Wersba, Barbara, 1932-2018

found: enotes Web site, viewed December 14, 2015(Barbara Wersba, 1932- ; American novelist, poet, and dramatist; began as a children's author, but has been writing mainly for young adults since the publication of her novel The dream watcher in 1968) - https://www.enotes.com/topics/barbara-wersba-61663

found: Wersba, Barbara. Tunes for a small harmonica, 1976:title page (Barbara Wersba)

found: ProQuest Recent Newspapers: The New York Times (Database), viewed September 21, 2022:"Barbara Wersba, 85, Author for Youths," by Helen T. Verongos, March 22, 2018 (Barbara Wersba, whose candid books for young adults were among the first to explore topics like alcoholism and same-sex relationships, died on Feb. 18 [2018] in Englewood, N.J. She was 85 ... confirmed by an administrator at Actors Fund Home [Englewood, New Jersey] where she had been living ... Her “Tunes for a Small Harmonica” was a National Book Award finalist in 1977, and the American Library Association honored her novels, including “The Carnival in My Mind” (1982) and “Whistle Me Home” (1997) ... Barbara Wersba was born on Aug. 19, 1932, in Chicago ... The family moved to California ... when she was 11, and she and her mother moved to New York City, where they lived in the theater district ... Her first few books, including “The Boy Who Loved the Sea” (1961) and “Do Tigers Ever Bite Kings?” (1966), were for younger children ...)