Margaret Goff Clark (1913–2003) was an American author of children's books. She is best known for her book Freedom Crossing.

Margaret Goff Clark
Born(1913-03-07)March 7, 1913
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
DiedOctober 6, 2003(2003-10-06) (aged 90)
Santa Monica, California
GenreChildren's literature

Clark née Goff was born on March 7, 1913, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[1] She attended the State Teachers College at Buffalo. In 1937 she married Charles R. Clark.[2]

Her first book was The Mystery of Seneca Hill published in 1961 by Franklin Watts.[3][4] Her book Freedom Crossing was published in 1969 by Funk & Wagnalls.[5] It was a historical novel for children about the Underground Railroad.[6][7] In 1995 her book The Threatened Florida Black Bear was published by Cobblehill Books.[8] That book was a recipient of a 1995 Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12 awarded by the National Science Teachers Association.[9]

Clark died on October 6, 2003, in Santa Monica, California.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Margaret Goff Clark Dies at 90". Buffalo News. 22 October 2003. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  2. ^ Goff Clark, Margaret (12 June 1984). "Interview with Margaret Goff Clark". SUNY Buffalo State Oral Histories, 1975-1995. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  3. ^ Clark, Margaret Goff (1961). "The Mystery of Seneca Hill". Google Books. F. Watts. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. ^ Buell, Ellen Lewis (19 February 1961). "Juvenile Mysteries". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  5. ^ "The Publishers Weekly". 197. F. Leypoldt. 1970. Retrieved 25 September 2023. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Clark, Margaret Goff (February 1989). "Freedom Crossing". Google Books. Scholastic Book Services. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Margaret Goff Clark, A Friend of Niagara". Niagara County Historical Society. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  8. ^ Clark, Margaret Goff (1995). "The Threatened Florida Black Bear". Google Books. Cobblehill Books. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12: 1996 (Books published in 1995)" (PDF). National Science Teaching Association. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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  • Margaret Goff Clark Papers, Special Collections at the University of Southern Mississippi (de Grummond Children's Literature Collection)