Susan Cooper

Susan Cooper is one of our foremost fantasy authors; her classic five-book fantasy sequence The Dark Is Rising has sold millions of copies worldwide. Her books’ accolades include the Newbery Medal, a Newbery Honor, theBoston Globe–Horn BookAward, and five shortlists for the Carnegie Medal. She combines fantasy with history inVictory(aWashington PostTop Ten Books for Children pick),King of Shadows,Ghost Hawk, and her magicalThe Boggart and the Monster, second in a trilogy, which won the Scottish Arts Council’s Children’s Book Award. Susan Cooper lives on a saltmarsh island in Massachusetts, and you can visit her online at TheLostLand.com.