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Mary Downing Hahn (born December 9, 1937) is an American writer of young adult novels and a former school librarian. She is known for books such as Stepping On The Cracks and Wait Till Helen Comes.[1] She published her first book in 1979 and has since written over 30 novels.[2][3] Her most recent novel, What We Saw, was published in September 2022.[4]

Mary Downing Hahn
Born	December 9, 1937 Washington, D.C., United States
Occupation	Novelist
Genre	Young adult fiction including ghost, horror, mystery stories

Books

Awards

• Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction for Stepping on the Cracks (1992)
• Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Closed for the Season (2010)[5]

State awards

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Wait Till Helen Comes (1986)

• Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award (Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington)
• Rebecca Caudhill Young Readers' Book Award (Illinois)
• Young Hoosier Award (Indiana)
• Iowa Children's Choice Award
• Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Minnesota)
• Golden Sower Award (Nebraska)
• Volunteer State Book Award (Tennessee)
• Texas Bluebonnet Award
• Utah Children's Book Award
• Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (Vermont)
• Virginia Readers' Choice Award

The Doll in the Garden (1989)

• Georgia Children's Book Award
• Mark Twain Award (Missouri)
• Virginia Readers' Choice Award

The Dead Man In Indian Creek (1990)

• Colorado Children's Book Award
• Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Minnesota)
• South Carolina Children's Book Award
• Utah Children's Book Award
• Virginia Readers' Choice Award

Stepping on the Cracks (1991)

• Golden Sower Award (Nebraska)
• South Carolina Children's Book Award

Time for Andrew (1994)

• California Young Reader's Medal
• Georgia Children's Book Award
• Rebecca Caudhill Young Readers' Book Award (Illinois)
• William Allen White Children's Book Award (Kansas)
• Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
• Mark Twain Award (Missouri)
• Texas Bluebonnet Award
• Utah Children's Book Award
• Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (Vermont)
• Virginia Readers' Choice Award

The Gentleman Outlaw and Me—Eli (1996)

• Iowa Children's Choice Award

The Old Willis Place (2004)

• William Allen White Children's Book Award (Kansas)
• Golden Sower Award (Nebraska)
• South Carolina Children's Book Award
• Volunteer State Book Award (Tennessee)
• Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (Vermont)

Witch Catcher (2006)

• West Virginia Children's Book Award

Deep and Dark and Dangerous (2007)

• Golden Sower Award (Nebraska)

Closed for the Season (2009)

• Golden Sower Award (Nebraska)

References

External links

• Mary Downing Hahn at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Mary Downing Hahn at Library of Congress Authorities, with 49 catalog records

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