Kristiana Gregory

Kristiana Gregory

Kristiana Gregory (b. 1951 in Los Angeles, California) is a popular author of children's historical fiction, including several for the Dear America and Royal Diaries series. She currently resides in Boise, Idaho.

Her book "Jenny of the Tetons" won the Golden Kite Award for Fiction and her Dear America diary "Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild" was named Best Book of the Year by Oppenheim Toy Portfolio. Another diary, "Cleopatra VII, Daughter of the Nile", was made into an HBO Family Channel movie.

Books

Dear America/Royal Diaries

Dear America
*"The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart (1996)
*"Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Dairy of Hattie Campbell (1997)
*"The Great Railroad Race: The Diary of Libby West (1999)
*"Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild (2001)My America
#"Five Smooth Stones: Hope's Revolutionary War Diary (2002)
#"We Are Patriots: Hope's Revolutionary War Diary (2002)
#"When Freedom Comes: Hope's Revolutionary War Diary (2004)Royal Diaries
*"Cleopatra VII, Daughter of the Nile (1999)
*"Eleanor, Crown Jewel of Aquitaine (2002)
*"Catherine, the Great Journey (2005)

Prairie River

# "Prairie River: A Journey of Faith" (2003)
# "Prairie River: A Grateful Harvest" (2003)
# "Prairie River: Winter Tidings" (2004)
# "Prairie River: Hope Springs Eternal" (2005)

Other Titles

*"Jenny of the Tetons" (1989)
*"The Legend of Jimmy Spoon" (1990)
*"Earthquake at Dawn" (1992)
*"Jimmy Spoon and the Pony Express" (1994)
*"The Stowaway: A Tale of California Pirates" (1997)
*"Orphan Runaways" (2004)

External links

* http://www.kgregorybooks.com/ author's website


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