Afrika, a slave, is desperately searching for a way to find freedom and decides to leave by the underground railroad. Among her works of fiction are the night journey, winner of the national jewish book award, and beyond the burning time, an american library association best book for young adults. Good historical story from the point of view of remember, touching, and funny in places which conjours her emotional hardships. 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 gahoole series. Kathryn lasky books list of books by author kathryn lasky. When her mother is killed during the siege, valya is left with one burning desire. Kathryn lasky books score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Newbery honor winner and master of historical fiction kathryn lasky once again brings the past to life with this searing portrait of a nation on the brink of war, and a girl whose life is about to change. Kathryn lasky audio books, best sellers, author bio. She majored in english in college and after graduation wrote for various magazines and taught. Kathryn lasky is the newbery honorwinning author of over 100 books for children and young adults. Although rache is charged with spending time with her great grandmother each day, her parents warn her not to talk to her about the older ladys past.
Her childrens books include several dear america books, the royal diaries books, sugaring time, the night journey, wolves of the beyond, and the guardians of gahoole series. Gr 7 uplaskys latest historical fiction novel flies readers to world war ii europe on a lifethreatening adventure. Queen without a country, france, 1553, and more on. A terrific new historical fiction quartet from kathy lasky, acclaimed author of. Her beloved guardians of gahoole fantasy series has sold more than four million copies, and she is the author of a time for courage and other titles in the dear america series. I mean it does get better as you go along, we gave the book a fighting chance and finished it. In the second book in the guardians of gahoole series, soren, gylfie, twilight, and digger travel to the great gahoole tree, a mythical place where an. The burning by kathryn lasky audiobook download christian. Just when it seems certain that they will be headed to a labor camp, lilo is chosen by filmmaker leni riefenstahl to work as a film extra.
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