Happy 90th, James Aldridge! (YA Australian writer, "Ride a..

Born in White Hills, Victoria, he moved to London, England in 1938,
where he still lives.

His full name is Harold Edward James Aldridge.

He's written 8 young-adult novels, plus many for adults.

http://biography.jrank.org/pages/4092/Aldridge-Harold-Edward-James.html
(long bio and booklist)

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/james-aldridge/
(covers)
Excerpt:
"James Aldridge is probably best known in Australia for his novels set
in the fictional town of St Helen during the Depression of the 1930s.
These novels are as loved by adults as they are by children."

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0017724/
(filmography - Disney filmed "Ride a Wild Pony" in 1975)

YA novels:

The Flying 19 , 1966.
My Brother Tom. London, 1966
The Marvelous Mongolian, 1974
A Sporting Proposition. London, 1973; as Ride a Wild Pony, 1976.
The Broken Saddle, 1982
The True Story of Lilli Stubek, 1984
The True Story of Spit MacPhee, 1986
The True Story of Lola MacKellar, 1992.


Lenona.