Paula Fox
The Library of Author Biographies
Best known as the author of the 1973 Newbery-winning classic The Slave Dancer, Paula Fox has written children's books that draw on dark, somber, and emotional themes. This latest biography touches on Fox's life from growing up in a Cuban plantation to becoming a major children's author of such books as Monkey Island and The Eagle Kite. Loyal readers of this popular writer will want to add this one to their collections.