Home › Authors › Sonia Daugherty 👤 Sonia Daugherty b. 1893 – d. 1971 · 5 books Biography Sonia Medvedeva was a Moscow-born children's author best known for her biographies. She was also a contributor to the New Yorker and the Christian Science Monitor. She was married to author and illustrator James Daugherty. Books by Sonia Daugherty Thomas Jefferson: fighter for Thomas Jefferson: fighter for freedom and human rights 1961 Ten Brave Men 1951 Vanka's Donkey 1940 Denny, the boy we always knew Denny, the boy we always knew 1938 The broken song The broken song 1934