Paula Fox
Paula Fox was born in New York in 1923. She began writing books for children in the sixties and by 1978 her contribution to children's literature was such that the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) awarded her the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, a biennial award for an author's entire body of work. Two of her most famous books for children are The Slave Dancer (a Newbery Medal Winner) and One-Eyed Cat (a Newbery Honor Book).Ms. Fox is also the author of several books for adults including Desperate Characters: A Novel and Borrowed Finery: A Memoir. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.Other Young Adult Books by Paula Fox:The Slave DancerNewbery Award�Fox has woven a spellbinding tale of suspense and survival that will horrify as well as fascinate readers.� �School Library Journal�A story that movingly and realistically presents one of the most gruesome chapters of history, with all its violence, inhuman conditions, and bestial aspects of human nature �exposed but never exploited in Fox's graphic, documentary prose.� � BooklistOne-eyed CatNewbery Honor Award
