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Lari Don

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Children's Books, Fantasy, Young Adult

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I'm a children's writer based in Scotland, and most of my fiction is inspired by the Scottish landscape and local legends. I love writing fantasy adventures for 8-12 year olds, including the Fabled Beast Chronicles and the Spellchasers trilogy, but I also love creating stories for other age groups.
I've gone darker and more dangerous in my YA thriller MindBlind.
And I've worked with amazing illustrators on picture books, including a retelling of the Scottish tale of the kelpie, The Secret of the Kelpie, with gorgeous pictures by Philip Longson, and a new fable about Nessie, The Treasure of the Loch Ness Monster, with fabulous artwork by Nataša Ilinčić.
I've written collections of myths and legends, including heroine tales from all over the ...more

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Average rating: 4.01 · 2,447 ratings · 412 reviews · 59 distinct works • Similar authors

	First Aid for Fairies and Other Fabled Beasts and Wolf Notes and Other Musical Mishaps 4.13 avg rating — 314 ratings — published 2008 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret of the Kelpie by Lari Don (Goodreads Author), Philip Longson (Illustrator) 4.09 avg rating — 175 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tale of Tam Linn by Lari Don (Goodreads Author), Philip Longson (Illustrations) 4.19 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mind Blind 3.55 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2014 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wolf Notes and Other Musical Mishaps 4.15 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Storm Singing and Other Tangled Tasks 4.20 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fierce, Fearless and Free 4.06 avg rating — 108 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girls, Goddesses and Giants by Lari Don (Goodreads Author) (Artist), Francesca Greenwood (illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2013 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maze Running and other Magical Missions 4.34 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beginner's Guide to Curses (Spellchasers, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 92 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Long Covid, Short Fiction

It’s been almost a year since I posted anything on my blog. And here’s why:

I have long covid, which means that I caught the virus (last March, just before the first lockdown) and that I haven’t got better yet. I’ve spent the last 10 months struggling with exhaustion, brain fog and various chest problems. Because this is such a new thing, no one can tell me how to treat it or when it will go away.

Series by Lari Don

First Aid for Fairies (4 books)
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Lari Don (Goodreads Author)

4.17 avg rating — 653 ratings

Stories from Around the World (8 books)
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Lari Don (Goodreads Author) (Adapter),

Melanie Williams (illustrator)

3.96 avg rating — 335 ratings

World of Stories (5 books)
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Lari Don (Goodreads Author),

Francesca Greenwood (Illustrations)

3.78 avg rating — 250 ratings

Spellchasers (3 books)
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Lari Don (Goodreads Author)

4.22 avg rating — 180 ratings

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The Lost Challenges: July 2020 Scattergories	92	54	Aug 05, 2020 04:57PM
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This group is dedicated to connecting readers with Goodreads authors. It is divided by genres, and includes folders for writing resources, book websit ...more

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A gathering of books to tempt even the most resistant child, tween or teen to love reading. Share titles and tips to entice little ones (or not so lit ...more

Giving Voice: Interpreting texts for children. — 13 members — last activity Feb 07, 2012 11:54PM
A group for parents looking for literature to read to their children,(ages 6-12) or who want to interest their children in reading by themselves.

Contemporary Middle Grade Novels — 31 members — last activity Oct 19, 2020 10:56AM
A group for people who are interested in contemporary middle grade novels for children.

Mom's Book Club — 40 members — last activity Oct 23, 2012 06:03PM
If you are a Mother (or Grandmother, a Foster Mother, or an aunt with minor children living with you that you are guardianship over) and love to read, ...more

Children's Books — 6861 members — last activity 9 hours, 48 min ago
From picture-books to juvenile fiction, award-winners to overlooked gems, the world of children's literature provides an endless supply of fabulous bo ...more

Storytime Favorites — 114 members — last activity Apr 15, 2014 08:56AM
For those who share books with children en masse (such as librarians and early childcare providers), this is a group to talk about books you've enjoye ...more

Sonia's Book Club — 201 members — last activity May 08, 2019 12:23AM
A book club created by an avid reader who is tired of Opera's Book Club. We read any types of books. Request to read your book today for free! #Sonias ...more

Edinburgh-lovers bookgroup — 17 members — last activity Apr 08, 2014 01:23AM
A group for people who love to read books set in Edinburgh or about Edinburgh

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message 4: by Lari

May 02, 2012 06:51AM

So I've just added a new book to the list of Books by Lari Don for the first time (my new picture book - Orange Juice Peas) which was quite a thrill! But I've also failed to add a picture of the rather lovely cover, which was a bit of a disappointment. Anyone got any suggestions of how to do that?

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message 3: by Christine

Apr 10, 2012 03:59AM

thanks for being my friend

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message 2: by Diana

Mar 05, 2012 03:14PM

Hi Lari, thanks for the friend request. :)

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message 1: by Lari

Feb 17, 2012 01:33AM

I'm sure if this box is for me to comment on my own page, but it seems like a convenient place to say: I realise that I'm giving either 4 or 5 stars to every book I review. This is NOT because I am incapable of telling a bad book from a good one, nor because I am amazingly expert at picking only excellent books to read, nor even because as an author, I don't want to be rude about other authors. It's because I'm not bothering to put up books on Goodreads that I wouldn't happily recommend to my best friend! So, if it's here and I've given it 4 or 5 stars, it's because I loved it. You can't see the pile of books by my bed which I'm not telling you about!

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