Books by Laura Amy Schlitz

Laura Amy Schlitz writes middle grade and young adult for ages 7–16, exploring themes of history, growing up, loneliness & belonging.

Standalone Books

The Hero Schliemann: The Dreamer Who Dug for Troy

Laura Amy Schlitz

Archaeology meets deception in this biography of Heinrich Schliemann, a romantic dreamer who may have found the city of

Ages 8–12

A Drowned Maiden's Hair

Laura Amy Schlitz

Maud leaves her orphanage only to become a hidden pawn in elaborate seances, forcing her to choose between her conscienc

Ages 10–14

Splendors and Glooms

Laura Amy Schlitz

Two orphans are pulled into a Victorian mystery involving a missing girl, a sinister puppeteer, and a witch’s deadly leg

Ages 10–14

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village

Laura Amy Schlitz

Twenty-two young people living on a 13th-century English manor share their lives through a series of verse monologues an

Ages 10–15

Princess Cora and the Crocodile

Laura Amy Schlitz

Princess Cora is tired of her dull routine, so her fairy godmother sends a rowdy crocodile to turn her orderly life upsi

Ages 7–10

The Hired Girl

Laura Amy Schlitz

Joan escapes a harsh 1911 farm life to become a hired girl, seeking true love and a real education in this witty, journa

Ages 12–16

Amber and Clay

Laura Amy Schlitz

A Thracian slave boy and a wild aristocratic girl are bound by destiny in ancient Greece, finding a friendship that tran

Ages 10–15

The Winter of the Dollhouse

Laura Amy Schlitz

For the child who feels overlooked or seeks a world where their imagination carries weight, this story explores the quie

Ages 8–12

By Age Range

Ages 4–7

1 books

Ages 8–11

7 books

Ages 12–18

7 books