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The names of 35 distinguished Illinois authors are etched into the 4th floor frieze of the Illinois State Library Building.

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    Lorraine Hansberry
    A Raisin in the Sun; To Be Young, Gifted, and Black; The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window...
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    Finley Peter Dunne
    Dissertations by mr. dooley; Observations by Mr. Dooley; Mr Dooley, wise and funny...
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    Richard Wright
    12 million black voices; Black boy; Eight men...
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Charles Larry

Born: in Illinois
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Lives in Illinois.

Biography: Charles Larry is an illustrator. He has created a remarkable rendition of an Indian legend with beautifully detailed artwork.

Awards:

Primary Literary Genre(s): Non-Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Children

Charles Larry on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=charles+larry

Selected Titles

Peboan and Seegwun /
ISBN: 0374457506 OCLC: 28423565

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York : 1993.

An encounter between Peboan, Old Man Winter, and Seegwun, the Spirit of Spring, marks the transition from one season to another.

 

 

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