Order of Kathryn Lasky Books
Kathryn Lasky is an American author of children’s novels and non-fiction books. She writes the Guardians of Ga’Hoole, Wolves of the Beyond, Daughters of the Sea and several other series, along with many series she has contributed to, such as Dear America and The Royal Diaries. When Lasky writes for adults, she uses her married name of Kathryn Lasky Knight or the pen name E.L. Swann. Kathryn grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Michigan and her Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Wheelock College. Kathryn lives in Massachusetts with her husband and frequent collaborator, photographer Christopher Knight.
Kathryn Lasky became a published author in 1976 with the picture book I Have Four Names for My Grandfather. Below is a list of Kathryn Lasky’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Calista Jacobs Books
(as Kathryn Lasky Knight)
| Trace Elements | (1986) |    |
| Mortal Words | (1990) | |
| Mumbo Jumbo | (1991) | |
| Dark Swan | (1996) | |
Publication Order of Starbuck Family Adventures Books
| Double Trouble Squared | (1991) | |
| Shadows in the Water | (1992) | |
| A Voice in the Wind | (1993) | |
Publication Order of Portraits Books
| Portraits of Flowers and Shadows | (2000) | |
| Dancing Through Fire | (2005) | |
Publication Order of Lucille The Pig Books
| Lucille's Snowsuit | (2000) | |
| Starring Lucille | (2001) | |
| Lucille Camps In | (2003) | |
Publication Order of Georgia O’Keeffe Mystery Books
| Light on Bone | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Guardians Of Ga'Hoole Books
| The Capture | (2003) | |
| The Journey | (2003) | |
| The Rescue | (2003) | |
| The Siege | (2004) | |
| The Shattering | (2004) | |
| The First Collier | (2005) | |
| The Hatchling | (2005) | |
| To Be a King | (2006) | |
| The River of Wind | (2007) | |
| The Golden Tree | (2007) | |
| Exile | (2008) | |
| The War of the Ember | (2008) | |
| The Burning | (2012) | |
| The Outcast | (2012) | |
| The Coming of Hoole | (2013) | |
| The Rise of a Legend | (2013) | |
Chronological Order of Guardian Of Ga'Hoole Books | ||
Publication Order of Guardians Of Ga'Hoole Guide Books
(with Kathryn Huang)
| A Guide Book to the Great Tree | (2007) | |
| Lost Tales of Ga'Hoole | (2010) | |
Publication Order of Camp Princess Books
| Born to Rule | (2006) | |
| Unicorns? Get Real! | (2007) | |
Publication Order of Daughters Of The Sea Books
| Hannah / Girl in the Shadows | (2009) | |
| May | (2011) | |
| Lucy | (2012) | |
| The Crossing | (2015) | |
Publication Order of Wolves Of The Beyond Books
| Lone Wolf | (2010) | |
| Shadow Wolf | (2010) | |
| Watch Wolf | (2011) | |
| Frost Wolf | (2011) | |
| Spirit Wolf | (2012) | |
| Star Wolf | (2013) | |
Publication Order of Deadlies Books
| Felix Takes the Stage | (2010) | |
| Spiders on the Case | (2011) | |
Publication Order of Horses Of The Dawn Books
| The Escape | (2014) | |
| Star Rise | (2015) | |
| Wild Blood | (2016) | |
Publication Order of Bears Of The Ice Books
| The Quest of the Cubs | (2018) | |
| The Den of Forever Frost | (2018) | |
| The Keepers of the Keys | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Tangled In Time Books
| The Portal | (2019) | |
| The Burning Queen | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Weaver's Gift | (1980) | |
| The Night Journey | (1981) | |
| Jem's Island | (1982) | |
| Beyond the Divide | (1983) | |
| Prank | (1984) | |
| Puppeteer | (1985) | |
| Home Free | (1985) | |
| Pageant | (1986) | |
| The Bone Wars | (1988) | |
| The Widow of Oz | (1989) | |
| I Have an Aunt on Marlborough Street | (1992) | |
| Beyond the Burning Time | (1994) | |
| Memoirs of a Bookbat | (1994) | |
| The Solo | (1994) | |
| The Gates of the Wind | (1995) | |
| True North | (1996) | |
| Alice Rose and Sam | (1998) | |
| Night Gardening | (1999) | |
| Star Split | (1999) | |
| Robin Hood: The Boy Who Became a Legend | (1999) | |
| Hawksmaid: The Untold Story of Robin Hood and Maid Marian | (2000) | |
| Blood Secret | (2004) | |
| Broken Song | (2005) | |
| Georgia Rises | (2005) | |
| The Last Girls of Pompeii | (2007) | |
| Chasing Orion | (2007) | |
| Poodle and Hound | (2009) | |
| Ashes | (2010) | |
| The Extra | (2013) | |
| More Than Magic | (2016) | |
| Night Witches | (2017) | |
| Faceless | (2021) | |
| The Secret of Glendunny | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Picture Books
| I Have Four Names for My Grandfather | (1976) | |
| My Island Grandma | (1979) | |
| A Baby for Max | (1984) | |
| Sea Swan | (1988) | |
| Fourth of July Bear | (1991) | |
| The Tantrum | (1993) | |
| Days of the Dead | (1994) | |
| The Librarian Who Measured the Earth | (1994) | |
| Cloud Eyes | (1994) | |
| Pond Year | (1995) | |
| She's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head! | (1995) | |
| Lunch Bunnies | (1996) | |
| Grace the Pirate | (1997) | |
| Marven of the Great North Woods | (1997) | |
| Hercules: The Man, the Myth, the Hero | (1997) | |
| Show and Tell Bunnies | (1998) | |
| Sophie and Rose | (1998) | |
| The Emperor's Old Clothes | (1999) | |
| Science Fair Bunnies | (2000) | |
| Science Prize Bunnies | (2001) | |
| Mommy's Hands | (2002) | |
| Porkenstein | (2002) | |
| Before I Was Your Mother | (2003) | |
| The Man Who Made Time Travel | (2003) | |
| Love That Baby! | (2003) | |
| Humphrey, Albert, and the Flying Machine | (2004) | |
| Tumble Bunnies | (2005) | |
| Pirate Bob | (2006) | |
| One Beetle Too Many | (2006) | |
| Two Bad Pilgrims | (2009) | |
| Newton's Rainbow | (2017) | |
| Yossel's Journey | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Tugboats Never Sleep | (1977) | |
| Tall Ships | (1978) | |
| Dollmaker | (1981) | |
| Sugaring Time | (1983) | |
| Atlantic Circle | (1984) | |
| Surtsey: The New Place on Earth | (1990) | |
| Traces of Life: The Origins of Humankind / Early Man | (1990) | |
| Dinosaur Dig | (1990) | |
| Think Like an Eagle: At Work with a Wildlife Photographer | (1992) | |
| Searching for Laura Ingalls | (1993) | |
| Monarchs | (1993) | |
| The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the Rainforest Canopy | (1997) | |
| Shadows in the Dawn: The Lemurs of Madagascar | (1998) | |
| A Brilliant Streak: The Making of Mark Twain | (1998) | |
| Vision of Beauty: The Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker | (2000) | |
| First Painter | (2000) | |
| Interrupted Journey: Saving Endangered Sea Turtles | (2001) | |
| Born in the Breezes: The Seafaring Life of Joshua Slocum | (2001) | |
| A Voice of Her Own: The Story of Phyllis Wheatley, Slave Poet | (2003) | |
| John Muir: America's First Environmentalist | (2006) | |
| Silk and Venom: Searching for a Dangerous Spider | (2011) | |
| She Caught the Light | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Dear America Books
| A Journey to the New World | (1996) | |
| The Winter of Red Snow | (1996) | |
| I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl, Mars Bluff, South Carolina, 1865 | (1997) | |
| Dreams in the Golden Country | (1998) | |
| Standing in the Light | (1998) | |
| A Line in the Sand: The Alamo Diary of Lucinda Lawrence | (1998) | |
| My Heart is on the Ground | (1999) | |
| The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl | (1999) | |
| A Light in the Storm | (1999) | |
| A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896 | (2000) | |
| My Secret War | (2000) | |
| Christmas After All | (2001) | |
| Valley of the Moon: The Diary of María Rosalía de Milagros, Sonoma Valley, Alta Valley, California, 1846, | (2001) | |
| A Time for Courage | (2002) | |
| Love Thy Neighbor: The Tory Diary of Prudence Emerson | (2003) | |
| All the Stars in the Sky | (2003) | |
| Hear My Sorrow: The Diary of Angela Denoto, a Shirtwaist Worker, New York City 1909 | (2004) | |
| The Fences Between Us | (2010) | |
| Like the Willow Tree | (2011) | |
| Cannons at Dawn | (2011) | |
| With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson, Hadley, Virginia, 1954 | (2011) | |
| Behind the Masks: The Diary of Angeline Reddy, Bodie, California, 1880 | (2012) | |
| Down the Rabbit Hole, Chicago, Illinois, 1871: The Diary of Pringle Rose | (2013) | |
| A City Tossed and Broken: The Diary of Minnie Bonner, San Francisco, California, 1906 | (2013) | |
| Growing Up with Aloha | (2017) | |
Publication Order of My Name Is America Books
| The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce | (2000) | |
| The Journal of Augustus Pelletier | (2000) | |
| The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds | (2001) | |
| The Journal of Finn Reardon: A Newsie, New York City, 1899 | (2003) | |
| The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung | (2013) | |
Publication Order of My America Books
| Hope in My Heart | (2003) | |
| Home at Last | (2003) | |
| An American Spring | (2004) | |
Publication Order of The Royal Diaries Books
| Mary, Queen of Scots | (1994) | |
| Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile | (1999) | |
| Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor | (1999) | |
| Isabel: Jewel of Castilla | (2000) | |
| Marie Antoinette, Princess of Versailles | (2000) | |
| Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess | (2000) | |
| Weetamoo: Heart of the Pocassets | (2001) | |
| Lady of Ch'iao Kuo: Red Bird of the South | (2001) | |
| Victoria: May Blossom of Britannia | (2001) | |
| Sŏndŏk: Princess of the Moon and Stars | (2002) | |
| Eleanor, Crown Jewel of Aquitaine | (2002) | |
| Kaiulani | (2002) | |
| Jahanara, Princess Of Princesses | (2002) | |
| Elisabeth: The Princess Bride | (2003) | |
| Kristina: The Girl King | (2003) | |
| Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba | (2003) | |
| Lady of Palenque: Flower of Bacal | (2004) | |
| Kazunomiya: Prisoner of Heaven | (2004) | |
| Anacaona: Golden Flower | (2005) | |
| Catherine, The Great Journey | (2006) | |
Notes: Hannah was also published as Girl in the Shadows. Lost Tales Of Ga’Hoole was written with Kathryn Huang. Of Flowers and Shadows was written with Anna Kirwan. Fantastic Tales for Boys also contains stories by Katherine Applegate and Emily Rodda. The Calista Jacobs series, the novel The Widow of Oz and the non-fiction book Atlantic Circle were written as Kathryn Lasky Knight. Night Gardening was written as E.L. Swann.
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Kathryn Lasky Synopses: The Weaver’s Gift by Kathryn Lasky is a look at the process of taking a sheep’s wool and turning it into a blanket.
In Beyond the Divide by Kathryn Lasky, it is 1849 and a young Amish teenager does something her people don’t do – leave home in order to accompany her father on a very long trip across the continent.
In Prank by Kathryn Lasky, Birdie Flynn is an Irish Catholic teenager from Boston. After her brother vandalizes a synagogue, she must deal with the consequences of his actions.
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