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Sorche Nic Leodhas

Born

in Youngstow, Ohio, The United States

May 20, 1898

Died

November 14, 1969

Genre

Children's

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pseudonym for Leclaire Alger

Sorche Nic Leodhas (1898–1969) was born LeClaire Louise Gowans in Youngstown, Ohio. After the death of her first husband, she moved to New York and attended classes at Columbia University. Several years later, she met her second husband and became LeClaire Gowans Alger. She was a longtime librarian at the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she also wrote children’s books. Shortly before she retired in 1966, she began publishing Scottish folktales and other stories under the pseudonym Sorche Nic Leodhas, Gaelic for Claire, daughter of Louis. In 1963, she received a Newbery Honor for Thistle and Thyme: Tales and Legends from Scotland. Alger continued to write and publish books until her death 1969. ...more

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Average rating: 3.74 · 2,864 ratings · 451 reviews · 32 distinct works • Similar authors

	Always Room for One More by Sorche Nic Leodhas, Nonny Hogrogian (Illustrator) 3.76 avg rating — 2,065 ratings — published 1965 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thistle and Thyme: Tales and Legends from Scotland by Sorche Nic Leodhas, Evaline Ness (Illustrator) 3.85 avg rating — 291 ratings — published 1962 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All in the Morning Early by Sorche Nic Leodhas, Evaline Ness (Illustrator) 3.10 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 1963	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heather and Broom: Tales of the Scottish Highlands by Sorche Nic Leodhas, Consuelo Joerns (Illustrator) 4.03 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1960 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twelve Great Black Cats and Other Eerie Scottish Tales by Sorche Nic Leodhas, Leclaire Alger, Vera Bock (Illustrator) 3.81 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1971 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sea-Spell and Moor-Magic: Tales of the Western Isles by Sorche Nic Leodhas, Vera Bock (Illustrator) 3.90 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1968	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gaelic Ghosts: Tales of the Supernatural from Scotland 3.65 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1966 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Claymore and Kilt: Tales of Scottish Kings and Castles by Sorche Nic Leodhas, Leo Dillon (Illustrator), Diane Dillon (Illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1967 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghosts Go Haunting by Sorche Nic Leodhas, Nonny Hogrogian (Illustrator) 3.66 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1965 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	By Loch and by Lin: Tales from Scottish Ballads 3.62 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1969 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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