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Pen name
  
F. Draco

Role
  
Writer

Name
  
Julia Adams


Nationality
  
American

Occupation
  
Writer

Awards
  
John Newbery Medal

Born
  
July 23, 1900 Clarksburg, West Virginia, U.S. (
1900-07-23
)

Genre
  
Children's historical novels; mystery fiction (as Draco)

Notable works
  
Vaino, A Boy of New Finland Mountains are Free

Died
  
January 30, 1993, Ranson, West Virginia, United States

Education
  
Barnard College, Wellesley College

Books
  
Connecting with Tort Law: Con, The Shenandoah, Schools Where Everyone, Empowering Bystanders in Bullyin, Preparing for Adoption

Similar People
  
Walter Havighurst, Frank Waters, Edgar Lee Masters, Stanley Vestal, Bruce Hutchison

Julia Davis Adams (July 23, 1900 - January 30, 1993) was an American writer best known for her young adult books, historical and biographical novels and dramas.

Adams was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia to lawyer and statesman John W. Davis and Julia Leavell McDonald Davis. She attended Wellesley College, and graduated from Barnard College in 1922. She was also an active social worker and a journalist.

Davis wrote two Murray Hill mystery novels published as by F. Draco:

  • Devil's Church (Rinehart, 1951), LCCN 51-10854
  • Cruise with Death (Rinehart, 1952), LCCN 52-7157
  • References

    Julia Davis Adams Wikipedia


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