Mclaren, Clemence
MCLAREN, Clemence
MCLAREN, Clemence. American, b. 1938. Genres: Young adult fiction. Career: Kamehameha Secondary Schools, Honolulu, HI, curriculum director. Publications: Inside the Walls of Troy, 1996; Dance for the Land, 1998, as Dance for the 'Aina, 2003; Waiting for Odysseus, 1999; Aphrodite's Blessing, 2001. Address: 2009 McKinley St, Honolulu, HI 96822, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]
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