Lauren Redniss Books in Order
Browse Lauren Redniss books in reading order, with short summaries for each book and a clear title list to help you find a starting point.
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Lauren Redniss books in publication order
5 books
Century Girl
by Lauren Redniss
2006
Through drawings, collage and oral history, Lauren Redniss follows the century-long life of performer Doris Eaton Travis. Her career, reinventions and persistence illuminate a changing America, from the Ziegfeld Follies and silent film to late-life appearances on Broadway.
Radioactive
by Lauren Redniss
2010
Lauren Redniss combines artwork and reporting to tell the story of Marie and Pierre Curie’s scientific and personal partnership. Their discoveries lead into an exploration of radioactivity’s enduring consequences and the intertwined forces of love and research.
Thunder & Lightning
by Lauren Redniss
2015
Artwork and reporting explore how weather shapes history, daily decisions and the planet’s future. Traveling between extreme environments and surprising human stories, Lauren Redniss examines the science, danger and cultural meaning of the elements.
Oak Flat
by Lauren Redniss
2020
An Apache family fights to protect sacred Oak Flat from a planned copper mine. Combining reporting and artwork, Lauren Redniss traces conflicting family histories and the struggle over land, cultural survival and the mineral wealth beneath it.
Time Capsule
by Lauren Redniss
2022
A child collects everyday keepsakes, places them in a jar and buries a time capsule. The objects invite young readers to consider what today’s world might tell future people and imagine the memories they would preserve themselves.
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