This book list was developed by the participants of the Baton Rouge Unitarian Church‘s Mothers and Daughters Book Club in 2002.
Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine
Author interview
HarperChildrens.Com — interviews and bio
Author website
Eduscapes — great links
Webcast of presentation at Bookfest ’07 (35 min.)
Alanna: Book 1: Song of the Lioness, by Tamora Pierce
Author website
Radio interview with Tamora Pierce
Tamora Pierce webring
Dare to be Stupid — Tamora Pierce Livejournal
Jade Green: a Ghost Story, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Author website at Simon and Schuster
Phyllis Renolyds Naylor Papers, U. Southern Mississippi — bio, library holdings
Educational Paperback Association
Lesson plans
Dream Weaver, by Louise Lawrence
Scifan.net – bibliography
Note: Author’s real name is Elizabeth Rhoda Wintle Holden
Redwall, by Brian Jacques (pronounced Jakes)
Official Redwall Website
Author interview
Lesson plans
Wise Child, by Monica Furlong
Obituary (1/14/2003)
Wikipedia entry
The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Complete E-text
Author website — links to e-texts, biography, audio readings, etc.
Frances Hodgson Burnette Papers, U. Southern Mississippi — bio, library holdings
Lesson Plans
The Last Unicorn, by Peter Beagle
Author website
FAQ about the Last Unicorn
Lesson plans
Magic Can Be Murder, by Vivian Vande Velde
SF Site Review — bib and links
Bulletin
Author website
The Blue Sword, by Robin McKinley
Author website — official website, includes spoilers, interviews, faq
The Giver, by Lois Lowry
Lowry Page — bio, links, summaries, links, bib, pics
Author website
Children’s Literature Newsletter
Book 2; In the Hand of the Goddess, by Tamora Pierce
See Alanna