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• Margaret Mahy, ONZ was a New Zealand author of children's and young adult books. Many of her story plots have strong supernatural elements but her writing concentrates on the themes of human relationships and growing up. Wikipedia
Born: March 21, 1936, Whakatane
Died: July 23, 2012, Christchurch

Awards: Carnegie Medal in Literature, Phoenix Award, Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing
Education: University of Canterbury, University of Auckland