Eva-Lis Wuorio (12 November 1918 – 1988 in

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) was a Finnish-born writer. She was born in Viipuri,

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and her family emigrated to

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, where she was educated. She later moved to the

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. She wrote principally for children and young adults.

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* ''Return of the Viking'', Eau Claire, Wisconsin: E. M. Hale and Company, 1955 * ''The Canadian Twins'' (illustrated by

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), Jonathan Cape, 1956 * ''The Island of Fish in the Trees'' (illustrated by

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), Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1962 * ''The Woman with the Portuguese Basket'', New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1963 * ''The Land of Right Up and Down'' (illustrated by Edward Ardizzone), Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1964 * ''The Terror Factor'', New York: Lancer Books, 1965 * ''Tal and the Magic Barruget'' (illustrated by

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), Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1965 * ''Z for Zaborra'', New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1965 * ''October Treasure'', New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966 * ''Midsummer Lokki'', New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966 (also published as ''Explosion!'') * ''Venture at Midsummer'', New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1967 * ''Forbidden Adventure'', London: Ronald Whiting & Wheaton, 1967 * ''Kali and the Golden Mirror'' (illustrated by Edward Ardizzone), Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1967 * ''Save Alice!'', New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968 * ''The Happiness Flower'', (illustrated by Don Bolognese), Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1969 * ''The Singing Canoe'' (illustrated by Irving Boker), Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1969 * ''Code: Polonaise'', New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971 * ''To Fight in Silence'', New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973 * ''Escape If You Can: 13 Tales of the Preternatural'', The Viking Press, 1977 * ''Detour to Danger'' New York: Delacorte Press, 1981

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Biography from the Finnish North American Literature Association
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wuorio, Eva-Lis 1918 births Canadian writers of young adult literature Finnish emigrants to Canada 1988 deaths Finnish children's writers Finnish women children's writers Finnish expatriates in England Canadian women children's writers 20th-century Canadian women writers Canadian emigrants to England Canadian expatriates in England

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