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Elizabeth Enright

Elizabeth Enright

Born 17 September 1909 · Died 8 June 1968

Elizabeth Wright Enright Gillham (September 17, 1907 – June 8, 1968) was an American writer of children's books, an illustrator, writer of short stories for adults, literary critic and teacher of creative writing. Perhaps best known as the Newbery Medal-winning author of Thimble Summer (1938) and the Newbery runner-up Gone-Away Lake (1957), she also wrote the popular Melendy quartet (1941 to 1951).

Books by Elizabeth Enright in order

Books by Elizabeth Enright in the order they were published, from The Saturdays (1923) to Doublefields (1966).

  1. 1The SaturdaysThe Saturdays1923
  2. 2KintuKintu1935
  3. 3The Sea Is All AroundThe Sea Is All Around1940
  4. 4The Four-story MistakeThe Four-story Mistake1942
  5. 5The Melendy FamilyThe Melendy Family1944
  6. 6Then There Were FiveThen There Were Five1944
  7. 7Borrowed SummerBorrowed Summer1946
  8. 8The Moment Before the RainThe Moment Before the Rain1950
  9. 9A Christmas Tree for LydiaA Christmas Tree for Lydia1951
  10. 10Spiderweb for TwoSpiderweb for Two1951
  11. 11Gone-Away LakeGone-Away Lake1957
  12. 12Thimble SummerThimble Summer1958
  13. 13Return to Gone-AwayReturn to Gone-Away1961
  14. 14TatsindaTatsinda1963
  15. 15ZeeeZeee1965
  16. 16DoublefieldsDoublefields1966
  17. 17The Riddle of the FlyThe Riddle of the Fly

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