Biography
Mary E. Lyons is a former reading specialist and school librarian with twenty-three years of experience at all grade levels. She began sharing the lost stories of women and African Americans with young people in 1980. Now a full-time writer, her books are a way to continue what she began as a teacher. Her latest interests are Irish-American history and ancient history.
−*about the author,* [The Lyon's Den](https://lyonsdenbooks.com/aboutmel.htm).
In addition to her works for younger readers, she has also written several adult nonfiction books about the history of the Blue Ridge Railroad in Virginia.
−*about the author,* [The Lyon's Den](https://lyonsdenbooks.com/aboutmel.htm).
In addition to her works for younger readers, she has also written several adult nonfiction books about the history of the Blue Ridge Railroad in Virginia.
Books by Mary E. Lyons
Slave Labor on Virginia's Blue Ridge Railroad
Virginia Blue Ridge Railroad
Virginia Blue Ridge Railroad
The Blue Ridge Tunnel
Feed the Children First
Letters From A Slave Boy
The ancient American world
Roy makes a car
Student Study Guide to the Anc
Student Study Guide to the Ancient American World
Teaching Guide to the Ancient American World
Knockabeg
Sorrow's Kitchen
Dear Ellen Bee
Raw Head, Bloody Bones
The Poison Place
Talking with Tebé
Catching the fire
The butter tree
The butter tree
Master of Mahogany
Starting home
Stitching Stars
Deep blues