Noted US children's author dies

Children's author  Jean Craighead George, 92, died "peacefully and painlessly", according to her agent Ginger Knowlton at Curtis Brown (she took over from Perry Knowlton, who was George's agent for 25 years.) Of the more than 100 novels George published, she was best known for the Newbery Award winning novel JULIE OF THE WOLVES (1972) as well as MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN (1958) and later sequels published in the 1990s. 

 "Jean herself was a force of nature; with her booming voice and her strong ideas about life and politics; a much-loved writer whose work was among the most influential in the last century; a lifelong and powerful presence in the publishing industry whose impact cannot be measured solely by the millions of books she sold all over the world," Knowlton said in a statement. 

"The legacy she leaves behind for those of us at Curtis Brown who act so proudly on her behalf is that of a passionate and fearless naturalist, teacher, and artist. We are so grateful for the many years of good memories, and for all her beloved books that will live on forever."

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and from the New York Times.