L.M. Elliott

Laura Malone Elliott, known by her pen name L. M. Elliott, is an American author of more than a dozen young adult novels, including Under a War-Torn Sky, Give Me Liberty (2008), A Troubled Peace (2009), Da Vinci’s Tiger (2015), Suspect Red (2017), Hamilton and Peggy! A Revolutionary Friendship (2018), Walls (2021), and Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves (2022).

Biography Elliott was born in 1957 near Washington, D.C. She graduated from Wake Forest University and holds a master's in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Awards NCSS/CBC Notable Book in Social Studies (Under a War-Torn Sky) NCSS/CBC Notable Book in Social Studies (Suspect Red)

Works Shattered Dreams: The Story of Charlotte Fedders with Charlotte Fedders (New York: Harper & Row, 1987) Hunter's Best Friend at School (New York: HarperCollins, 2002) Flying South (New York: HarperCollins, 2003) Annie, Between the States (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2004) Hunter & Stripe and the Soccer Showdown (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2005) Give Me Liberty (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2006) Hunter's Big Sister (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2007) A Troubled Peace (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2009) A String of Hearts (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2010) Thanksgiving Day Thanks (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2013) Across a War-Tossed Sea (New York: Disney-Hyperion, 2014) Da Vinci's Tiger (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2015) Suspect Red (Los Angeles: Disney-Hyperion, 2017) Hamilton and Peggy! A Revolutionary Friendship (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2018) Storm Dog (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2020) Walls (Chapel Hill: Algonquin, 2021) Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2022) Bea and the New Deal Horse (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2023) Truth, Lies, and the Questions in Between (New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2025)