Robert_J._Burch
Robert J. Burch
American novelist
Robert J. Burch (June 25, 1925 – December 25, 2007) was an American writer of 19 children's books whose readers are "usually young adolescents".[1] Many of his stories are based on his childhood experiences in rural Georgia during the Great Depression.[2]
He was born in Fayette County, Georgia, and spent the majority of his life there. Robert J. Burch Elementary School in Tyrone is named for him.[2] In 1943 he joined the army.