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National Book Foundation > Author > Phillip Hoose
The widely-acclaimed author of books, essays, stories, songs, and articles, including the National Book Award winning book, Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice and new The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and The Churchill Club. More about this author >
This unique book is the first to tell the story of the role young people have played in the making of our nation. It brings to life their contributions throughout American history–from the boys who sailed with Columbus to today’s young activists. More about this book >
The widely-acclaimed author of books, essays, stories, songs, and articles, including the National Book Award winning book, Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice and new The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and The Churchill Club.
A graduate of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Hoose was for 37 years a staff member of The Nature Conservancy , dedicated to preserving the plants, animals and natural communities of the Earth.