Sharon Dennis Wyeth | |
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| Occupation | Children's Author Creative Writing Professor |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Hunter College (MFA) |
| Genre | Children's Fiction and Non-fiction, Poetry |
| Notable works | Evette: The River and Me Orphea Proud Something Beautiful Always My Dad |
| Website | |
| sharondenniswyeth | |
Sharon Dennis Wyeth is an American poet[1] and author of numerous children's books.[2] She is best known for Evette: The River and Me, which tells the story of a young girl, Evette, who is inspired to clean up the polluted tributary her grandmother once swam in. Wyeth's fiction was the basis for the first biracial American Girl doll, part of its World By Us collection.[3] Evette: The River and Me was derived from Wyeth's childhood in Washington, D.C., where she grew up swimming in the Anacostia River, in part, because Black Washingtonians were harassed when they attempted to access desegregated community pools.[2]
- ^ Johnston, Amanda (2022-08-05). "August 2022 Feature: Sharon Dennis Wyeth". Torch Literary Arts. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ^ a b Dvorak, Petula (2021-11-02). "Perspective | A new environmentalist for the next generation is a doll. And she's from D.C." The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ^ Lashley, Katrina. "Why This American Girl Doll Inspires Environmental Activism". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2023-09-22.