Gloria Whelan

Gloria Whelan is a poet, novelist, and short-story writer for children. She has won the National Book Award for her novel "Homeless Bird". Her books include many historical fiction novels, including a trilogy set on Mackinac Island and a quartet series set in communist Russia. Whelan graduated from the University of Michigan and lives with her husband, Joseph, in the woods on Oxbow Lake in northern Michigan.

Works

*"The Locked Garden" (2009)
*"After the Train" (2009)
*"The Disappeared" (2008)
*"Parade of Shadows" (2007)
*"Yatandou" (2007)
*"Summer of the War" (2006)
*"The Turning" (2006)
*"Listening for Lions" (2005)
*"Chu Ju's House" (2004)
*"Burying the Sun" (2004)
*"The Impossible Journey" (2003)
*"A Haunted House in Starvation Lake" (2003)
*"Are There Bears in Starvation Lake?" (2002)
*"The Wanigan: A Life on the River" (2002)
*"Fruitlands: Louisa May Alcott Made Perfect" (2002)
*"Rich and Famous in Starvation Lake" (2001)
*"Angel on the Square" (2001)
*"Homeless Bird" (2000)
*"Once on this Island" (1995)
*"Farewell to the Island" (1999)
*"Silver" (1998)
*"Return to the Island" (2000)
*"Forgive the River, Forgive the Sky" (1998)
*"The Shadow of the Wolf" (1997)
*"Miranda's Last Stand"
*"Night of the Full Moon" (1996)
*"The Indian School" (1996)
*"Goodbye, Vietnam" (1992)
*"Hannah" (1991)
*"Playing With Shadows" (1988)
*"Next Spring an Oriole" (1987)

External links

* [http://www.gloriawhelan.com/ Author's website]
* [http://www.ric.edu/astal/authors/gloriawhelan.html A.S.T.A.L.@R.I.C. author page]
* [http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-whelan-gloria.asp kidsreads.com profile, includes book information]