Kathryn lasky author biography sample

1944-

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AUTHOR COMMENTARY
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American author of juvenile novels, juvenile fiction and nonfiction, and picture books.

The following entry presents an overview of Lasky's career through 2007.

For further information on her life and career, see CLR, Volume 11.

INTRODUCTION

The author of over one hundred books, Lasky is a versatile writer as equally capable of crossing literary genres as catering to diverse sets of audiences.

Demonstrating continued adaptability, her canon includes works in such varied genres as historical fiction, science fiction, nonfiction, fantasy, and picture books—among many other fields—meant to appeal to a broad cross-section of readers from pre-schoolers to adults.

From her historical re-imaginings of the American Gold Rush, the Salem witch trials, and the life of Marie Antoinette to her contemporary stories of children dealing with censorship and anti-Semitism t