Cornelia Meigs

Cornelia Lynde Meigs (1884-1973) was an American writer of fiction and biography for children, teacher of English and writing, historian and critic of children's literature. She won the Newbery Medal Medal for her 1933 biography of Louisa May Alcott, titled Invincible Louisa. She also wrote three Newbery Honor Books: Windy Hill (1922), Clearing Weather (1928), and Swift Rivers (1933).

Children's Fiction:

• Kingdom of the Winding Road (Micmillan 1915)
• Master Simon's Garden 1916
• Pool of Stars 1919
• Windy Hill (LBRVX) 1921
• Trade Wind Little, Brown 1927
• Wonderful Locomotive 1928
• Clearing Weather Little, Brown 1928
• Crooked Apple Tree 1928
• Swift Rivers 1934
• Covered Bridge 1936
• Young Americas: How History Looked to Them While it Was in the Making - A Collection of Stories (1936)
• Scarlet Oak Micmillan 1938
• Call of the Mountain LB 1940
• Two Arrows McM 1949
• Dutch Colt McM 1952
• Wild Geese Flying 1957
• Mystery at the Red House McM 1961
• Willow Whistle 
• As the Crow Flies
• Mounted Messenger
• The New Moon
• Rain on the Roof (Google Preview)
• Vanished Island
• Wind in the Chimney
• Fair Wind to Virginia

Plays:

• Helga and the White Peacock (a play)
• Steadfast Princess (a play)

Biographies:

• Invincible Louisa 1933
• Jane Addams, Pioneer for Social Justice: A Biography 1970

For Adults

• Railroad West LB 1937 (novel)
• The Violent Men: A Study of Human Relations in the First American Congress
• A Critical History of Children's Literature 1953
• What Makes a College? A History of Bryn Mawr
• Great Design: Men and Events in the UN from 1945-1963

As Adair Aldon (pen name):

• Island of Appledore (LBRVX) McM 1917
• Pirate of Jasper Peak McM 1918
• At the Sign of the Two Heroes Century Company 1920
• Hill of Adventure 1922