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Fourth Floor Frieze

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

  • Portait of Cyrus Colter
    Cyrus Colter
    City of light; The Hippodrome; The rivers of Eros...
  • Portait of Ben Hecht
    Ben Hecht
    A child of the century; Gargoyles; Miss lonelyhearts...
  • Portait of Studs Terkel
    Studs Terkel
    American dreams, lost and found; Chicago; Giants of jazz...
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Emilie Kefalas

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Connection to Illinois: Kefalas is from Decatur.

Biography: Emilie Kefalas is a freelance journalist and communications specialist. She has written and illustrated her own children's books.

She currently resides in Burbank, California.

Awards:

Primary Literary Genre(s): Fiction; History; Non-Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Children

Web: https://www.emiliekefalas.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kef2319
Blog: http://randemrecipes.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kef2319/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emiliekefalas
WorldCat: http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Emilie++Kefalas

Selected Titles

A Call to Congress: A Children's Guide to the House of Representatives and Senate
ISBN: 1641116277 OCLC:

Palmetto Publishing Group 2020

A Capitol Dream
ISBN: 1641113669 OCLC:

Palmetto Publishing Group 2019

 

 

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