Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (born January 4, 1933, Anderson, Indiana) is an American author best known for her children's-novel trilogy "Shiloh" (a 1992 Newbery Medal winner), "Shiloh Season" and "Saving Shiloh", all made into movies.

She is also known for her "Alice" book series; "The Grand Escape", the short story collection "The Galloping Goat and Other Stories"; The Witch Saga; and a series of books, starting with The Boys Start the War, about boys and girls pulling pranks on each other.

The boys and girls are, Edith Ann (known as Eddie), Bethany (Beth), Caroline, and Peter, Wally, the twins, Jake ( the outgoing twin) and Josh (the quieter one).

She has received two Edgar Awards in the Best Juvenile Mystery category, for "Night Cry" (1984) and "Bernie Magruder & the Bats in the Belfry" (2003). She has occasionally used the pseudonyms P.R. Tedesco, Dean Reynolds, and Deanne Reynolds. She once said that when her mother died she became a better author and won't stop because of the inspiration and determination she received.

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