Charles Paul Simmons (August 17, 1924 – June 1, 2017) was an American

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and

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. His

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, ''Powdered Eggs'' (1964), was awarded the William Faulkner Foundation Award (1965) for a notable first novel. Later works include ''Salt Water'' (1998), '' The Belles Lettres Papers'', and ''Wrinkles'' and co-author together with Alexander Coleman of ''All There is to Know: Readings From the Illustrious Eleventh Edition of the Britannica.'' He was formerly an editor of ''

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''. Simmons graduated from Regis High School and then

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in 1948.

Selected works

* Simmons, Charles (1973). ''Powdered Eggs''.

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. * Simmons, Charles (1978). ''Wrinkles''.

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. * Simmons, Charles (1987). ''The Belles Lettres Papers''. William Morrow. * Simmons, Charles (1988). ''An Old-fashioned Darling''.

. * Coleman, Alexander (Editor); Simmons, Charles (Editor). (1994). ''All There Is to Know'': ''Readings From the Illustrious Eleventh Edition of the Britannica''.

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. * Simmons, Charles (1999). ''Salt Water''.

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1924 births 2017 deaths American non-fiction writers American children's writers Columbia College (New York) alumni {{US-nonfiction-writer-stub