Jean Thesman (1929–2016) was a popular and award-winning[1][2] novelist for young adults[3] whose predominant theme was the heroine finding her place in the world by coming to understand her family.
—Emily Shepherd[6] "My mother taught me to read before I started school, but I had to wait to be six before I could have a library card.
"[7] She lived in Washington state, and was a member of The Authors Guild and the Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
[8] Jean Thesman died January 21, 2016, at age 86 after a short illness.
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