Jean E. Karl Writer

Jean Edna Karl (July 29, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois – March 30, 2000 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) was an American book editor who specialized in children's and science fiction titles. She founded and led the children's division and young adult and science fiction imprints at Atheneum Books, where she oversaw or edited books that won two Caldecott Medals and five Newbery Medals. One of the Newberys went to the new writer E. L. Konigsburg in 1968 for From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 29, 1927
Birth nameJean Edna Karl
Birth place
Chicago
Date of deathMarch 30, 2000
Place of death
Lancaster Pennsylvania
Education
University of Mount Union

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Career start1949
Career end1999

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