Shining On: 11 Star Authors' Illuminating Stories

The Willoughbys Return

Gooney Bird on the Map (Gooney Bird Greene) (Gooney Bird Greene, 5)

The Book of Labyrinths and Mazes

The Lost Kingdom

Hidden Under the Ground

Sisters of the Mist

Your Life, but Sweeter (Your Life, but . . . Book 3)


Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author Lois Lowry transports readers to an Iron Age world through the suspenseful dual narrative of a boy and girl both battling to survive. In an utterly one-of-a-kind blend of fiction and history, a master storyteller explores the mystery and life of the 2,000-year-old Windeby bog body.

Estrild is not like the other girls in her village; she wants to be a warrior. Varick, the orphan boy who helps her train in spite of his twisted back, also stands apart. In a world where differences are poorly tolerated, just how much danger are they in

Inspired by the true discovery of the 2,000-year-old Windeby bog body in Northern Germany, Newbery Medalist and master storyteller Lois Lowry transports readers to an Iron age world as she breathes life back into the Windeby child, left in the bog to drown with a woolen blindfold over its eyes.

This suspenseful exploration of lives that might have been by a gifted, intellectually curious author is utterly one of a kind. Includes several arresting photos of archeological finds, including of the Windeby child.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Shining On: 11 Star Authors' Illuminating Stories

Lois Lowry, Meg Cabot, 2007

The Willoughbys Return

Lois Lowry, 2020

Gooney Bird on the Map (Gooney Bird Greene) (Gooney Bird Greene, 5)

Lois Lowry, Middy Thomas, 2011

The Book of Labyrinths and Mazes

Silke Vry, Finn Dean, 2021

The Lost Kingdom

Matthew J. Kirby, 2013

Hidden Under the Ground

Peter Kent, 1998

Sisters of the Mist

Marlyn Spaaij, Tünde Vollenbroek, 2023

Your Life, but Sweeter (Your Life, but . . . Book 3)

Crystal Velasquez, 2010