The Wolf Girls: an Unsolved Mystery from History

Publisher Marketing: In 1920 a missionary brought two young girls to an orphanage in India. The girls didn't know how to talk, walk, or eat from a plate. Some people thought the girls had been abandoned by their parents. Some people said the girls were brought up by wolves in the wild. Still others thought that the missionary who ran the orphanage made up the story about the girls. No one knows for sure. Become a detective as you read this true story, study the clues, and try to figure out the fate of the wolf girls of Midnapore. The Unsolved Mystery from History series is written by acclaimed author Jane Yolen and former private investigator Heidi Elisabet Yolen Stemple. Read carefully and check your clues. You might be the first to solve a puzzle that has baffled people for years. Review Citations: Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2001 pg. 47 (EAN 9780689810800, Hardcover) Kirkus Review - Children 07/01/2001 pg. 950 (EAN 9780689810800, Hardcover) New York Times 07/15/2001 pg. 24 (EAN 9780689810800, Hardcover) Booklist 07/01/2001 pg. 2007 (EAN 9780689810800, Hardcover) School Library Journal 08/01/2001 pg. 174 (EAN 9780689810800, Hardcover) PW Notes and Reprints 09/03/2001 pg. 89 (EAN 9780689810800, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 199 (EAN 9780689810800, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 199 (EAN 9780689810800, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 09/03/2001 (EAN 9780689810800, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Yolen, Jane Jane Yolen is one of the most distinguished and successful authors for young readers and adults in the country. She is the author of more than 200 books--including "Briar Rose", "Sister Light, Sister Dark", "Owl Moon", and the immensely popular "The Devil's Arithmetic". Her books have won awards including the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, the World Fantasy Award, the Jewish Book Award, and two Christopher Medals. She lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts. Contributor Bio:  Stemple, Heidi Elisabet y Poet, novelist, storyteller, and picture-book author "Jane Yolen" has won five awards for her body of work in children's literature: the Regina Medal, the Kerlan Award, the Keene State Award, the Boston Public Library's Literary Lights for Children Award, and the Anna V. Zarrow Award. Her many books include "Owl Moon, " which won the Caldecott Medal, "Moon Ball, " and "Where Have the Unicorns Gone?" Her daughter, "Heidi Elisabet Yolen Stemple", has worked as a parole officer and a private investigator, and wrote "Meet the Monsters" with Jane Yolen. The two also collaborated on "The Wolf Girls: An Unsolved Mystery from History" and "The Mary Celeste: An Unsolved Mystery from History." Jane and Heidi both live in Hatfield, Massachusetts. Visit the authors at www. JaneYolen.com and www. HeidiStemple.comContributor Bio:  Roth, Roger Roger Roth, Sr., has partnered with Dr. Hanby in his ministry and writing for many years. Together they oversee Mark Hanby Ministries/Fathers Heart Ministries, an internationally recognized teaching and resource center.