Janet Beeler Shaw is the author of the Kaya and Kirsten books in The American Girls Collection. She has published two books of poetry‚ a collection of short fiction‚ and an adult novel‚ Taking Leave. Her short stories have also been published in magazines‚ including The Atlantic Monthly‚ Redbook‚ and McCall’s.
Biography[]
Shaw was born in Springfield, Illinois. She received an associate's degree from Stephens College in 1957, a bachelor's degree from Goucher College in 1959, and a master's degree from Cleveland State University in 1975.[1] She lives in Asheville‚ North Carolina.
American Girl Books[]
Kaya[]
- Meet Kaya
- Kaya's Escape
- Kaya's Hero
- Kaya and Lone Dog
- Kaya Shows The Way
- Changes for Kaya
- Kaya and the River Girl
- Kaya and the Beavers
- Kaya and the Flood
- Kaya and the Injured Dog
- Kaya and the Grandmothers
- The Silent Stranger
Kirsten[]
- Meet Kirsten
- Kirsten Learns a Lesson
- Kirsten's Surprise
- Happy Birthday, Kirsten!
- Kirsten Saves The Day
- Changes for Kirsten
- Kirsten on the Trail
- Kirsten and the New Girl
- Kirsten's Promise
- Kirsten and the Chippewa
- Kirsten Snowbound!
Other Books[]
- Taking Leave
- Well-Kept Secrets (Ambersand Castle #1)
- The Mystique of Ambersand (Ambersand Castle #2)
- From Cyberspace to Pyramids (Ambersand Castle #3)