Ester Wier (October 17, 1910 – January 6, 2000) was an American writer. She was born Esther Catherine Wier to Robert A. and Lydia (née Harshberger) Alberti in Seattle, Washington. She married Henry Robert Wier, a naval officer, in 1934, Her first books used her experiences traveling as a naval wife. She took a workshop at George Washington University which led to her writing for children. Bibliography Answer Book on Naval Social Customs, 1956 (with Dorothy Coffin Hickey) Answer Book on Air Force Social Customs, 1957 Army Social Customs, 1958 What Every Air Force Wife Should Know, 1958 The Loner, 1963 Gift of the Mountains, 1963 The Rumptydoolers, 1964 Easy Does It, 1965 The Barrel, 1966 The Space Hut, 1967 The Wind Chasers, 1967 Action at Paradise Marsh, 1968 The Winners, 1968 The Long Year, 1969 The Straggler: Adventures of a Sea Bird, 1970 The White Oak, 1971 The Partners, 1972 The Hunting Trail, 1974 King of the Mountain, 1975 References External links Archival collections relating to Ester Wier American children's writers Newbery Honor winners 1910 births 2000 deaths