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Jane Langton


(Jane Gillson Langton)
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Jane Gillson Langton was an American mystery writer and author of children's literature.

Langton studied astronomy at Wellesley College and the University of Michigan, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1944. She received an M.A. in art history from the University of Michigan in 1945, and another M.A. from Radcliffe College in 1948. She studied at the Boston Museum School from 1958 to 1959.
 

Awards: Nero (1984)  see all

Genres: Mystery, Children's Fiction
 
Series
Grace Jones
   1. Her Majesty Grace Jones (1961)
     aka The Majesty of Grace
   2. The Boyhood of Grace Jones (1972)
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Hall Family Chronicles
   1. The Diamond in the Window (1962)
   2. The Swing in the Summerhouse (1967)
   3. The Astonishing Stereoscope (1971)
   4. The Fledgling (1980)
   5. The Fragile Flag (1984)
   6. The Time Bike (2000)
   7. The Mysterious Circus (2005)
   8. The Dragon Tree (2008)
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Homer Kelly
   1. The Transcendental Murder (1964)
     aka The Minuteman Murder
   2. Dark Nantucket Noon (1975)
   3. The Memorial Hall Murder (1978)
   4. Natural Enemy (1982)
   5. Emily Dickinson Is Dead (1984)
   6. Good and Dead (1986)
   7. Murder At the Gardner (1988)
   8. The Dante Game (1991)
   9. God in Concord (1992)
   10. Divine Inspiration (1993)
   11. The Shortest Day (1995)
   12. Dead As a Dodo (1996)
   13. The Face On the Wall (1998)
   14. The Thief of Venice (1999)
   15. Murder At Monticello (2001)
   16. The Escher Twist (2002)
   17. The Deserter (2003)
   18. Steeplechase (2005)
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Novels
   Paper Chains (1977)
   The Hedgehog Boy (1985)
   Salt (1992)
   The String of Pearls (1994)
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Picture Books show
 
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Awards
1984 Nero Award : Emily Dickinson Is Dead

Award nominations
1985 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Emily Dickinson Is Dead
1981 Newbery Medal (nominee) : The Fledgling


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