Ann Yezner Weil (August 31, 1908 – July 31, 1969) was an American writer of children's literature. Her book ''

Red Sails to Capri '' Red Sails to Capri'' is a children's historical novel by Ann Weil. It tells the story of the rediscovery of Capri's Blue Grotto in 1826. The novel, illustrated by C. B. Falls, was first published in 1952 and was a Newbery Honor The Joh ...

'' was a

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recipient in 1953.

Biography

Ann Yezner was born in Harrisburg, Illinois, on August 31, 1908. She attended the

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, and

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, finally settling in

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. She married Sam Weil in 1930. Weil wrote her first book, ''The Silver Fawn'', in 1939. Much of her later output consisted of biographies for children. However, ''Red Sails to Capri'', which won her a Newbery Honor in 1953, was a historical fiction novel. Weil died in 1969. Her papers are held by the

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library.

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1908 births 1969 deaths American children's writers Newbery Honor winners American women children's writers People from Harrisburg, Illinois 20th-century American women 20th-century American people {{US-child-writer-stub