Kathleen is an author, educator and historian specializing in historical fiction for young people. She has an MA in History Education and Writing from Antioch University, Ohio, USA, and served as a Curator of Education with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin for over a decade.
For more information about Kathleen and her work, visit her website at www.kathleenernst.com
Council of Wisconsin Writers Children's Literature Award, 2007
Editors Choice Title, Historical Novels Review, February 2007,
Historical Novel Society
“Like an old-time ballad, Hearts of Stone transports readers into a lyrical, essential world brimming with life and spirit. It succeeds in that rarest of objectives – to both wrench and warm the heart. Highly recommended. Age 12 and up.”
- Eileen Charbonneau, Historical Novels Review
Highland Fling
(Cricket Books, 2006)
Betrayal at Cross Creek
(Pleasant Company, 2004)
The Ghosts of Vicksburg
(White Mane Publishing, 2003)
Whistler in the Dark
(Pleasant Company, 2002)
Agatha Award nominee, Best Children's/Young Adult Mystery
Malice Domestic, 2003
Trouble at Fort La Pointe
(White Mane Publishing, 2000)
Edgar Award nominee, Best Children's Mystery,
Mystery Writers of America, 2001
Retreat from Gettysburg
(White Mane Publishing, 2000)
Arthur Tofte Juvenile Fiction Book Award,
Council of Wisconsin Writers, 2001
The Bravest Girl in Sharpsburg
(White Mane Publishing, 1997)
The Night Riders of Harpers Ferry
(White Mane Publishing, 1996)
Books for the Teen Age list, New York Public Library, 1998
