Books by Patrice Lawrence
The Elemental Detectives
Patrice Lawrence, Amanda Quartey, Luke Ashforth, Paul Kellam (illustrators)
“The Elemental Detectives is a very commercial adventure fantasy series, not a straight history. There is magic, and Patrice is happy to say that it’s sort of a riff on Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series which is set now but has all this fantastical stuff of London’s past… It’s a joy because even five years ago you would never have seen a book like this, which crosses historical and fantasy, with Black characters. She has planted her flag in the genre and said, ‘We’ve got historical fiction, now we can have myths. We can have legends of this place which we are a part of’… She’s an excellent writer. There’s a driving ‘Let’s solve the puzzle’ element to the mystery, which some kids will like. And there are the mythical monsters. I think you’ll get kids who maybe would not read historical fiction who might read this because it’s an adventure, and there are dragons.” Read more...
The Best Historical Fiction for 8-12 Year Olds
Catherine Johnson, Children's Author
Interviews where books by Patrice Lawrence were recommended
The Best Historical Fiction for 8-12 Year Olds, recommended by Catherine Johnson
There is some fabulous historical fiction out there for 8-12 year olds, some of it old, some of it new. British novelist Catherine Johnson, author of a number of historical novels for kids and young adults, recommends some of the best—from short stories to epics and from straight historical novels to those with a strong dose of fantasy and magic.
