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
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
Phyllis Renolyds Naylor Papers, U. Southern Mississippi — bio, library holdings
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
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
The Last Unicorn, by Peter Beagle
Author website
FAQ about the Last Unicorn
Magic Can Be Murder, by Vivian Vande Velde
SF Site Review — bib and links
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