Barbara Wersba, Whose Children's Books Explored Alcoholism, Gay Relationships, And The Like, Dead At 85 by Artsjournal1

"Ms. Wersba began writing in the 1960s, and her work reflected the era's new realism in literature for younger readers with stories no longer confined to intact nuclear families and sanitized goings-on like prom nights. Some of her frank themes generated criticism; others generated praise."

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