Mary Stolz | |
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| Born | March 24, 1920 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | December 15, 2006 Longboat Key, Florida, US |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1950–1999 |
| Genre | Children's literature, young adult fiction |
| Literary movement | First children's book The Leftover Elf (1952) First adult novel Truth and Consequence (1953) |
Mary Stolz (born Mary Slattery, March 24, 1920 – December 15, 2006) was an American writer of fiction for children and young adults. She received the 1953 Child Study Association of America's Children's Book Award for In a Mirror, Newbery Honors in 1962 for Belling the Tiger and 1966 for The Noonday Friends, and her entire body of work was awarded the George G. Stone Recognition of Merit in 1982.
Her literary works range from picture books to young-adult novels. Although most of Stolz's works are fiction books, she made a few contributions to magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Ladies' Home Journal, and Seventeen.