“I have always had a fascination with traveling to magical places. Many of my own stories take place in other places, other dimensions. I guess I'm the ultimate escapist.”

— Robert D. San Souci

Robert D. San Souci – Penguin Books USA http://www.penguin.com/author/robert-d-san-souci/26813

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Children's writer 1946–2014

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