Jean E. Karl
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Jean Edna Karl (July 29, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois – March 30, 2000 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) was an American book editor who specialized in children's and science fiction titles. She founded and led the children's division and young adult and science fiction imprints at Atheneum Books, where she oversaw or edited books that won two Caldecott Medals and five Newbery Medals. One of the Newberys went to the new writer E. L. Konigsburg in 1968 for From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.[1][2][3]
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Born | Jean Edna Karl July 29, 1927 Chicago, Illinois, US |
Died | March 30, 2000(2000-03-30) (aged 72) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US |
Occupation | Editor, author |
Alma mater | Mount Union College (BA) |
Period | 1949–c. 1999 |
Genre | Children's literature, science fiction |
Notable works | From Childhood to Childhood: Children's Books and Their Creators |
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