Kathryn Lasky

Kathryn Lasky

Kathryn Lasky was born in 1944. Their most popular book is The Capture with 109 saves and an average rating of 3.67.

Author Bio

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 was born June 24, 1944, and grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is married to Christopher Knight, with whom she lives in Massachusetts.

https://www.kathrynlasky.com/

Authorship percentage indicates primary author status - excluding introductions, forewards and other contributions.

Series

15 primary books16 released books

Authored 94% of series

Guardians of Ga'Hoole

Guardians of Ga'Hoole is a 16-book series with 16 released primary works first released in 2002 with contributions by Kathryn Lasky and Kathryn Huang Knight.

#1
The Capture
#2
The Journey
#3
The Rescue
#4
The Siege
#5
O Abalo

Series

20 released books

Authored 32% of series

The Royal Diaries

The Royal Diaries is a 20-book series with 20 released primary works first released in 1999 with contributions by Kathryn Lasky, Carolyn Meyer, and Patricia C. McKissack.

Elizabeth I, red rose of the House of Tudor
Marie Antoinette, princess of Versailles
Isabel
Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, Austria-France 1769
Nzingha, warrior queen of Matamba

Series

6 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Wolves of the Beyond

Wolves of the Beyond is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 1993 with contributions by Kathryn Lasky.

#1
Lone wolf
#2
Shadow Wolf
#3
Watch Wolf
#4
Frost Wolf
#5
Spirit Wolf

Series

10 released books

Authored 40% of series

Mon Histoire

Mon Histoire is a 10-book series with 10 released primary works first released in 1996 with contributions by Kathryn Lasky, Patricia C. McKissack, and Kristiana Gregory.

A Journey To The New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple
Dear America: A Picture of Freedom
Slave Girl: The Diary Of Clotee, Virginia, USA 1859
Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile, Egypt, 57 B.C.
Marie Antoinette, princess of Versailles

Series

15 released books

Authored 27% of series

My Royal Story

My Royal Story is a 15-book series with 15 released primary works first released in 1999 with contributions by Kristiana Gregory, Kathryn Lasky, and Carolyn Meyer.

Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile, Egypt, 57 B.C.
Elizabeth I, red rose of the House of Tudor
Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914
Marie Antoinette, princess of Versailles
Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, Austria-France 1769

Series

39 released books

Authored 8% of series

Dear America

Dear America is a 39-book series with 39 released primary works first released in 1996 with contributions by Kathryn Lasky, Kristiana Gregory, and Barry Denenberg.

A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620
The Winter of Red Snow
When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864
Slave Girl: The Diary Of Clotee, Virginia, USA 1859
Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie

Series

3 primary books1 released book

Authored 100% of series

Bears of the Ice

Bears of the Ice is a 1-book series first released in 2019 with contributions by Kathryn Lasky.

#3
The Keepers of the Keys

Series

3 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Starbuck Family Adventure

Starbuck Family Adventure is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1991 with contributions by Kathryn Lasky.

#1
Double trouble squared
#2
Shadows in the water
#3
A voice in the wind

Series

2 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Tangled in Time

Tangled in Time is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2019 with contributions by Kathryn Lasky.

#1
The Portal
#2
The Burning Queen

Series

8 released books

Authored 25% of series

Candlewick Biographies

Candlewick Biographies is a 8-book series with 8 released primary works first released in 2001 with contributions by Kevin Hawkes, M. T. Anderson, and Kathryn Lasky.

Handel, Who Knew What He Liked
Handel, Who Knew What He Liked: Candlewick Biographies
One Beetle Too Many: The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin
John Muir: America's First Environmentalist
Lady Liberty

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

The Secret of Glendunny

The Secret of Glendunny is a 1-book series first released in 2023 with contributions by Kathryn Lasky.

#1
The Haunting

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

Georgia O’Keeffe Mystery

Georgia O’Keeffe Mystery is a 1-book series first released in 2022 with contributions by Kathryn Lasky.

#1
Light on Bone

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

Camp Princess

Camp Princess is a 1-book series first released in 2007 with contributions by Kathryn Lasky.

#2
Camp Princess 2

Series

5 primary books6 released books

Authored 17% of series

Daughters of the Sea

Daughters of the Sea is a 6-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Kathryn Lasky and Kristen Day.

#1
Hannah
#2
Awaken
#3
Chosen
#4
Hearken
#4.5
Eventide: The Reclamation Of Fallon

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

Horses of the Dawn

Horses of the Dawn is a 1-book series first released in 2015 with contributions by Kathryn Lasky.

#2
Star Rise

Series

12 released books

Authored 6% of series

My Name Is America

My Name Is America is a 12-book series with 12 released primary works first released in 1998 with contributions by Barry Denenberg, Jim Murphy, and William Durbin.

The Journal of William Thomas Emerson: A Revolutionary War Patriot, Boston, Massachusetts, 1774
The Journal of James Edmond Pease, a Civil War Union soldier
The Journal of Ben Uchida: Citizen 13559 Mirror Lake Internment Camp, California, 1942
The Journal of Sean Sullivan: A Transcontinental Railroad Worker, Nebraska and Points West, 1867
The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins: A World War II Soldier, Normandy, France, 1944

Series

2 released books

Authored 50% of series

Dear America

Dear America is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1996 with contributions by Kathryn Lasky and Ellen Emerson White.

A Journey To The New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple
Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, 1912