- Author: Robert C. O'Brien Author Record # 5054
- Legal Name: Conly, Robert Leslie Carroll
- Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Birthdate: 11 January 1918
- Deathdate: 5 March 1973
- Language: English
- Webpages: bccb.lis.illinois.edu, IMDB, Library of Congress, SFE, Wikipedia-EN
- Note: Father of Jane Leslie Conly, who finished his manuscript of Z for Zachariah after his death, and wrote two sequels to Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.
- Author Tags: Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (2), young-adult fantasy (2), post apocalypse (1), child protagonist (1), brainwashing (1), mind control (1), talking animals (1), intelligent animals (1), animal experimentation (1), mice (1), rats (1), genetic engineering (1)
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Place | Year and Award | Title | Category |
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Win | 1972 Newbery | Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH | Newbery Medal |