Sara Pennypacker

Sara Pennypacker, born in Massachusetts, is an author of children's literature. She has received many awards for her books including the Christopher Award for Clementines's Letter and the Golden Kite Award for Pierre In Love. She has written fourteen children's books, including Summer of the Gypsy Moths, and those in the Clementine and Stuart' series. Ms. Pennypacker travels widely to speak about literacy and to encourage reading and writing. She is the founder of the ShareOurBooks.org program which lends books provided by authors for community reads.