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Scott O'Dell was an American author of 26 novels for young people, along with three novels for adults and four nonfiction books. He wrote historical fiction, primarily, including several children's novels about historical California and Mexico. For his contribution as a children's writer he received the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1972, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. He received The University of Southern Mississippi Medallion in 1976 and the Catholic Libraries Association Regina Medal in 1978. O'Dell's best known work is the historical novel Island of the Blue Dolphins, which won the 1961 Newbery Medal and the 1963 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in its German translation. It was also named to the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award list. He was one of the annual Newbery runners-up for three other books: The King's Fifth, The Black Pearl, and Sing Down the Moon.
BornO'Dell Gabriel Scott, May 23, 1898, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedOctober 15, 1989, Mount Kisco, New York, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Period1934–1989
GenreChildren's historical fiction
Notable worksIsland of the Blue Dolphins, Black Star, Bright Dawn
Notable awardsNewbery Medal, 1961, Hans Christian Andersen Award, 1972
SpousesJane Dorsa Rattenbury O'Dell (m. 1948, d. 1989), Elizabeth Hall
RelativesLucille (sister)

About Scott O'Dell

Children's Author Scott O'Dell was born in Los Angeles, California, United States on May 23, 1898. He dies at the age of 91, on October 16, 1989.

Island of the Blue Dolphins and The Black Pearl are two of her best-known works for children's literature and historical fiction. The first book was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1960, and the German version was awarded the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis three years later.

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Scott O'Dell before becoming famous

Scott O'Dell was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1898 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dog (狗).

He studied at Occidental College, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Stanford University, and the University of Rome-La Sapienza before serving in the U.S. Air Force during World War II.

Achievement of Scott O'Dell

His real name is O'dell Gabriel Scott, but he changed it to O'dell Gabriel Scott when he started writing children's novels.

Scott O'Dell's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Bennett Mason Scott and May Elizabeth Gabriel raised him in the Los Angeles region.

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He won the coveted Children's Author Hans Christian Andersen Award for children's literature in 1972.

Scott O'Dell Income & Net worth

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