
Her first novel is THE CAVENDISH HOME FOR BOYS AND GIRLS, one of the New York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing in 2012. Now she is a New York Times bestselling author of darkly magical books. The compani Claire Legrand used to be a musician until she realized she couldn’t stop thinking about the stories in her head. Claire’s latest middle grade novel, FOXHEART, is a classic fantasy-adventure and a 2016 Junior Library Guild selection.

SOME KIND OF HAPPINESS, her middle grade novel about mental illness, family secrets, and the power of storytelling, is a 2017 Edgar Award Nominee. She is also the author of THE YEAR OF SHADOWS, a ghost story for middle grade readers and WINTERSPELL, a young adult re-telling of The Nutcracker.

Claire Legrand used to be a musician until she realized she couldn’t stop thinking about the stories in her head.
