Kathleen Ernst

Kathleen Ernst è una pluripremiata autrice americana, nota principalmente per i suoi romanzi di fiction storica e mistero. Nata in Pennsylvania, è cresciuta in Maryland, circondata da libri, con una madre bibliotecaria e un padre appassionato lettore. La passione per la scrittura di Ernst è iniziata in tenera età, completando il suo primo romanzo all'età di 15 anni, sebbene non abbia ottenuto un contratto editoriale fino a due decenni dopo. Ha frequentato l'Università della Virginia Occidentale, laureandosi in Scienze Forestali, ma ha anche seguito molte lezioni di scrittura creativa e storia. Ernst ha iniziato la sua carriera di scrittrice producendo video didattici per la televisione pubblica e scrivendo romanzi per American Girl nel suo tempo libero.

Prima di diventare un'autrice a tempo pieno, Ernst ha lavorato come curatrice, storica ed educatrice. Ha conseguito una Laurea Magistrale in Storia dell'Educazione e Scrittura presso l'Università di Antiochia. Il suo programma autogestito si è concentrato su metodi non tradizionali di insegnamento e apprendimento della storia, con una particolare attenzione alla fiction storica. Il suo percorso come scrittrice è stato contrassegnato da numerosi riconoscimenti, tra cui due premi alla carriera per la scrittura, un Emmy per la televisione educativa e nomination per i premi Edgar Allan Poe e Agatha Christie per i misteri.

Ernst è una scrittrice prolifica, avendo pubblicato quasi 1,8 milioni di copie audio, ebook e cartacee dei suoi quaranta libri pubblicati. Alcuni dei suoi lavori più notevoli includono la serie Chloe Ellefson Mysteries e la serie American Girls: Caroline. A lei piace viaggiare, cucinare, lavori manuali, sperimentare nuove abilità e leggere. Ernst attualmente vive in Wisconsin con il marito, Scott. Mantiene un sito web esteso, una pagina di Facebook per autori e un blog dove condivide le sue esperienze, la ricerca e l'amore per la scrittura.
Chloe Ellefson Books
# Titolo Anno
1 Old World Murder 2010
2 The Heirloom Murders 2011
3 The Light Keeper's Legacy 2012
4 Heritage of Darkness 2013
5 Tradition of Deceit 2014
6 Death on the Prairie 2015
7 A Memory of Muskets 2016
8 Mining for Justice 2017
9 The Lacemaker's Secret 2018
10 Fiddling with Fate 2019
11 The Weaver's Revenge 2021
Hanneke Bauer Books
# Titolo Anno
1 Lies of Omission 2021
2 The Solace of Stars 2023
3 A Most Perilous Journey 2024
White Mane Kids Books
# Titolo Anno
1 The Night Riders of Harpers Ferry 1996
2 The Bravest Girl in Sharpsburg 1997
3 Retreat from Gettysburg 2000
4 Ghosts of Vicksburg 2003
American Girls: Caroline Books
# Titolo Anno
1 Meet Caroline 2012
2 Caroline's Secret Message 2012
3 A Surprise for Caroline 2012
4 Caroline Takes a Chance 2012
5 Caroline's Battle 2012
6 Changes for Caroline 2012
7 Traitor in the Shipyard 2013
8 Catch the Wind 2014
9 The Smuggler's Secrets 2015
American Girl: History Mysteries Books
# Titolo Anno
1 Hoofbeats of Danger (By: Holly Hughes) 1999
2 Hoofbeats of Danger 1999
3 Trouble at Fort Lapointe 1999
4 The Night Flyers 1999
5 The Night Flyers (By: Elizabeth McDavid Jones) 1999
6 Secrets on 26th Street 1999
7 Secrets on 26th Street (By: Elizabeth McDavid Jones) 1999
8 The Smuggler's Treasure (By: Sarah Masters Buckey) 1999
9 The Smuggler's Treasure 1999
10 Voices at Whisper Bend (By: Katherine Ayres) 1999
11 Voices at Whisper Bend 1999
12 Mystery of the Dark Tower 2000
13 Mystery of the Dark Tower (By: Evelyn Coleman) 2000
14 Watcher in the Piney Woods (By: Elizabeth McDavid Jones) 2000
15 Watcher in the Piney Woods 2000
16 Shadows in the Glasshouse ( By: Megan McDonald) 2000
17 Shadows in the Glasshouse 2000
18 Under Copp's Hill 2000
19 Under Copp's Hill (By: Katherine Ayres) 2000
20 The Minstrel's Melody 2001
21 The Minstrel's Melody (By: Eleanora E. Tate) 2001
22 Enemy in the Fort 2001
23 Enemy in the Fort (By: Sarah Masters Buckey) 2001
24 Circle of Fire 2001
25 Circle of Fire (By: Evelyn Coleman) 2001
26 Mystery on Skull Island (By: Elizabeth McDavid Jones) 2001
27 Mystery on Skull Island 2001
28 Riddle of the Prairie Bride (By: Kathryn Reiss) 2001
29 Riddle of the Prairie Bride 2001
30 Whistler in the Dark 2002
31 Mystery at Chilkoot Pass (By: Barbara Steiner) 2002
32 Mystery at Chilkoot Pass 2002
33 The Strange Case of Baby H (By: Kathryn Reiss) 2002
34 The Strange Case of Baby H 2002
35 Gangsters at the Grand Atlantic 2003
36 Gangsters at the Grand Atlantic (By: Sarah Masters Buckey) 2003
37 Danger at the Wild West Show (By: Alison Hart) 2003
38 Danger at the Wild West Show 2003
39 Ghost Light on Graveyard Shoal 2003
40 Ghost Light on Graveyard Shoal (By: Elizabeth McDavid Jones) 2003
41 Betrayal at Cross Creek 2004
Romanzi singoli
# Titolo Anno
1 Highland Fling 2006
2 Hearts of Stone 2006
3 Between These Rivers 2025
Libri di non-fiction
# Titolo Anno
1 Too Afraid to Cry 1999
2 A Settler's Year: Pioneer Life Through the Seasons 2015
American Girl: Felicity Books
# Titolo Anno
1 Meet Felicity 1991
2 Meet Felicity (By: Dan Andreasen, Valerie Tripp, Luann Roberts) 1991
3 Felicity's Surprise (By: Valerie Tripp) 1991
4 Felicity's Surprise 1991
5 Felicity Learns a Lesson (By: Dan Andreasen, Valerie Tripp) 1991
6 Felicity Learns a Lesson 1991
7 Felicity Saves the Day: A Summer Story 1992
8 Felicity Saves the Day: A Summer Story (By: Valerie Tripp) 1992
9 Changes for Felicity 1992
10 Changes for Felicity (By: Valerie Tripp) 1992
11 Happy Birthday, Felicity! A Springtime Story (By: Valerie Tripp) 1992
12 Happy Birthday, Felicity! A Springtime Story 1992
13 Felicity's New Sister 1999
14 Felicity's New Sister (By: Valerie Tripp) 1999
15 Felicity's Dancing Shoes (By: Susan McAliley, Dan Andreasen, Valerie Tripp) 2000
16 Felicity's Dancing Shoes 2000
17 Felicity Takes a Dare (By: Valerie Tripp) 2001
18 Felicity Takes a Dare 2001
19 Felicity Discovers a Secret 2002
20 Felicity Discovers a Secret (By: Valerie Tripp) 2002
21 Felicity's Short Story Collection (By: Dan Andreasen, Valerie Tripp, Philip Hood) 2002
22 Felicity's Short Story Collection 2002
23 Gunpowder and Tea Cakes 2017
24 Love and Loyalty (By: Valerie Tripp, Juliana Kolesova) 2017
25 Love and Loyalty 2017
26 A Stand for Independence 2017
27 A Stand for Independence (By: Valerie Tripp) 2017
American Girl: Kirsten Books (with Renée Graef, with Jodi Evert, with Janet Shaw)
# Titolo Anno
1 Kirsten's Cookbook 1994
2 Kirsten's Cookbook (By: Jodi Evert) 1994
3 The Runaway Friend: A Kirsten Mystery 2008
4 Meet Kirsten (By: Renée Graef, Janet Shaw) 2012
5 Meet Kirsten 2012
6 Kirsten Learns a Lesson 2012
7 Kirsten Learns a Lesson (By: Janet Shaw) 2012
8 Kirsten's Surprise 2012
9 Kirsten's Surprise (By: Janet Shaw) 2012
10 Happy Birthday, Kirsten! 2012
11 Happy Birthday, Kirsten! (By: Janet Shaw) 2012
12 Kirsten Saves the Day 2012
13 Kirsten Saves the Day (By: Janet Shaw) 2012
14 Changes for Kirsten (By: Janet Shaw) 2012
15 Changes for Kirsten 2012
American Girl: Josefina Books
# Titolo Anno
1 Meet Josefina (By: Valerie Tripp) 1997
2 Meet Josefina 1997
3 Josefina's Surprise 1997
4 Josefina's Surprise (By: Valerie Tripp) 1997
5 Josefina Learns a Lesson 1997
6 Josefina Learns a Lesson (By: Susan McAliley, Valerie Tripp) 1997
7 Changes for Josefina 1998
8 Changes for Josefina (By: Valerie Tripp) 1998
9 Josefina Saves the Day (By: Valerie Tripp) 1998
10 Josefina Saves the Day 1998
11 Happy Birthday, Josefina! (By: Susan McAliley, Valerie Tripp, Jean-Paul Tibbles) 1998
12 Happy Birthday, Josefina! 1998
13 Josefinas Craftbook 1998
14 Josefinas Craftbook (By: Valerie Tripp) 1998
15 Josefina's Cookbook 1998
16 Josefina's Cookbook (By: Valerie Tripp, American Girl, Tamara England) 1998
17 A Reward for Josefina 1999
18 A Reward for Josefina (By: Susan McAliley, Valerie Tripp, Jean-Paul Tibbles) 1999
19 Again, Josefina! 2000
20 Again, Josefina! (By: Valerie Tripp) 2000
21 Josefina's Song (By: Valerie Tripp) 2001
22 Josefina's Song 2001
23 Just Josefina 2002
24 Just Josefina (By: Susan McAliley, Valerie Tripp) 2002
25 Thanks to Josefina (By: Valerie Tripp) 2003
26 Thanks to Josefina 2003
27 Secrets in the Hills 2006
28 Josefina's Short Story Collection (By: Valerie Tripp) 2006
29 Josefina's Short Story Collection 2006
30 The Glowing Heart 2016
31 Song of the Mockingbird: My Journey with Josefina (By: Emma Carlson Berne) 2015
32 The Glowing Heart (By: Valerie Tripp, Juliana Kolesova) 2016
American Girl: Kit Books
# Titolo Anno
1 Meet Kit (By: Valerie Tripp) 2000
2 Meet Kit: An American Girl 1934 2000
3 Kit's Surprise (By: Valerie Tripp) 2000
4 Kit's Surprise 2000
5 Kit Learns a Lesson (By: Valerie Tripp) 2000
6 Kit Learns a Lesson 2000
7 Happy Birthday, Kit (By: Valerie Tripp) 2001
8 Happy Birthday, Kit 2001
9 Changes for Kit (By: Valerie Tripp) 2001
10 Changes for Kit 2001
11 Kit Saves the Day 2001
12 Kit Saves the Day (By: Valerie Tripp) 2001
13 Danger at the Zoo: Mystery 2005
14 Danger at the Zoo 2005
15 Midnight in Lonesome Hollow: Mystery 2007
16 Midnight in Lonesome Hollow 2007
17 Really Truly Ruthie 2007
18 Really Truly Ruthie (By: Valerie Tripp) 2007
19 A Thief in the Theater: Mystery 2008
20 A Thief in the Theater (By: Sarah Masters Buckey) 2008
21 Intruders at Rivermead Manor (By: Kathryn Reiss) 2014
22 Intruders at Rivermead Manor: Mystery 2014
23 Full Speed Ahead (By: Valerie Tripp) 2014
24 Full Speed Ahead 2014
25 The Jazzman's Trumpet: Mystery 2015
26 The Jazzman's Trumpet (By: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel) 2015
American Girl: Molly Books
# Titolo Anno
1 Molly Learns a Lesson 1986
2 Molly Learns a Lesson (By: Valerie Tripp) 1986
3 Molly's Surprise (By: Valerie Tripp) 1986
4 Molly's Surprise 1986
5 Meet Molly 1986
6 Meet Molly (By: Valerie Tripp) 1986
7 Happy Birthday, Molly 1987
8 Happy Birthday, Molly (By: Valerie Tripp) 1987
9 Molly Saves the Day 1988
10 Molly Saves the Day (By: Valerie Tripp) 1988
11 Changes for Molly (By: Valerie Tripp) 1988
12 Changes for Molly 1988
13 Molly Takes Flight (By: Valerie Tripp) 1999
14 Molly Takes Flight 1999
15 Molly and the Movie Star (By: Valerie Tripp) 2000
16 Molly and the Movie Star 2000
17 Molly Marches On 2001
18 Molly Marches On (By: Valerie Tripp) 2001
19 Molly's Route 66 Adventure 2002
20 Molly's Route 66 Adventure (By: Dottie Raymer) 2002
21 A Spy on the Home Front (By: Alison Hart) 2005
22 A Spy on the Home Front 2005
23 Brave Emily (By: Valerie Tripp) 2006
24 Brave Emily 2006
25 The Light in the Cellar (By: Sarah Masters Buckey) 2007
26 Chances and Changes 2018
27 Clues in the Shadows 2009
28 Chances and Changes (By: Valerie Tripp, Juliana Kolesova) 2018