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William Mayne

William James Carter Mayne (16 March 1928 – 24 March 2010) was an English writer of children's fiction. ''The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature'' calls him one of the outstanding children's authors of the 20th century and The Times Literary Supplement reportedly called him "the most original good writer for young people in our time". In 2004, he was convicted of sexual abuse. Provided by Wikipedia