L. H. Evers

L. H. Evers
Born Leonard Herbert Evers
(1926-05-25)25 May 1926
Brisbane, Queensland
Died 18 February 1985(1985-02-18) (aged 58)
Occupation novelist and writer for children
Language English
Nationality Australian
Notable works The Racketty Street Gang
Notable awards Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers
Years active 1954-1968

L. H. Evers (25 May 1926-18 February 1985) was an Australian novelist and writer for children who was born in Brisbane, Queensland.[1]

After dropping out of high school at age fourteen, Evers joined the Australian Imperial Force during World War II and later served with the Occupation Force in Japan. Following the war he trained as a teacher and later attained an Arts Degree from Sydney University and a Diploma in Psychology. He left teaching in 1960 to become a psychologist in the NSW prison service.[1]

He wrote four novels for adults and was awarded the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers for his work The Racketty Street Gang in 1962.[2]

He died in 1985.[1]

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Novels

Young Adult fiction

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