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Margi Preus
Margi Preus is the author of the Newbery Honor book Heart of a Samurai and other notable books for young readers, including the Minnesota Book Award-winning West of the Moon and the new Silver Box, part of the Enchantment Lake mystery series. Her books have been honored as ALA/ALSC Notables, landed on many best-of lists, selected as an NPR Backseat Book Club pick, chosen for community reads, and translated into several languages. Forthcoming in 2022 are the picture book Lily Leads the Way and a middle grade fantasy, Windswept. She lives in Duluth where you can find her skiing, hiking, canoeing, or sitting quietly with a book on her lap.
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Bibliography
Windswept (Amulet Books/Abrams, 2022)
The Silver Box (University of Minnesota Press, 2020)
Village of Scoundrels (Amulet Books/Abrams, 2020)
The Littlest Voyageur (Margaret Ferguson Books, 2020)
The Clue in the Trees (University of Minnesota Press, 2017)
Storm’s Coming (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2016)
The Bamboo Sword (Amulet Books/Abrams, 2015)
Enchantment Lake (University of Minnesota Press, 2015)
West of the Moon (Amulet Books/Abrams, 2014)
Shadow on the Mountain (Amulet Books/Abrams, 2012)
Heart of a Samurai (Amulet Books/Abrams, 2010)
Celebritrees (Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt, 2010)
The Peace Bell (Henry Holt, 2008)
A Book of Grace (Sourcebooks, 2002)
Legend of the Ladyslipper (Houghton-Mifflin, 1999)
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