author
M. Elliott
Historical drama, careful research, and a journalist’s eye for human stories shape these young adult novels. From World War II to the American Revolution, the work often brings big moments in history down to a personal, readable scale.
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The book of hats and caps
by M. Elliott
About the author
Before turning to fiction, L. M. Elliott worked for about two decades as a magazine journalist. She has described that reporting background as a major influence on her writing, especially her interest in real people, overlooked history, and the emotional details behind larger events.
Writing under the name L. M. Elliott, Laura Malone Elliott is known for historical and biographical novels for young readers, including Under a War-Torn Sky, Give Me Liberty, Da Vinci's Tiger, Suspect Red, Hamilton and Peggy!, Walls, and Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves. Her books often center on young people caught in times of war, political change, or social upheaval.
Her work has earned broad recognition, and she has also written picture books under her full name, Laura Malone Elliott. Across both kinds of writing, her books are noted for making history feel vivid, approachable, and deeply human.