Jane Louise Curry
Jane Louise Curry, born September 24, 1932 in East Liverpool, Ohio,[1] is a prolific author of adventure, fantasy, mystery, time travel, and American Indian tales for older children and teenagers. She has written 39 books.[2]
Her novels include the famous Abaloc series, set in the magical landscape of the Ohio Valley and surrounding regions in contemporary, medieval, and prehistoric times.
Bibliography[]
Abaloc series
- Beneath the Hill 1967
- The Change-Child 1969
- The Daybreakers 1970
- Over the Sea's Edge 1971
- The Watchers 1975
- The Birdstones 1977
- The Wolves of Aam 1981
- Shadow Dancers 1983
Smith Family series
- The Big Smith Snatch 1989
- The Great Smith House Hustle 1993
Collections
- Down from the Lonely Mountain: California Indian Tales 1965
- Back in the Beforetime: Tales of the California Indians 1987
- Turtle Island: Tales of the Algonquian Nation 1999
- The Wonderful Sky Boat: And Other Native American Tales of the Southeast 2001
- Hold Up the Sky: And Other Native American Tales from Texas and the Southern Plains 2003
- The Sleepers 1968
- Mindy's Mysterious Miniature 1970
- The Housenapper 1971
- The Ice Ghosts Mystery 1972
- The Lost Farm 1974
- Parsley Sage, Rosemary & Time 1975
- The Magical Cupboard 1976
- Poor Tom's Ghost 1977
- The Bassumtyte Treasure 1978
- Ghost Lane 1979
- The Great Flood Mystery 1985
- The Lotus Cup 1986
- Me, Myself, and I 1987
- Little, Little Sister 1988
- What the Dickens 1991
- The Christmas Knight 1993
- Robin Hood and His Merry Men 1994
- Robin Hood in the Greenwood 1995
- Moon Window 1996
- Dark Shade 1998
- A Stolen Life 1999
- The Egyptian Box 2002
- Brave Cloelia 2004 (illustrated by Jeff Crosby)
- The Black Canary 2005
References[]
- ^ "Curry, Jane Louise". Ohio Center for the Book. August 16, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "Jane Louise Curry". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
External links[]
- Official website
- Jane Louise Curry at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Jane Louise Curry at Library of Congress Authorities, with 38 catalog records
Categories:
- 1932 births
- 20th-century American novelists
- 21st-century American novelists
- American children's writers
- American women novelists
- American fantasy writers
- American mystery writers
- People from East Liverpool, Ohio
- Novelists from Ohio
- Living people
- American women children's writers
- Women science fiction and fantasy writers
- Women mystery writers
- 20th-century American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- American novelist, 1930s birth stubs