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Mary Downing Hahn (1937-) Biography

Personal, Career, Awards, Honors, SidelightsMember, Writings



Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Washington Children's Book Guild.

FOR CHILDREN

The Sara Summer, Clarion (Boston, MA), 1979.

The Time of the Witch, Clarion (New York, NY), 1982.

Mary Downing Hahn

Daphne's Book, Clarion (New York, NY), 1983.

The Jellyfish Season, Clarion (New York, NY), 1985.

Wait till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story, Clarion (New York, NY), 1986.

Tallahassee Higgins, Clarion (New York, NY), 1987.

December Stillness, Clarion (New York, NY), 1988.

Following the Mystery Man, Clarion (New York, NY), 1988.

The Doll in the Garden, Clarion (New York, NY), 1989.

The Dead Man in Indian Creek, Clarion (New York, NY), 1990.

The Spanish Kidnapping Disaster, Clarion (New York, NY), 1991.

Stepping on the Cracks, Clarion (New York, NY), 1991.

The Wind Blows Backward (young adult), Clarion (New York, NY), 1993.

Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story, Clarion (New York, NY), 1994.

Look for Me by Moonlight, Clarion (New York, NY), 1995.

The Gentleman Outlaw and Me—Eli: A Story of the Old West, Clarion (New York, NY), 1996.

Following My Own Footsteps, Clarion (New York, NY), 1996.

As Ever, Gordy, Clarion (New York, NY), 1998.

Anna All Year Round, illustrated by Diane de Groat, Clarion (New York, NY), 1999.

Promises to the Dead, Clarion (New York, NY), 2000.

Anna on the Farm, illustrated by Diane de Groat, Clarion (New York, NY), 2001.

Hear the Wind Blow, Clarion (New York, NY), 2003.

The Old Willis Place: A Ghost Story, Clarion (New York, NY), 2004.

Janey and the Famous Author, Clarion (New York, NY), 2005.

Witch Trap, Clarion (New York, NY), 2006.


Hahn's books have been translated into Danish, Swedish, Italian, German, Japanese, and French. Contributor to anthologies, including Don't Give up the Ghost, 1993, Bruce Coville's Book of Ghost Stories, 1994, and Bruce Coville's Book of Nightmares, 1995.




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