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# Anita Silvey

(1946)   Writer

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Anita Silvey is a writer.

## Quick Facts About Anita Silvey

Born November 30, 1946

Profession Writer

## About Anita Silvey

American children's literature critic, editor, writer... \| Anita Silvey is an American author, editor, and literary critic in the genre of children’s literature. Born in 1947 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Silvey has served as Editor-in-Chief of The Horn Book Magazine and as vice-president at Houghton Mifflin where she oversaw children’s and young adult book

##  Quotes by Anita Silvey

> [Reading centers on finding yourself in a book. ...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-silvey/reading-centers-on-finding-yourself-in-a-book/)

[Anita Silvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-silvey/)

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> [“Reading centers on finding yourself in a book. -- Sherman Alexie”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-silvey/reading-centers-on-finding-yourself-in-a-book-sherman-alexie/)

[Anita Silvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-silvey/)

[Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/)

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> [Nothing ensures the success of the child more in the society than being read to from infancy to young adulthood. Reading books…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-silvey/nothing-ensures-the-success-of-the-child-more-in-the-society-than/)

[Anita Silvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-silvey/)

[Adulthood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adulthood/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/631/anita-silvey-71650_adulthood_nothing-ensures-the-success-of-the-child_2170515.png)

> [For almost a quarter of a century, Teen Ink has been encouraging young people to write - and then has published those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-silvey/for-almost-a-quarter-of-a-century-teen-ink-has-been-encouraging-young/)

[Anita Silvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-silvey/)

[Century](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/century/)

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