Ester Wier (October 17, 1910 – January 6, 2000) was an

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writer. She was born Esther Catherine Wier to Robert A. and Lydia (''née'' Harshberger) Alberti in Seattle, Washington. She married Henry Robert Wier, a naval officer, in 1934, Her first books used her experiences traveling as a naval wife. She took a workshop at George Washington University which led to her writing for children.

Bibliography

* ''Answer Book on Naval Social Customs'', 1956 (with Dorothy Coffin Hickey) * ''Answer Book on Air Force Social Customs'', 1957 * ''Army Social Customs'', 1958 * ''What Every Air Force Wife Should Know'', 1958 * '' The Loner'', 1963 * ''Gift of the Mountains'', 1963 * ''The Rumptydoolers'', 1964 * ''Easy Does It'', 1965 * ''The Barrel'', 1966 * ''The Space Hut'', 1967 * ''The Wind Chasers'', 1967 * ''Action at Paradise Marsh'', 1968 * ''The Winners'', 1968 * ''The Long Year'', 1969 *''The Straggler: Adventures of a Sea Bird'', 1970 * ''The White Oak'', 1971 * ''The Partners'', 1972 * ''The Hunting Trail'', 1974 * ''King of the Mountain'', 1975

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Archival collections relating to Ester Wier
American children's writers Newbery Honor winners 1910 births 2000 deaths {{US-child-writer-stub