Wiggin, Eric E(llsworth)

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WIGGIN, Eric E(llsworth)

WIGGIN, Eric E(llsworth). American, b. 1939. Genres: Novels. Career: Palermo Baptist Churches, Palermo, ME, pastor, 1965-68; English teacher at schools in Waterville, ME, 1966-68, and Fort Wayne, IN, 1968-73; Faith Christian School, Fruitport, MI, English teacher and librarian, 1973-74; Piedmont Bible College, Winston-Salem, NC, instructor in English, 1974-78; Glen Cove Bible College, Rockport, ME, instructor in English, 1978-79; full-time writer, 1979-. Substitute teacher; adult Sunday school teacher. Publications: RETELLER REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM SERIES (based on books by Kate Douglas Wiggin): Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm: The Child, 1989, as Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, 1994; Rebecca of Sunny- brook Farm: The Girl, 1990, as Rebecca of the Brick House, 1994; Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm: The Woman, 1991, as Rebecca Returns to Sunnybrook, 1994. MAGGIE'S WORLD SERIES: Maggie: Life at the Elms, 1993; Maggie's Homecoming, 1994; Maggie's Secret Longing, 1995. HANNAH'S ISLAND SERIES: A Hound for Hannah, 1995; The Mystery of the Sunken Steamboat, 1995; The Mysterious Stranger, 1995; The Lesson of the Ancient Bones, 1996; The Secret of the Old Well, 1997; The Texas Rodeo Showdown, 1999. OTHER: The Hills of God, 1993; The Heart of a Grandparent: Investing Yourself in Your Grandchildren's Future, 1993; Blood Moon Rising (novel), 2000; The Gift of Grandparenting, 2001; An Heir to Murder, 2004.