Jane Louise Curry

Jane Louise Curry

Jane Louise Curry, born September 24, 1932 in East Liverpool, Ohio, is a prolific writer of adventure, fantasy, mystery, time travel, and American Indian tales for older children and teenagers. She has written 37 books.

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 Daybreakers" 1970
# "Over the Sea's Edge" 1971
# "The Watchers" 1975
# "The Birdstones" 1977
# "The Wolves of Aam" 1981
# "Shadow Dancers" 1983

* "Down from the Lonely Mountain" 1965
* "The Sleepers" 1968
* "The Change-Child" 1969 (Note that this is actually a prequel to "Beneath the Hill", and thus might be regarded as part of the Abaloc series)
* "Mindy's Mysterious Miniature" 1970
* "The Ice Ghosts Mystery" 1972
* "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and 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
* "Back in the Beforetime" 1987
* "Me, Myself, and I" 1987
* "Little, Little Sister" 1988
* "The Big Smith Snatch" 1989
* "What the Dickens" 1991
* "The Christmas Knight" 1993
* "The Great Smith House Hustle" 1993
* "Robin Hood and His Merry Men" 1994
* "Robin Hood in the Greenwood" 1995
* "Moon Window" 1996
* "Dark Shade" 1998
* "Stolen Life" 1999
* "Turtle Island: Tales of the Algonquian Nation" 1999
* "The Wonderful Sky Boat: And Other Native American Tales of the Southeast" 2001
* "The Egyptian Box" 2002
* "Hold Up the Sky: And Other Native American Tales from Texas and the Southern Plains" 2003
* "Brave Cloelia" 2004
* "The Black Canary" 2005

External links

* [http://www.janelouisecurry.com/ Jane Louise Curry’s official website]


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