Scott O'Dell
Scott O'Dell was born in Los Angeles, California, United States on May 23rd, 1898 and is the Children's Author. At the age of 91, Scott O'Dell biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Scott O'Dell (May 23, 1898 – October 15, 1989) was an American author of 26 books for children, as well as three adult books and four nonfiction books.
He wrote historical fiction, mainly including several children's books about historical California and Mexico.
In 1972, he received the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest accolade given to children's books' authors.
In 1976, he received the University of Southern Mississippi Medallion and the Catholic Libraries Association Regina Medal in 1978, respectively. O'Dell's best known book is Island of the Blue Dolphins (1960), which received the 1961 Newbery Medal and the 1963 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in its German translation.
It was also listed on the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award list.
He was one of the annual Newbery runner-up for three other books, including The King's Fifth (1966), The Black Pearl (1967), and Sing Down the Moon (1970).