Poetic Obituaries: Jeannette Eyerly, an Iowan for more

than 90 years, is an award-winning author of books for children and teens and an advocate for mental health. First published at age eight, she wrote twenty books of fiction for young people, two books of poetry and co-authored a book on writing young adult novels. She graduated from University of Iowa in 1930 with a bachelor's degree in English. A free-lance writer for many years, Eyerly co-wrote a nationally syndicated column in the late 1950's. She later wrote eighteen novels for young adults, in which the subject matter was ahead of its time--high school drop-outs, abortion, suicide, divorce, and alcoholism.

from Des Moines Register: Jeannette Eyerly

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