Jane Louise Curry, born September 24, 1932, in East Liverpool,

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, 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

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and surrounding regions in contemporary, medieval, and prehistoric times.

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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

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