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Carter, Alden R.
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Carter, Alden R.

NationalityAmerican
BiographyAlden Carter is an American writer primarily known for his young adult novels, stories, and non-fiction. His works have won numerous awards including six American Library Association Best Book awards. In 2002 Carter was named to Wisconsin Library Association's list "Notable Wisconsin Authors" placing him among the finest writers in the state. Aside from his young adult work Carter has written a novel on the Civil War, Bright Starry Banner, has published several works of adult non-fiction, and also has given over six hundred presentations to schools and conferences. He wrote a fictional baseball story for youths titled "Bull Catcher", 1997. His papers reside at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.--Wikipedia.org.