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William H. Armstrong (author)
American novelist (1911–1999)
William Howard Armstrong (September 14, 1911 – April 11, 1999) was an American writer of children's literature and educator, best known for his 1969 novel Sounder, which won the Newbery Medal.
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Biography
William Howard Armstrong was born in Lexington, Virginia in 1911. He was the third child born to Howard Gratton Armstrong, a farmer, and his wife, Ida Morris Armstrong. He had a difficult time in school, being a small child with asthma and glasses.[1]
While his father taught him to work hard, his mother taught Armstrong to love stories.
"No one told me the Bible was not for young readers, so I found some exciting stories in it," Armstrong said.
Williams h armstrong biography
"Not until years later did I understand why I liked the Bible stories so much. It was because everything that could possibly be omitted [left out] was omitted. There was no description of David so I could be like David..." Armstrong later used the art of o