About Kathryn
Kathryn Erskine spent many years as a lawyer before realizing that she’d rather write things that people might actually enjoy reading. She grew up mostly overseas and attended eight different schools, her favorite being the Hogwarts-type castle in Scotland. The faculty, of course, did not consist of wizards, although . . . how did the headmistress know that it was “the wee redhead” who led ... More
Kathryn's Blog: Kathyerskine's Blog - Recent Posts
| 5/15/2013 | Interview with Gigi Amateau (3 Comments )
 First, I want to congratulate Gigi because her latest book, COME AUGUST, COME FREEDOM, is a finalist in the Library of Virginia’s People’s Choice Awards! Hooray! (Voting is open until June 30th.) It’s a particularly... Read the rest of this post |
| 5/13/2013 | Little Free Library — Brilliant Idea! (8 Comments )
 I love this idea. A tiny library in your own neighborhood. Most of us have books we don’t mind donating and it’s kind of fun to see what’s in there that you might enjoy reading — like a little treasure box. You can... Read the rest of this post |
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| Kathryn's Published Works | Ages | Date Published | |||
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Books 1 - 4 from Kathryn's published works Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. The Absolute Value of Mike (Paperback) Author: Kathryn Erskine Publisher: Puffin |
Ages 9-12 |
05/31/2012 Add | |||
| 182 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Mockingbird (Paperback) Author: Kathryn Erskine Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd |
N/A |
01/01/2012 Add | |||
| 2,205 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Quaking (Hardcover) Author: Kathryn Erskine Publisher: Philomel |
Young Adults |
06/21/2007 Add | |||
| 102 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Ibhubesi: The Lion (Paperback) Author: Kathryn Erskine Publisher: PublishAmerica |
N/A |
02/09/2004 Add | |||
| 5 Reviews | |||||
| Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm) | |||||
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Comment by Pamela Rollins on 4/15/2010 at 12:41 PM:
Congratulations Kathryn on your published work:) I can't wait to read it.
Congratulations Kathryn on your published work:) I can't wait to read it.
Comment by Glenn Hibburt on 6/11/2009 at 3:33 AM:
A warm welcome to JacketFlap, Katheryn.
A warm welcome to JacketFlap, Katheryn.
May I get some suggestions? I am a graduate student, working on my Master's Degree in English. I would like to publish one of my children's short stories. I don't know where to begin. Do I need to put money up front? My story is wonderful. I wrote it, over 25 years ago. Any suggestion... more