Jane Louise Curry, born September 24, 1932, in East Liverpool, Ohio, is a prolific author of adventure, fantasy, mystery, time travel, and American Indian tales for older children and teenagers. She has written 39 books.
Her novels include the famous Abaloc series, set in the magical landscape of the Ohio Valley and surrounding regions in contemporary, medieval, and prehistoric times.
Bibliography
Abaloc series
Beneath the Hill 1967
The Change-Child 1969
The Daybreakers 1970
Over the Sea's Edge 1971
The Watchers 1975
The Birdstones 1977
The Wolves of Aam 1981
Shadow Dancers 1983
Smith Family series
The Big Smith Snatch 1989
The Great Smith House Hustle 1993
Collections
Down from the Lonely Mountain: California Indian Tales 1965
Back in the Beforetime: Tales of the California Indians 1987
Turtle Island: Tales of the Algonquian Nation 1999
The Wonderful Sky Boat: And Other Native American Tales of the Southeast 2001
Hold Up the Sky: And Other Native American Tales from Texas and the Southern Plains 2003
The Sleepers 1968
Mindy's Mysterious Miniature 1970
The Housenapper 1971
The Ice Ghosts Mystery 1972
The Lost Farm 1974
Parsley Sage, Rosemary & Time 1975
The Magical Cupboard 1976
Poor Tom's Ghost 1977
The Bassumtyte Treasure 1978
Ghost Lane 1979
The Great Flood Mystery 1985
The Lotus Cup 1986
Me, Myself, and I 1987
Little, Little Sister 1988
What the Dickens 1991
The Christmas Knight 1993
Robin Hood and His Merry Men 1994
Robin Hood in the Greenwood 1995
Moon Window 1996
Dark Shade 1998
A Stolen Life 1999
The Egyptian Box 2002
Brave Cloelia 2004 (illustrated by Jeff Crosby) The Black Canary 2005