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Mattie Stepanek

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Profession
Poet
Died
Jun 22, 2004
Zodiac
Cancer
Born in
Rockville MD
About
Child poet who is remembered for Heartsongs, a seven-volume, New York Times bestselling work. He died at age thirteen from an atypical form of muscular dystrophy. In 2007, he won the Peacemaker of the Year Award from Independent Publisher. 
Family
His mother, Jeni Stapanek, served as Vice President of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

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