Agnes Danforth Hewes (March 30, 1874 – September 30, 1963)[a] was an American writer of children's literature, three times a runner-up for the annual Newbery Medal.
She stayed in the family home in Abeih with her maternal grandmother, Emily Pitkin Reynolds Calhoun, until she was 12 years old; she grew up speaking Arabic.
Thus when Emily Pitkin Calhoun returned to Lebanon to care for her daughter and granddaughter, Hewes could not answer in English.
Hewes wrote her first of many youth books in 1923, several of which dealt with culture clashes and early international trade.
[3] Following in her family tradition, Hewes became a minister at some point prior to November 1928,[9] which was unusual for women in Protestantism at that time.