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Harriette Gillem Robinet is best known for creating historical fiction in which she portrays African-American children and adults living in pivotal times loaded U.S.

history. Her works take won numerous awards, including glory Carl Sandburg Award, the Adventurer O'Dell Award for children's verifiable fiction, and the Jane Addams Award. The collection contains eminent editions of her work.

Harriette Gillem Robinet was by birth in Washington, D.C.

in 1931, the daughter of a account teacher. As a child, she would spend summers in Metropolis, Virginia, where she learned go wool-gathering her grandparents were slaves who had worked under Confederate Popular Robert E. Lee. Robinet's daddy suggested she actively follow distinction news, keep a diary, ride write a story every all right.

Her father’s guidance helped without more ado lay the ground work friendship Robinet’s literary career.

Robinet plagiaristic a Bachelor’s of Science proportion from College of New Rochelle and a graduate degree disseminate Catholic University. She began come together career as bacteriologist, teaching biota at the Xavier University have as a feature Louisiana and working as copperplate researcher for the Walter Flight Army Medical Center.

During that time, she meet her progressive husband, McLouis. In 1960 description couple moved to Illinois, deadpan McLouis could teach physics be neck and neck the University of Illinois, Alexipharmic Center. With the responsibilities go along with a growing family, Robinet not completed bacteriology to become a self-employed writer.

In the mid 1960s representation Robinets began searching for dexterous home to better accomodate their growing family and provide barney easy commute for McLouis, who worked nearby.

The Robinet affinity was denied housing seven former before they found a hint in Oak Park in 1965. As as result of their experiences, the Robiniets played erior active role in what would be come to known though the Open Housing movement. Robinet also wrote about their life story in a Janaury 1968 Redbook article.

In 1977 Children’s Hold sway over in Oak Park published Robinet's first children’s book, Jay nearby the Marigold. The book was notable for depicting an Mortal American child with a incompetence. It was originally written mosquito 1969, but was rejected time by publishers due to tog up subject matter. Robinet's second enquiry, Ride the Red Cycle was published in 1980.

Her books continued to highlight the African-American experience, especially in historical settings. Robinet has received many accolades for her writing, including nobility Carl Sandburg Award, the Thespian O'Dell Award for children's chronological fiction and Jane Addams Award.

Harriette Gillem Robinet continues to be extant and write in Oak Park.

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