Kathryn Lasky

Kathryn Lasky

Kathryn Lasky was born in 1944. Their most popular book is The Capture with 122 saves and an average rating of 3.66.

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

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

20 primary books

Authored 25% 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, Kristiana Gregory, and Carolyn Meyer.

#1
Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England ~ 1544
#2
Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile, Egypt ~ 57 B.C.
#3
Isabel: Jewel of Castilla, Spain ~ 1466
#4
Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, Austria-France ~ 1769
#5
Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia ~ 1914

Series

43 primary books

Authored 9% of series

Dear America

Dear America is a 43-book series with 43 released primary works first released in 1996 with contributions by Kathryn Lasky, Kristiana Gregory, and Barry Denenberg.

#1
A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower ~ 1620
#2
The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania ~ 1777
#3
When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia ~ 1864
#4
A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia ~ 1859
#5
Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell ~ 1847

Series

7 primary books21 released books

Authored 14% of series

My America

My America is a 21-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 1976 with contributions by Patricia Hermes, Kristiana Gregory, and Kate McMullan.

#1
Our Strange New Land - Elizabeth's Diary, Jamestown, Virginia ~ 1609
#2
The Starving Time - Elizabeth's Diary, Jamestown, Virginia ~ 1609
#3
Season of Promise - Elizabeth's Diary, Jamestown, Virginia ~ 1609
#1
Five Smooth Stones : Hope's Diary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ~ 1776
#2
We Are Patriots: Hope's Diary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ~ 1776

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

3 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Sofia's Immigrant Diary

Sofia's Immigrant Diary is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2003 with contributions by Kathryn Lasky.

#1
Hope In My Heart: Sofia's Immigrant Diary
#2
Home at Last: Sofia's Immigrant Diary
#3
An American Spring: Sofia's Immigrant Diary

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

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

4 released books

Authored 25% of series

Mon Histoire

Mon Histoire is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 1996 with contributions by Kathryn Lasky, Carol Drinkwater, and Claude Helft.

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

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

19 primary books

Authored 5% of series

My Name Is America

My Name Is America is a 19-book series with 19 released primary works first released in 1998 with contributions by Barry Denenberg, Jim Murphy, and Walter Dean Myers.

#1
The Journal of William Thomas Emerson: A Revolutionary War Patriot, Boston, Massachusetts ~ 1774
#2
The Journal of James Edmond Pease: A Civil War Union Soldier, Virginia ~ 1863
#3
The Journal of Joshua Loper: A Black Cowboy, The Chisholm Trail ~ 1871
#4
The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins: A World War II Soldier, Normandy, France ~ 1944
#5
The Journal of Sean Sullivan: A Transcontinental Railroad Worker, Nebraska and Points West ~ 1867

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

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

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

4 released books

Authored 25% of series

Dear America

Dear America is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 1996 with contributions by Kathryn Lasky, Barry Denenberg, and Ellen Emerson White.

A Journey To The New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple
Dear America: When Will This Cruel War Be Over?
Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, 1912
A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin, Fenwick Island, Delaware, 1861