Maria D. Wilkes

Maria D. Wilkes first read the Little House books as a young girl and has been fascinated by pioneer history ever since. She did extensive research on the Quiner, Ingalls, and Wilder families, studied original sources and family letters and diaries, and worked in close consultation with several historians and the Laura Ingalls Wilder estate as she wrote the Caroline Years books. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, Peter, and her daughters, Grace and Natalie. “Maria D. Wilkes.” HarperCollins, www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/maria-d-wilkes-880000019718. Accessed 7 July 2023. “New York Times Bestselling Author.” Margaret Peterson Haddix, haddixbooks.com/. Accessed 7 July 2023.

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