Rita Kerr (October 29, 1925May 19, 2017) was an author of books for children and

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. Works include ''The Good Old Days'', ''Dearie Deer'', ''Gray Eagle: The Story of a Creek Indian Boy'', and ''The Texas Cowboy''. WorldCat author listing
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, ''The Alamo cat'' is held by 683

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and ''Juan Seguin, a hero of Texas'' is held in 557; ''Girl of the Alamo'' is held by 534 libraries and ''Tex's tales '' in 525.

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1925 births 2017 deaths People from Okmulgee, Oklahoma Writers from Oklahoma American children's writers 20th-century American educators 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women {{US-child-writer-stub