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Kathryn Lasky


USA flag (b.1944)

aka Kathryn Lasky Knight, E L Swann

Kathryn Lasky is the American author of many critically acclaimed books, including several Dear America books, several Royal Diaries books, 1984 Newbery Honor winning Sugaring Time, The Night Journey, and the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is married to Christopher Knight, with whom she lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
 


Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Historical Mystery
 
New and upcoming books
Series
Calista Jacobs (as by Kathryn Lasky Knight)
   1. Trace Elements (1986)
   2. Mortal Words (1990)
   3. Mumbo Jumbo (1991)
   4. Dark Swan (1994)
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Guardians of Ga'hoole
   1. The Capture (2003)
   2. The Journey (2003)
   3. The Rescue (2003)
   4. The Siege (2004)
   5. The Shattering (2004)
   6. The Burning (2004)
   7. The Hatchling (2005)
   8. The Outcast (2005)
   9. The First Collier (2005)
   10. The Coming of Hoole (2006)
   11. To Be a King (2006)
   12. Golden Tree (2007)
   13. River of Wind (2007)
   A Guide Book to the Great Tree (2007)
   14. Exile (2007)
   15. The War of the Ember (2008)
   Lost Tales Of Ga'Hoole (2010)
   16. The Rise of a Legend (2013)
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Camp Princess
   1. Born to Rule (2006)
   2. Unicorns? Get Real! (2007)
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Wolves of the Beyond
   1. Lone Wolf (2009)
   2. Shadow Wolf (2010)
   3. Watch Wolf (2011)
   4. Frost Wolf (2011)
   5. Spirit Wolf (2012)
   6. Star Wolf (2013)
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Daughters Of The Sea
   1. Hannah (2009)
     aka Girl in the Shadows
   2. May (2011)
   3. Lucy (2012)
   4. The Crossing (2015)
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Deadlies
   1. Felix Takes The Stage (2010)
   2. Spiders on the Case (2011)
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Horses of the Dawn
   1. The Escape (2014)
   2. Star Rise (2014)
   3. Wild Blood (2016)
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Tangled In Time
   1. The Portal (2019)
   2. The Burning Queen (2019)
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Georgia O'Keeffe Mystery
   1. Light on Bone (2022)
   2. Mortal Radiance (2024)
   3. A Slant of Light (2025)
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Novels
   The Weaver's Gift (1981)
   Jem's Island (1982)
   Night Journey (1982)
   Beyond the Divide (1983)
   Prank (1984)
   Puppeteer (1985)
   Home Free (1985)
   Pageant (1986)
   The Bone Wars (1988)
   The Widow of Oz (1989) (as by Kathryn Lasky Knight)
   I Have an Aunt on Marlborough Street (1992)
   Memoirs of a Bookbat (1994)
   The Solo (1994)
   Beyond the Burning Time (1994)
   The Gates of the Wind (1995)
   True North (1996)
   Alice Rose and Sam (1998)
   Night Gardening (1999) (as by E L Swann)
   Robin Hood (1999)
   Star Split (1999)
   Blood Secret (2004)
   Georgia Rises (2005)
   Broken Song (2005)
   The Last Girls of Pompeii (2007)
   Chasing Orion (2008)
   Ashes (2010)
   Hawksmaid (2010)
   The Extra (2013)
   More Than Magic (2016)
   Night Witches (2017)
   Faceless (2021)
   Glass (2024)
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Collections
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Series contributed to
Royal Diaries / My Royal Story
   Mary, Queen of Scots (1994)
   Elizabeth I (1999)
   Marie Antoinette (2000)
   Jahanara (2002)
   Kazunomiya (2004)
   Elizabeth (2010)
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My America
   Home At Last (2003)
   Hope in My Heart (2003)
   An American Spring (2004)
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Picture Books show
 
Chapter Books show
 
Non fiction show
 
Award nominations
1984 Newbery Medal (nominee) : Sugaring Time


Kathryn Lasky recommends
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Alias Anna (2022)
Greg Dawson and Susan Hood
"A profound and powerful story of the Holocaust, told with heart, soul, and music."
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Woof (2015)
(Bowser and Birdie, book 1)
Spencer Quinn
"Imagine Scout Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird setting out to solve a mystery with the aid of a charming, slobbery dog. You'll wish you had Birdie and Bowser as your very best friends."

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