Esther Forbes

Esther Forbes (June 28 1891 in Westborough, Massachusetts, USA – August 12, 1967) was a prize-winning author.

Her first novel, O Genteel Lady! was published in 1926 and was made a selection by the then newly formed Book-of-the-Month Club. After attending school in Wisconsin, Forbes served as a member of the editorial staff at Houghton Mifflin Company. By 1938 Forbes had published a number of books; however, the book that put her in the spotlight was "Paul Revere and the World He Lived In" In 1943, her biography Paul Revere and the World He Lived In won the Pulitzer Prize for History. In 1944, her novel Johnny Tremain, about a young apprentice of the Laphams, won the Newbery Medal and one of the most highly acclaimed books for young adults.