Kathryn Lasky Books in Order

Princess Alicia arrives at a camp where royal girls sleep in turrets and swim in tiaras. Making friends with two very different princesses, she investigates a haunting and a mysterious golden bird that refuses to sing.

This illustrated biography follows John Muir's devotion to the natural world, especially Yosemite's cliffs, waterfalls and sequoias. His work as an explorer, writer and conservationist introduces young readers to the efforts behind protecting wild places.

Charles Darwin's curiosity begins with collecting beetles and grows through voyages and observations of plants and animals. This illustrated biography follows the experiences that led him to question established ideas and develop his theory of evolution.

Pirate Bob and his friend Yellow Jack dream of buried treasure, but riches aren't their only concern. Their adventures explore friendship, fears and the search for happiness amid raids, celebrations and the dangers of life at sea.

Young King Hoole must gather free owls to fight traitorous lords and dark forces. With Grank and Theo beside him, he faces the dangers of battle and the troubling cost of wielding the powerful Ember.

During Indiana's 1952 polio outbreak, eleven-year-old Georgie befriends Phyllis, a teenager living in an iron lung. As her brother also becomes involved, Georgie begins questioning the stories Phyllis tells and the troubling influence she exerts.

Wealth returns to the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, but young King Coryn fears his mother's evil runs in his blood. His search for answers takes him far away while the Ember's influence brings disturbing changes at home.

In Pompeii in AD 79, wealthy Julia and her enslaved companion Sura face plans that could shape both their futures. As Mount Vesuvius threatens the city, the girls confront danger and difficult questions about freedom.

An ancient map sends Coryn and his companions toward an unknown sixth owl kingdom. Elsewhere, Primrose and Eglantine discover an assassination plot and must reach the travelers before the Pure Ones can strike in that distant land.

While other campers prepare to round up unicorns, Princess Gundersnap worries about the pony her mother has taken into battle. A magical tapestry and a witch's hints challenge her practical outlook and suggest the camp's rumors deserve attention.

The mysterious Striga gains influence over King Coryn and accuses Soren's Band of treason. Driven from the Great Ga'Hoole Tree and hunted by former allies, the owls seek help to free their home from his growing control.

Two enemies join forces to summon an ancient evil, threatening the peace of the owl kingdoms. Coryn, Soren and the guardians gather allies for war while confronting the Ember's power to strengthen both knowledge and destruction.

Raised in an orphanage and now working as a scullery maid, Hannah feels an unexplained pull toward the sea. Strange changes and a guest's knowing gaze make her question her identity and whether she belongs on land.

Poodle loves salons and fancy tea, while Hound prefers newspapers, mathematics and plans. In three short stories about stargazing, gardening and everyday disagreements, these very different dogs explore the work and pleasures of being friends.

Brothers Francis and Johnny Billington interrupt a professor's account of the Pilgrims with their own troublesome adventures. Comic scenes, including their near disaster aboard the Mayflower, introduce young readers to historical events through mischief and competing viewpoints.

In Berlin in 1932, thirteen-year-old Gaby loves her family, her teacher and her books. As Hitler rises to power, familiar people embrace Nazism and friends disappear, forcing her to question the security of her everyday world.

Felix's encounter with a conductor forces the Deadlies, a family of brown recluse spiders, to leave their symphony-hall home. Searching for somewhere safe, they must avoid exterminators while Felix struggles to keep his curiosity under control.

Born with a twisted paw, wolf pup Faolan is abandoned beside an icy river under his pack's harsh rules. A grizzly bear raises him, but finding a place among his own kind presents a different struggle.

Faolan's courage and confidence clash with the humiliating role assigned to him in wolf society. When a pup is murdered and he is blamed, he must find the real killer while his own pack pursues him.

Summer blizzards and vanishing prey bring famine to the Beyond, weakening the wolf clans' rules. Faolan and Edme are sent to find a mysterious Prophet who exploits the chaos, but tracking him down proves a desperate challenge.

May, a lighthouse keeper's daughter on an island off Maine, longs to escape her restrictive life. Discovering she is a mermaid offers freedom, but feelings for a visiting astronomer complicate her choice between land and sea.

This photographic account follows arachnologist Greta Binford through the Dominican Republic in search of recluse spiders. From markets and abandoned buildings to laboratory venom collection, it explores how studying these feared creatures can reveal their origins.

The Deadlies find a welcoming home among rare books at the Boston Library, where the librarian accepts the spider family. When a thief threatens their refuge, they consider whether their webs can help catch the criminal.

Faolan is preparing to join the Wolves of the Watch when another watch wolf disappears. Discovering that bears have kidnapped her, he must prevent the disappearance from igniting a war between the two animal communities.

Lucy looks forward to the sea during her family's summer in Bar Harbor, while her mother seeks a wealthy husband for her. A connection with a shipbuilder and the ocean challenges the future her family has planned.

Faolan inspires loyalty in some wolves and suspicion in others as a dangerous threat approaches the Beyond. The pack must decide whether to trust the outsider as its leader when its own survival is at stake.

Soren and his companions travel to the Northern Kingdoms to seek allies and learn the art of war. With the Pure Ones preparing another attack, the survival of the Great Ga'Hoole Tree depends on their mission succeeding.

Nyroc flees the Pure Ones but finds that being Kludd's son makes other owls fear and distrust him. Hoping to reach Soren and the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, he undertakes a quest to prove his worth.

Relentless cold has transformed the Beyond into a land of ice and darkness, breaking down the order that once united the wolf clans. Faolan must earn their trust if he is to lead them through the crisis.

Grank hides the young prince Hoole in an icy land of volcanoes while betrayal and dark magic threaten his future. As the Guardians study this ancient history, the struggle surrounding the exiled heir carries warnings for their own time.

Fifteen-year-old Lilo and other Nazi prisoners are selected as extras for a film directed by Leni Riefenstahl. Despite the glamorous setting, they remain hungry and closely guarded, forcing Lilo to seek a way to survive.

Young Lyze grows up on Stormfast Island as enemy owls threaten to overwhelm the Kielian League. His unconventional idea for a combined snake-and-owl flying unit may offer the defenders a chance against the tyrant Bylyric.

Thrown into the ocean by their human captors, a herd of horses reaches an unfamiliar shore without its leader. Her young daughter must guide the frightened survivors toward a life where they can remain safe and free.

Estrella's herd has escaped its human captors, but finding an orphaned boy threatens its hard-won freedom. To keep him alive, the horses may have to risk returning to captivity, leaving Estrella torn between friendship and survival.

Hannah's engagement threatens her connection to the sea, while Lucy faces execution after being framed for murder. Their sister May must confront the danger pulling the family apart and find a way to protect them.

Lonely Ryder is startled when Rory, the cartoon heroine her parents created, steps out of the television asking for help. Together they must stop a studio from changing Rory into a princess stripped of her adventures.

The herd must cross the mountains before winter, but its leader Estrella is captured by cruel men. Rescuing her could cost the horses their chance of survival, while abandoning her would leave her trapped in captivity.

This picture-book biography follows Isaac Newton from a curious child who loved observing and inventing to a scientist at Cambridge. It explores how his questions and experiments led to discoveries about gravity, motion, and light.

After her mother dies during the siege of Stalingrad, sixteen-year-old Valya seeks her sister's regiment of female pilots. Joining their fight against the Nazis brings dangerous missions and a painful conflict between military duty and family.

Bear cubs Jytte and Stellan continue across dangerous ice terrain with their friend Third, searching for their father and the Den of Forever Frost. Uncertain allies and threatening creatures complicate their quest to challenge the ice clock.

Two very different polar bear cubs set out to rescue their imprisoned mother as power-hungry bears threaten their society. Barely able to hunt, the siblings must learn to trust each other to survive the journey across the ice.

Rose is drawn into Queen Mary's court as religious persecution threatens people she loves. Moving between Tudor England and modern America, she must decide how much to risk to protect friends and family in both worlds.

Stellan, Jytte, and their companions have found the key needed to destroy the ice clock but lack an army. Seeking allies among owls and wolves, they face hidden divisions that threaten their resistance against Grand Patek.

After her mother's death, Rose moves in with a grandmother she barely knows and discovers a greenhouse portal to Tudor England. Becoming a servant to Princess Elizabeth, she searches for a way home and clues to her family's secrets.

British sisters Alice and Louise belong to a secret clan of spies who can pass unrecognized through enemy territory. When Louise leaves to pursue an ordinary life, Alice faces a dangerous wartime assignment without her sister beside her.

This picture-book biography follows Williamina Fleming's fascination with light into a career studying the stars. Working in an era that restricted women's access to astronomy, she helps classify the universe while challenging barriers to scientific recognition.

Seeking refuge at Ghost Ranch in 1934, Georgia O'Keeffe discovers a murdered priest in the desert. Her search for answers draws her into suspicion surrounding celebrated guests and a dangerous mystery that reaches beyond the ranch.

A hidden Scottish beaver colony faces danger when young Dunwattle is seen by humans after investigating a ghostly girl. While the colony turns against him, his friend Locksley tries to save him and protect their secret home.

Yossel's family escapes anti-Jewish violence in Russia and settles near a Navajo reservation in the American Southwest. Lonely and afraid to speak unfamiliar languages, he gradually finds a new friendship with Thomas, a Navajo boy his age.

Beavers Dunwattle and Locksley leave their hidden Scottish colony to rescue their kidnapped guardian, Elsinore the swan. Discovering other captive animals expands their mission, forcing them to risk their lives against dark forces threatening the creatures they love.

Bess feels out of place in her family of gifted glassblowers until dormant magical powers begin to emerge. Suspecting that their business conceals something sinister, she must confront dark magic and protect a girl whose future depends on her help.

At a memorial for D.H. Lawrence in 1935 Taos, Georgia O’Keeffe discovers a murdered Navajo potter. With the police pursuing an obvious suspect, she investigates a crime entangled with revenge, espionage, and dangerous outsiders.

Georgia O’Keeffe finds an exhausted schoolboy during a New Mexico winter and hears his account of missing students and murdered family. Investigating the school draws her into a dangerous network of abuse, secret organizations, and espionage.

Preparing to explore New Mexico’s Bisti Badlands in 1937, Georgia O’Keeffe learns that her friend Juan Nez has vanished. His familiarity with the desert makes the disappearance suspicious, drawing her away from painting and into increasing danger.