Mildred Ames (November 2, 1919 – July 20, 1994) was a US writer of children's literature, for older children, and some science fiction. Her science fiction works often concern issues of paranoia or questions of identity. One of her most famous teen novels in this genre, Anna to the Infinite Power (1981), was turned into a motion picture with the same name in 1982.
Life
Ames was born in Bridgeport, CT, the daughter of Edward and Amelia (Miller) Walsh. She wrote her first story at the age of 9, described as a "tearful melodrama". Prior to writing professionally, Ames worked as a milliner, a sales person, and a telephone operator. She published her first novel, Shadows of Summers Past, in 1973.
Selected works
Grandpa Jake and the Grand Christmas — 1990
Who Will Speak for the Lamb? — 1989
Conjuring Summer In — 1986
Cassandra-Jamie — 1985
The Silver Link, the Silken Tie — 1984
Philo Potts, or, The Helping Hand Strikes Again — 1982
Anna to the Infinite Power — 1981
The Dancing Madness — 1980
Nicky and the Joyous Noise — 1980
The Wonderful Box — 1978
What are Friends For? — 1978
Without Hats, Who Can Tell the Good Guys? — 1976
Is There Life on a Plastic Planet? — 1975
Shadows of Summers Past - 1973
Adaptations
''Anna to the Infinite Power was adapted as a film of the same name in 1982.
References
External links
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction page 28. Mildred Ames Papers, Special Collections at the University of Southern Mississippi (de Grummond Children's Literature Collection)