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Julia Sauer (April 8, 1891 – June 26, 1983) was an American writer of children's fiction and librarian. Two of her books, ''Fog Magic'' and ''The Light at Tern Rock'' were among the annual Newbery Medal runners-up. Both are set in Canada, where Sauer frequently vacationed. ==Life== Julia Lina Sauer was born April 8, 1891, in Rochester, New York. She attended the University of Rochester and the New York State Library School in Albany, NY. Sauer then returned to Rochester, where she was the head of the children's department at the Public Library from 1921-1958.〔Chevalier, Tracy (editor), ''Twentieth-Century Children's Writers'', St. James Press, 1989;〕 Though she lived most of her life in Rochester, Sauer spent many summers in Little River, Nova Scotia, Canada. That area became the setting for both of her award-winning books.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 url =http://www.angelfire.com/folk/lifestyle/JuliaHistory.html )〕 As a librarian, Sauer became involved in the new medium of radio through the School of the Air, broadcasting programs for fifth through eleventh graders directly into schools.〔Keith, Michael, ''Radio Cultures: The Sound Medium in American Life'', Peter Lang, 2008, pp. 296;〕 She eventually edited a book on giving radio book talks for children.〔Freeman, Robert, ''Libraries to the People: Histories of Outreach'', McFarland, 2003, pp.171;〕 Her early work as a children's librarian brought her recognition with the American Library Association, and in 1939 she was appointed chairman of the Committee on Planning and Equipping Children's Libraries for the ALA.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&ei=6IGxT4GQGqmh2QXxiOzpCA&ved=0CBYQvwUoAQ&q=%20A+Committee+on+Planning+and+Equip+ping+Children%27s+Libraries+has+been+appointed+with+Julia+Sauer+of+Rochester+as+chairman.+It+will+plan+one&spell=1&biw=1024&bih=610#hl=en&sa=X&ei=g9axT9A-5OOYBfCJtbwJ&ved=0CBoQvwUoAQ&q=A+Committee+on+Planning+and+Equipping+Children's+Libraries+has+been+appointed+with+Julia+Sauer+of+Rochester+as+chairman.+It+will+plan+one&spell=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=5e8db8a8cad95afa&biw=1024&bih=655 )〕 By the early 1940s a debate, at times acrimonious, had developed in the children's literature field about whether children's books should be imaginative escapes from reality or reflections of the trials and difficulties of modern life, including the Great Depression and developments leading to World War II. The side supporting fantasy was symbolized by the nightingale, a figure of ethereal beauty from fairy tales. Realists often pointed to the character of Janey Larkins from Doris Gates' book Blue Willow, the first realistic American problem novel for children. The ALA asked Julia Sauer to address the controversy, and in 1941 the ''Library Journal'' published her article "Making the World Safe for the Janey Larkins". In it, Sauer wrote that children should not be protected from the realities of their world. But, she argued, they need both realism and imagination. She finished with an appeal to her fellow librarians: "We need many more books about the Janey Larkins in our literature for children. And when we get them we will need the courage to give them to our children... before a world can be made safe even for nightingales, it must be made safe for the Janey Larkins."〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = Christine Jenkins )〕 Sauer presented the paper, "Library Services to Children in a World at War," to the 8th Pan- American Child Congress in Washington, DC, in 1942.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = Google )〕 Her final children's book appeared in 1954. It tells the adventures of a small boy who checks out ''Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel'' so many times he calls the library ''Mike's House''. At the behest of the ''Atlantic Monthly'', in 1955 Sauer and two others, Virginia Haviland and Elizabeth Gross, compiled a list of "50 Outstanding Books Published Since 1940".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = Making of America Project )〕 As well as writing, Sauer spoke throughout her life at colleges, library institutes and national meetings. Julia Sauer died June 26, 1983 in Rochester, New York. Her papers are held at the Rochester public library〔 and the University of Minnesota.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = Kerlan Collection )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Julia Sauer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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