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Kirby Larson

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Kirby Larson went from history-phobe to history fanatic while writing the 2007 Newbery Honor Book, HATTIE BIG SKY. Her passion for historical fiction is reflected in titles such as THE FENCES BETWEEN US, THE FRIENDSHIP DOLL, as well as the sequel to HATTIE BIG SKY, HATTIE EVER AFTER, and her two latest titles, DUKE--which was nominated for 5 state Young Reader Choice awards as well as being a finalist for the Washington State Book Award-- and DASH--which has garnered two starred reviews, a NAPPA Gold Award and a Capitol Choices nomination. She will have two new books out in 2016 -- watch for them!

In 2006, Kirby began a collaboration with her good friend Mary Nethery resulting in two award-winning nonfiction picture books: TWO BOBBIES: A TR ...more

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	Hattie Big Sky (Hattie, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 19,397 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hattie Ever After (Hattie, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 4,468 ratings — published 2013 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941 4.06 avg rating — 2,262 ratings — published 2010 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dash 4.07 avg rating — 2,201 ratings — published 2014 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Duke 4.17 avg rating — 1,836 ratings — published 2013 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival by Kirby Larson (Goodreads Author), Mary Nethery (Goodreads Author), Jean Cassels (Illustrator) 4.39 avg rating — 1,403 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Friendship Doll 3.90 avg rating — 1,425 ratings — published 2011 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Growing Up with Aloha: A Nanea Classic Volume 1 (American Girl: Nanea #1) by Kirby Larson (Goodreads Author), Juliana Kolesova (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 681 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Audacity Jones to the Rescue (Audacity Jones #1) 3.61 avg rating — 526 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gut Reaction by Kirby Larson (Goodreads Author), Quinn Wyatt 4.27 avg rating — 429 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Kirby Larson

Hattie (2 books)
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Dogs of World War II (4 books)
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4.09 avg rating — 4,789 ratings

American Girl: Nanea (2 books)
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Juliana Kolesova (Illustrator)

4.00 avg rating — 1,283 ratings

Audacity Jones (2 books)
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3.63 avg rating — 603 ratings

Bitty Baby (8 books)
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Sue Cornelison (Illustrations)

3.57 avg rating — 470 ratings

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The Heroine's Bookshelf: Life Lessons, from Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder

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“Hon, when someone's a true friend, there's no need to miss 'em." She patted her chest. "'Cause they're always right here.”
― Kirby Larson, Hattie Big Sky

tags: friendship

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“I will have to rely on that painful teacher, experience.”
― Kirby Larson, Hattie Big Sky

tags: experience, teaching

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“Sir if I was your daughter I would wait until this train started again and throw myself in front of it! ”
― Kirby Larson, Hattie Big Sky

tags: humor

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What book should we read in June?

As always, you may write in titles, provided the book is a 2025 Newbery contender and already published.

The Night War by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

44 votes 32.8%

Olivetti by Allie Millington

28 votes 20.9%

Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu

14 votes 10.4%

Tree. Table. Book by Lois Lowry (write-in)

10 votes 7.5%

Coyote Lost and Found (write-in)

8 votes 6.0%

Gut Reaction by Kirby Larson

7 votes 5.2%

Tree. Table. Book. (write-in)

7 votes 5.2%

Olivetti (write-in)

5 votes 3.7%

The Night War by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (write-in)

4 votes 3.0%

The Night War (write-in)

4 votes 3.0%

Gut Reaction by Kirby Larson (write-in)

2 votes 1.5%

And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps (write-in)

1 vote 0.7%

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