Ann Rinaldi (August 27, 1934 – July 1, 2021)[1] was an American journalist and young adult fiction author.
[2] She was best known for her historical fiction, including In My Father's House, The Last Silk Dress, An Acquaintance with Darkness, A Break with Charity, Numbering All The Bones and Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons.
[3][4] She wrote more than forty novels(54 to be exact), eight of which were listed as notable by the ALA.
[5] Her career, prior to being an author, was a newspaper columnist.
She continued the column, called "The Trentonian", through much of her writing career.