  • Lost Island (1939)
  • The Cuckoo Calls: A Story of Finland (1940)
  • Around the Caribbean (1941)
  • Shark Hole (1943)
  • Slave Girl (1947)
  • Christmas: A book of the Stories Old and New (1948)
  • A Christmas Medley (1983)
  • Diego Wins, and Other Caribbean Stories

References

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Category:1896 births

Category:1976 deaths

Category:Writers from Minnesota

Category:American children's writers