Lila Perl

Also known as

Perl Lila

Lila Perl, the daughter of Russian immigrants fleeing anti-Semitism, published over sixty volumes of fiction and nonfiction for young readers during her long and distinguished career. In addition to the beloved *Fat Glenda* series, Perl twice received American Library Association Notable awards for nonfiction and was a recipient of the Sydney Taylor Award for *Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story*. She died in 2013 at the age of ninety-two. *Isabel's War* and its completed sequel, *Lilli's Quest*, were her final works.

Born 1921-05-23

Died 2013-12-04

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL659020A

Top Subjects

  • Juvenile literature (19)
  • Juvenile Nonfiction (11)
  • United States (9)
  • Fiction (6)
  • Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9) (6)
  • History (5)
  • General (5)

Books by Lila Perl

Total count: 90