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Lauren Wolk

Lauren Wolk is a novelist, poet, and visual artist.

Genres: Children's Fiction

New and upcoming books

April 2025

Candle Island

Series

Wolf Hollow
1. Wolf Hollow (2016)
2. My Own Lightning (2022)

Novels

   Those Who Favor Fire (1999)
   Beyond the Bright Sea (2017)
   Echo Mountain (2020)
   Candle Island (2025)

Award nominations

	2021 Carnegie Medal (nominee) : Echo Mountain
	2018 Carnegie Medal (nominee) : Beyond the Bright Sea
	2017 Newbery Medal (nominee) : Wolf Hollow
	2017 Carnegie Medal (nominee) : Wolf Hollow

Lauren Wolk recommends

The Storm Keeper's Island (2018)
(Storm Keeper Quartet, book 1)
Catherine Doyle
"I miss Fionn and his grandfather and their island as if they were real ... which they are, thanks to Catherine Doyle."

The Button War (2018)
Avi
"Reminiscent of Slaughterhouse-Five and Lord of the Flies, Avi’s The Button War is an important and honest book that crowns no heroes. Instead, it shines a light on how easily we believe what we want to believe, confusing dictators for leaders and ignoring our own best selves in the process. If children are to understand the world’s problems, they need to face them—and their own motives—with clear eyes and open minds. The Button War will help them do that. But it is a cautionary tale that will surely provoke introspection in readers of all ages and help us see how to evolve beyond our primitive thirst for power and glory."

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