Peterson, Esther Allen

Esther Allen Peterson was born March 9, 1934, in Carson, ND. She spent her first seven years on the North Dakota prairie, and then her family moved to Philadelphia. In her teen years they moved to Port St. Joe, Florida. As the wife of a Lutheran pastor in a small town in northern Minnesota, she began a writing career. Her book, Frederick's Alligator, won the Christopher Award in 1979 and was Children's Choice in 1980. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, Vol. 35, p. 177-178.

From the description of Esther Alen Peterson 1979-1982. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 460039921

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