Lloyd Alexander is the acclaimed author of more than thirty books for young people. His many honours include a Newbery Medal for The High King and a Newbery Honour for The Black Cauldron, both part of The Prydain Chronicles. He won a National Book Award for The Marvellous Misadventures of Sebastian and Westmark. Lloyd Alexander's best loved work features strong heroines, as found in Gypsy Rizka, The Westmark Trilogy, and the Vesper Holly Aventures.
