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Elinor Lyon


Born
in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England, The United Kingdom
August 17, 1921

Died
May 28, 2008

Genre
Children's Books


Elinor Bruce Lyon was an English children’s author whose quietly influential novels combined adventure with emotional intelligence and a strong sense of place. Drawing on her Scottish heritage and wartime experiences, she wrote stories often set on remote coasts in Scotland and Wales, where landscapes shaped character as much as plot. Her books are especially noted for their balanced portrayal of gender, featuring resourceful girls, thoughtful boys, and shared leadership grounded in empathy, justice, and independence. Educated in England and briefly serving as a radar operator during the Second World War, Lyon later devoted herself to writing, producing more than twenty children’s novels between the late 1940s and the mid 1970s. Among her b ...more

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Average rating: 4.21 · 166 ratings · 37 reviews · 20 distinct works
Run Away Home (Ian and Sovr...
4.55 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1953 — 6 editions
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The House in Hiding (Ian an...
4.23 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1950 — 9 editions
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Green Grow the Rushes
4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1967 — 5 editions
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Strangers at the Door
4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1967 — 4 editions
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Echo Valley
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3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1965 — 4 editions
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Cathie Runs Wild
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4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1968 — 4 editions
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Dragon Castle
4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1956 — 2 editions
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Rider's Rock
4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1958 — 3 editions
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Hilary's Island
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4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1948 — 3 editions
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The Dream-Hunters
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4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1967 — 3 editions
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What's the Name o...: SOLVED. Children's/ YA fiction. Lost village buried in sand is found by couple of kids, during night. Find their family has moved to a new village nearby. Adventures, solve mystery involving buried house. British book. Read mid-1980s. [s] 17 525 Feb 26, 2021 06:59PM  
What's the Name o...: ABANDONED. elementary/tween book read ~1980 about 2 kids (brother and sister?) that got 'real life' injuries from nightmares. The song "Green Grow the Rushes O" played a major role in it. 51 659 Feb 09, 2024 09:35AM  
Forgotten Vintage...: Lists of "other books by this publisher" 78 45 Apr 06, 2024 09:09AM  
What's the Name o...: Old YA/ Adult Adventure. Young girl hides on boat (should be babysitting), boat breaks loose during a storm. Teen boy with motorcycle boards her boat. Old man living in cabin on beach sees kids washed ashore. Title: name of boat? Published before 1967. 13 206 Apr 25, 2025 05:39PM