Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (born January 4, 1933, Anderson, Indiana) is an American author best known for her children's-novel trilogy Shiloh (a 1992 Newbery Medal winner), Shiloh Season and Saving Shiloh, all made into movies. She is also known for her "Alice" book series; The Grand Escape, the short story collection The Galloping Goat and Other Stories; The Witch Saga; and a series of books, starting with The Boys Start the War, about boys and girls pulling pranks on each other. She has received two Edgar Awards in the Best Juvenile Mystery category, for Night Cry (1984) and Bernie Magruder & the Bats in the Belfry (2003). She has occasionally used the pseudonyms P.R. Tedesco, Dean Reynolds, and Deanne Reynolds. She once said that when her mother died she became a better author and won't stop because of that inspiration and determination she received. When her family moved to Joliet, Phyllis started 7th grade at Washington school, then graduated from both Joliet Township High School and Joliet Junior College. She went on to receive a psychology degree from American University, and then worked as a clinical secretary, a teacher, an editor and a clinical psychologist at Joliet Junior College. She and her husband have two sons and live in Bethesda, Maryland. Her hobbies include swimming and playing the piano.
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