Ivy Duffy Doherty (June 22, 1922 – August 24, 2008) was an

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n-American writer best known for her

young adult fiction Young adult literature (YA) is typically written for readers aged 12 to 18 and includes most of the themes found in adult fiction, such as family dysfunction, substance abuse, alcoholism, and sexuality. It is characterized by simpler world build ...

Partial list of works

*''Susan Haskell, Missionary (1958) ASIN B0007EIZ4W'' *''

The Extra Mile (book) ''The Extra Mile'' is a 1962 book of selected short stories by Ivy R. Doherty. References 1962 short story collections American short story collections {{1960s-story-collection-stub ...

(1962) ASIN B0012S7P02'' *''My Need for a Magic Carpet (1962) ASIN B000OV6S74'' *''Singing Tree and Laughing Water (1970) ASIN B0006C2P71'' *''Prisoner in the Beech Tree (1972) ASIN B0006C4DSM'' *''Here I Am, Em B! (1981) '' *'' For Rent One Grammy One Gramps (1982) '' *''Rainbows of Promise (1983) ''

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1922 births 2008 deaths Australian children's writers People from the Hunter Region People from Talent, Oregon Australian emigrants to the United States {{Australia-writer-stub