books for kids and teens

I'm Laura Resau (rhymes with see-saw). I write novels set in places where I've lived or traveled around the world.

Magic, love, and adventure tend to find their way into my stories. So do brave characters who take journeys of all kinds, inside and outside themselves. I feel passionate about weaving environmental and human rights issues into my books and helping new, global voices be heard.

My books are shelved in the kids' and teens' sections, but are read by many not-so-young adults, too.

I love exploring the world, wandering by streams, sitting with old trees, being cozy in vintage trailers, making home-grown flower tea, star-gazing in the mountains, and hanging out with my husband, son, and Siberian husky in Fort Collins, Colorado.

new books

“An expert blend of SF yarn, thriller, and romance that results in a compulsively readable and imaginative novel.”

— Kirkus, STARRED (full review here)

Virch tells the story of a teen who infiltrates a virtual reality empire to save her sister, but when she discovers a plot to destroy humanity, she must team up with the founder’s enigmatic son even as she questions the very nature of reality. Read more about it here!

* “A moving account of those who spoke truth to power and triumphed.” — Kirkus, STARRED review

The inspiring Indigenous leader, Patricia Gualinga, co-authored a picture book with me—Stand as Tall as the Trees: How an Amazonian Community Protected the Rain Forest. It’s also available in Spanish as Con la cabeza en alto: cómo una comunidad amazónica protegió la selva.

This book tells the story of how Paty’s Kichwa community in the Ecuadorian Amazon defended their sacred forest from oil exploitation. The fabulous Ecuadorian artist, Vanessa Jaramillo, illustrated the book with stunning water color art on paper.

Both the Spanish and English editions are now available! Read more about it in English and Spanish and find links to the Spanish version here!

Learn more about all of my eleven books for kids and teens here.

Thank you for reading my books and letting me do my dream job...

Abrazos and bisous and warm wishes,

Laura

Hello my friends! I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on this… which description is most enticing to you?✨🌹 Many writers, including myself, have SUCH a hard time distilling a 350 page novel into a few words! 😭📖 Let me know which one(s) mak
Thanks so much for your excitement about the audiobooks for *What the Moon Saw* and *The Queen of Water*! 🌝👑✨ There was a glitch getting *What the Moon Saw* onto the Audible and Apple platforms, but my publisher informed me that it has been resolv
Let’s create beauty in darkness. ✨ It’s cozy season at Beagle Holler… long nights, warm hearth fires, pots of tea. 🫖 🕯️Love and comfort and peace to you. 💫 #beagleholler #tinycabin #offgridlife
Today is the audiobook release for What the Moon Saw!🌝 This book has such a special place in my heart… ❤️ It was my very first book, which I started writing while living in Oaxaca 25 years ago! 🥰 I really put my soul into this story and fe
A little tour of Winnie the trailer before the snows come to the mountains!💚☺️🐾 She spends summers as a tiny guesthouse at Beagle Holler, our off-grid refuge…. And she spends winters bundled up in our driveway in Fort Collins.😘❄️ As you kn
Cover reveal!!!!! 🎉🥰✨ My friends, I’m so excited to share the cover of my next book with you… The Alchemy of Flowers!!!💐🌻🌹 What do you think? What vibes does it give you? 🗝️📖🏰 (Note that the top and bottom of the cover are cut o

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Laura's books are available to order where books are sold. Support your local bookshop or order from Laura's favorite indie, Old Firehouse Books, where you can request an autographed copy.