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Eve Bunting


Born
in Maghera, Northern Ireland
December 19, 1928

Died
October 01, 2023

Genre
Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Children's


Also known as Evelyn Bolton and A.E. Bunting.

Anne Evelyn Bunting, better known as Eve Bunting, is an author with more than 250 books. Her books are diverse in age groups, from picture books to chapter books, and topic, ranging from Thanksgiving to riots in Los Angeles. Eve Bunting has won several awards for her works.

Bunting went to school in Ireland and grew up with storytelling. In Ireland, “There used to be Shanachies… the shanachie was a storyteller who went from house to house telling his tales of ghosts and fairies, of old Irish heroes and battles still to be won. Maybe I’m a bit of a Shanchie myself, telling stories to anyone who will listen.” This storytelling began as an inspiration for Bunting and continues with her work.

In 1958, ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 60,941 ratings · 10,106 reviews · 305 distinct works • Similar authors
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Fly Away Home
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The Wall
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Terrible Things: An Allegor...
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Night Tree
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4.31 avg rating — 1,610 ratings — published 1991 — 15 editions
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Flower Garden
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4.07 avg rating — 1,663 ratings — published 1994 — 46 editions
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One Green Apple
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A Turkey for Thanksgiving
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4.10 avg rating — 1,614 ratings — published 1991 — 21 editions
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Scary, Scary Halloween
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3.96 avg rating — 1,614 ratings — published 1986 — 14 editions
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Yard Sale
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3.96 avg rating — 1,458 ratings — published 2015 — 10 editions
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“She's going to UCLA in the fall to major in psychology, and I guess after that she'll be more revolting than ever.”
― Eve Bunting, Jumping the Nail
tags: humor, insults
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“That was the best time I've had in that bathroom since I started school.”
― Eve Bunting, Sixth-grade Sleepover
tags: bathroom, fun
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“How nice it is to be us, Big Bear thought. Two brown bears in two fine boats sailing on a blue, blue lake.
And he was happy.”
― Eve Bunting, Big Bear's Big Boat
tags: bears, boats, happy
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