Kathryn Reiss.
Kathryn Reiss is the author of several American Girl mystery books.
Biography[]
Kathryn Reiss was born in Massachusetts. She grew up in Ohio, but moved to Bonn, Germany after college. She currently lives in Northern California, with five children, her husband, and two pets. She also teaches Creative Writing at Mills College.
Works[]
For American Girl[]
History Mysteries[]
Historical Character Mysteries[]
- The Tangled Web
- The Puzzle of the Paper Daughter
- A Bundle of Trouble
- The Silver Guitar
- Intruders at Rivermead Manor
- Message in a Bottle
Other[]
- Time Windows
- The Glass House People
- Dreadful Sorry
- Pale Phoenix
- PaperQuake
- Paint by Magic
- Sweet Miss Honeywell's Revenge: A Ghost Story
- Blackthorn Winter: A Murder Mystery
Awards[]
Awards for Time Windows[]
- Chosen "Best Book for Young Adults" by American Library Association
- Chosen "Popular Paperback for Young Adults" by YALSA
- "Blackeyed Susan Young Reader Medal" from the State of Maryland
Awards for Dreadful Sorry[]
- Chosen "Popular Paperback for Young Adult" by YALSA
- Featured selection of Junior Library Guild
- Chosen "Pick of the Crop" in starred review in The School Library Journal
Awards for Pale Phoenix[]
- Nominated for Mystery Writer's of America's "Edgar Allan Poe" Award for Best Young Adult Mystery
Awards for PaperQuake[]
- Nominated for Mystery Writer's of America's "Edgar Allan Poe" Award for Best Young Adult Mystery
- Chosen "Popular Paperback for Young Adults" by YALSA
Awards for Paint by Magic[]
- On the "Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers" shelf for VOYA
- Honor Book of International School Librarians Association
Awards for Blackthorn Winter: A Murdery Mystery[]
- Honored as a "New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age"
See also[]
- http://www.kathrynreiss.net/ - Her official website.