Sherry Garland

Sherry Garland

  • 5 stars across 16 books
Sherry Garland has written more than thirty books and won more than forty awards, including an ALA Notable recognition and a Reading Rainbow book selection. She is a frequent presenter at conferences and schools across the country, particularly in her home state of Texas. Garland created the Voices Series to provide personal narratives of pivotal moments in America's past. The series includes Voices of Pearl Harbor, Voices of the Dust Bowl, Voices of Gettysburg, and Voices of the Alamo. Her other titles include Best Horse on the Force, The Buffalo Soldier, and Children of the Dragon: Selected Tales from Vietnam, all available from Pelican. Garland is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives in central Texas.
3rd April 2014

Buffalo Soldier

Winner of the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2015, this is a beautiful piece of historical fiction told with heart and humanity.Wi... MoreBuffalo Soldier

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31st October 1993

Shadow of the Dragon

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30th April 1993

Lotus Seed

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15th February 1997

The Lotus Seeds

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26th January 2016

Voices of the Western Frontier

Western expansion from a personal perspective. Sherry Garland created the Voices Series to provide personal narratives o... MoreVoices of the Western Frontier

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29th June 2017

Voices of The Alamo

Through poetry and art, this picture book captures the many voices--Spanish, Tejano, Texan, Mexican, and American--of th... MoreVoices of The Alamo

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31st August 2006

Best Horse on the Force

When Brandon and Wayne are hired to do odd jobs at the Houston Mounted Police stables, they decide to sabotage Skyjacker... MoreBest Horse on the Force

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27th February 2013

Voices of Pearl Harbor

December 7, 1941-the day a sleeping giant awoke. Japan's surprise attack devastated the American Naval Fleet at Pearl Ha... MoreVoices of Pearl Harbor

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1st March 2012

Voices of the Dust Bowl

Voices from those who lived through the largest environmental catastrophe in American history. From 1931 to 1940, a comb... MoreVoices of the Dust Bowl

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