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Esther Forbes By Katie. Her Beginning  Esther Forbes was born on June 28,1891.  She was born in Westboro, Massachusetts.

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1 Esther Forbes By Katie

2 Her Beginning  Esther Forbes was born on June 28,1891.  She was born in Westboro, Massachusetts.

3 Homes Westboro, MA 1891-1898 Born here Worchester, MA 1898-1926 Moved here after mother inherited land here New York City, NY 1926-1933 Moved here after marriage Worchester, MA 1933-1967 Moved back here after divorce Stayed here until death

4 Education Brancroft School Started 1898 Bradford Academy Started 1909 Left 1912 University of Wisconsin Started 1916 Left 1918

5 Her Marriage  Esther Forbes married Albert L. Hoskins, Jr., on January 14, 1926.  Sadly, they divorced in 1933, and Esther Forbes moved back to Worchester, Massachusetts.

6 Books  O Genteel Lady! -1926  A Mirror for Witches - 1928  Miss Marvel - 1935  Paradise - 1937  The General's Lady - 1938  Paul Revere and the World He Lived In - 1942  Johnny Tremain - 1943  America’s Paul Revere -1946  The Running of the Tide - 1947  Rainbow on the Road - 1954

7 Awards for Her Books  Pulitzer Prize in History for Paul Revere and the World He Lived In – 1943  Newberry Medal for Johnny Tremain- 1944  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Novel award for The Running of the Tide (for a prize of $150,000) in 1947

8 Other Achievements  Esther Forbes received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Clark University in 1943.  She was elected to become a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1949.  She became first woman elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1960.

9 Her End  Esther Forbes died on August 12, 1967 in Worchester, Massachusetts.  She was 76 years old.

10 Credits  http://www.clarku.edu/research/archives/collecti ons/forbes.cfm http://www.clarku.edu/research/archives/collecti ons/forbes.cfm  http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/birthbio s/brthpage/06jun/628forb.html http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/birthbio s/brthpage/06jun/628forb.html  http://www.gradesaver.com/author/esther- forbes/ http://www.gradesaver.com/author/esther- forbes/  http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/History http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/History  http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedi a/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedi a/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal  http://www.bancroftschool.org/page.cfm?p=1 http://www.bancroftschool.org/page.cfm?p=1  http://www.amacad.org/members.aspx http://www.amacad.org/members.aspx

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