Song of the Trees (5 page)

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MILDRED D. TAYLOR
is the author of nine novels, including
The Road to Memphis, Let the Circle Be Unbroken, The Land
, and
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
. Her books have won numerous awards, among them a Newbery Medal (for
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
), four Coretta Scott King Awards, and a
Boston Globe–Horn Book
Award. Her book
The Land
was awarded an
L.A. Times
Book Prize and a PEN Award for Children’s Literature. In 2003, Ms. Taylor was named the First Laureate of the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature. Ms. Taylor now devotes her time to her family, writing, and what she terms “the family ranch” in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

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