Esther Forbes
publication date: Sunday, August 10, 2025 (part of August 2025)
category: Literature
clue: This novelist won a Pulitzer and a Newbery for her works about historical figures both real like Paul Revere and fictional like Johnny Tremain.
explanation: Forbes was the author of Johnny Tremain and Paul Revere and the World He Lived In. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
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