L. M. Elliott

Elliott was born in 1957 near Washington, DC. She graduated from Wake Forest University and holds a master's in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[2] She also holds several awards, such as the NCSS/CBC Notable Book in Social Studies, for her book Under a War-Torn Sky.

Elliott is a long-time writer for the Washingtonian magazine.[1][4]

Elliott was twice a finalist for the National Magazine Award and recipient of numerous Dateline awards. She wrote often on children, women's issues, and health.[2]

Elliott lives in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, and has a daughter and son. She appears frequently at middle schools and high schools where she speaks with students about writing, research, and the value of reading about history.[1][5][6]

• NCSS/CBC Notable Book in Social Studies (Under a War-Torn Sky)[1]
• Jefferson Cup Honor Book (Under a War-Torn Sky)[1]
• Bank Street College of Education's Best Book (Under a War-Torn Sky)[1]
• Borders' Original Voices Award (Under a War-Torn Sky)[1]
• IRA/Children's Book Council Children's Choice (Hunter's Best Frend at School)[2]
• NCSS/CBC Notable (A Troubled Peace)[1]
• Jefferson Cup Overfloweth (Across a War-Tossed Sea)[1]
• IRA Teacher's Choice (Annie, Between the States)[1][2]
• New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age (Annie, Between the States)[1][2]

Her novels are historical fiction and fit the genre of coming of age fiction, featuring teenage protagonists encountering rites of passage.

Elliott has also authored five picture books for children with New York Times best-selling illustrator, Lynn Munsinger, including: Hunter's Best Friend at School, Hunter and Stripe and the Soccer Showdown, and Hunter's Big Sister. Their most recent illustrated book, A String of Hearts, was released in January, 2011.

• Shattered Dreams: The Story of Charlotte Fedders with Charlotte Fedders (New York: Harper & Row, 1987)[2]
• A to Z Guide to Your Child's Behavior: A Parent's Easy and Authoritative Reference to Hundreds of Everyday Problems and Concerns from Birth to Twelve Years (contributor) (New York: Putnam, 1993)[2]
• Under a War-Torn Sky (New York: Hyperion, 2001)[7]
• Hunter's Best Friend at School (New York : HarperCollins, 2002)[8]
• Flying South (New York : HarperCollins, 2003)[9]
• Annie, Between the States (New York : Katherine Tegen Books, 2004)[10]
• Hunter & Stripe and the Soccer Showdown (New York : Katherine Tegen Books, 2005)[11]
• Give Me Liberty (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2006)[12]
• Hunter's Big Sister (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2007)[13]
• A Troubled Peace (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2009)[14]
• A String of Hearts (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2010)[15]
• Thanksgiving Day Thanks (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2013)[16]
• Across a War-Tossed Sea (New York: Disney-Hyperion, 2014)[17]
• Da Vinci's Tiger (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2015)[18]
• Suspect Red (Los Angeles: Disney-Hyperion, 2017)[19]

• The author's website
• "Fall for the Book" (2009) for educators and students featuring "A Troubled Peace"
• Article in the ALAN Review (Summer 2009) by Linda Rice, "Writing and Teaching Historic Fiction"
• Podcast, Fairfax County Public Libraries
• Article in the ALAN Review (Winter 2006) by Diane P. Tuccillo, "Quiet Voices with a Big Message"
• Profile of the author by Shelia Egan appearing in Childrenslit.com (from the author's website)
• Valentine's Day video featuring the author. Presented by "Readingrockets", a program of Washington, D.C. Public Television (WETA)
• "String of Hearts" (2011), on the author's website.