Virginia Sorensen, also credited as Virginia Sorenson, (February 17, 1912, in Provo, Utah

Provo, Utah

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 – December 24, 1991) was the author of the 1957 John Newbery Medal

Newbery Medal

The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association . The award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award has been given since 1922. ...

 winning Miracles on Maple Hill

Miracles on Maple Hill

Miracles on Maple Hill is a 1956 novel by Virginia Sorenson that won the 1957 Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature.-Plot:...

. Her first novel, A Little Lower Than the Angels, was written and published in 1942 while she resided in Terre Haute, Indiana

Terre Haute, Indiana

Terre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and...

, with her first husband Frederick C. Sorensen, a professor at Indiana State Teachers College, now Indiana State University

Indiana State University

Indiana State University is a public university located in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.The Princeton Review has named Indiana State as one of the "Best in the Midwest" seven years running, and the College of Education's Graduate Program was recently named as a 'Top 100' by U.S...

. She later married Alec Waugh

Alec Waugh

Alexander Raban Waugh , was a British novelist, the elder brother of the better-known Evelyn Waugh and son of Arthur Waugh, author, literary critic, and publisher...

, son of Arthur Waugh

Arthur Waugh

Arthur Waugh was an English author, literary critic, and publisher. He was the father of the writers Alec and Evelyn Waugh.-His life:...

 and brother of Evelyn Waugh

Evelyn Waugh

Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh , known as Evelyn Waugh, was an English writer of novels, travel books and biographies. He was also a prolific journalist and reviewer...

, in 1969. Her books are usually Mormon

Mormon

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-themed.

Published works

Her published works for adults were:

• A Little Lower than the Angels – 1942, Knopf
• On the Star – 1946, Reynal & Hitchcock
• The Neighbors – 1947, Reynal & Hitchcock
• The Evening and The Morning – 1949, Harcourt, Brace and Co.
• The Proper Gods – 1952, Harcourt, Brace & Co.
• Many Heavens – 1954, Harcourt & Brace
• Kingdom Come – 1960, Harcourt & Brace
• Where Nothing is Long Ago – 1963, Harcourt & Brace
• The Man with the Key – 1974, Harcourt Brace & Co. Jovanovich

Sorensen also published titles for children:

• Curious Missie – 1953, Harcourt Brace
• The House Next Door Scribners – 1954
• Plain Girl – 1957, Harcourt Brace, won the Child Study Award
• Miracles on Maple Hill – 1957, Harcourt Brace, won the Child Study Award and the 1957 John Newbery Medal
  Newbery Medal
  The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association . The award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award has been given since 1922. ...
  
  
• Lotte's Locket – 1964, Harcourt Brace
• Around the Corner – 1973, Harcourt Brace
• Friends of the Road Atheneum – 1978