Kathleen Ernst

Kathleen Ernst is an author of historical books for children and young adults. She has a Masters of Arts degree in History Education and Writing and has worked as a Civil War interpreter and at the Old World Wisconsin History Site.

She wrote three History Mysteries for American Girl and now writes Historical Mysteries.

History Mysteries
HM#6, this is about Fort #9 in 17something. HM#18, this is about a girl going West with her mother from Chicago to run a newspaper in a fledgling mining town at the base of the Rocky Mountains. It takes place in 187x. HM#22, this book takes place in 1776 and tells the story of a Scottish immigrant girl in South Carolina whose family must choose a side: Patriots or Loyalists.
 * Trouble at Fort Lapointe
 * The Whistler in the Dark
 * Betrayal at Cross Creek

Historical Mysteries

 * Secrets in the Hills
 * The Runaway Friend
 * Danger at the Zoo
 * Midnight in Lonesome Hollow