Lynn Hall
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Lynn Hall is especially known for her sensitive writing of character development of young adults. She is the author of numerous books for young people including: ‘Kids and Dog Shows’ and ‘Careers for Dog Lovers.’Her two favorite topics to write about are dogs and horses. She has been active in a number of breeds and is deeply involve in dog club activities and educational initiatives for the sport. Many of her books have been published abroad, and many have been given the American Library Association’s Best Books designation. One of her dog stories, ”Barry, The Bravest St. Bernard”, has been in print continuously for more than thirty years and was recently re-released by Random House. It was also a Disney made-for-TV movie.Miss Hall lives in the beautiful hill country of northeast Iowa, in a stone cottage she built herself, with her family of dogs. She is retired from writing now, but enjoys helping other writers get started.
Book of the Year selections from the Child Study Association of America include
A horse called Dragon | Barry the bravest Saint Bernard | Bob, watchdog of the river. | Captain, Canada’s flying pony | Careers for dog lovers. | Cries of the spirit : | Dagmar Schultz and the angel Edna / | Dagmar Schultz and the green-eyed monster | Dagmar Schultz and the powers of darkness | Danger dog | Danza! | Dog of the Bondi Castle | Dog showing for beginners | Dog stories. | Dragon defiant | Dragon’s delight | Fair maiden | Flash : | Flowers of anger | Flyaway | Flying changes | Flying changes / | Gently touch the milkweed. | Ghost of the Great River Inn | Here comes Zelda Claus, and other holiday disasters | If winter comes. | In trouble again, Zelda Hammersmith? | Kids and dog shows / | Letting go | Love’s return / | Megan’s mare | Mrs. Portree’s pony | Murder at the spaniel show | Murder in a pig’s eye | Murder in a pig’s eye / | New day for Dragon | Nobody’s dog | Owney, the traveling dog | Ride a dark horse | Secret of stonehouse. | Shadows | Sticks and stones | Tazo and me / | The famous battle of Bravery Creek. | The giver | The haunting of the green bird | The horse trader | The leaving | The mysterious Moortown bridge | The mystery of Pony Hollow | The mystery of Pony Hollow Panda | The mystery of the Phantom pony | The mystery of the lost and found hound | The mystery of the schoolhouse dog | The mystery of the stubborn old man | The secret life of Dagmar Schultz | The shy ones | The solitary. | The something-special horse | The soul of the silver dog | The tormentors | The whispered horse | The winged colt of Casa Mia | Tin Can Tucker | To catch a Tartar. | Where have all the tigers gone? | Windsong / | Zelda strikes again!