Ann Rinaldi Books in Order
Ann Rinaldi has written 48 books, published between 1980 and 2011. The first book is Term Paper (1980) and the newest is Leigh Ann's Civil War (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 48
- Published
- 1980–2011
- Confirmed
- 1 of 48 titles
- Pages on record
- 9,674 in 37 of 48 books
- Reading time
- 161–242 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,674 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 37 of 48 titles with a page count on record.
Ann Rinaldi was an American journalist and young adult novelist, known above all for historical fiction, who lived from August 27, 1934 to July 1, 2021. Rinaldi worked as a newspaper columnist before writing novels, eight of which the ALA named notable. In 2000, Wolf by the Ears (1991) was listed among the best young adult novels of the preceding twenty-five years. Rinaldi also contributed to the Dear America series. The catalogue holds 48 books from Term Paper (1980) to Leigh Ann's Civil War (2011), including The Last Silk Dress (1988) and A Break with Charity (1992).
How many Ann Rinaldi books are there?
Ann Rinaldi has 48 books, released between 1980 and 2011. They include 3 series and 24 titles listed outside any series.
Ann Rinaldi Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 48 Ann Rinaldi books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Term Paper1980 · confirmed 1/41980–1/4
- 2Promises Are for Keeping1982 · confirmed 1/41982–1/4
- 31985–1/4
- 4Time Enough for Drums1986 · confirmed 1/41986–1/4
- 519872841/4
- 6The Last Silk Dress1988 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/419883521/4
- 719913532/4
- 8Wolf by the Ears1991 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/419912521/4
- 919922982/4
- 1019933332/4
- 11In My Father's House1993 · 323 pages · confirmed 1/419933231/4
- 1219943201/4
- 1319941882/4
- 1419943622/4
- 1519952731/4
- 1619953202/4
- 1719962721/4
- 1819963362/4
- 19The Second Bend in the River1997 · 31 pages · confirmed 1/41997311/4
- 2019973742/4
- 21Mine Eyes Have Seen1998 · 273 pages · confirmed 1/419982731/4
- 2219982812/4
- 23Amelia's War1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 2419992402/4
- 251999–3/4
- 2620001552/4
- 27The Education of Mary2000 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/420002541/4
- 2820002302/4
- 29Girl in Blue2001 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420013201/4
- 30Numbering All the Bones2002 · 170 pages · confirmed 1/420021701/4
- 31Millicent's Gift2002 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/420022181/4
- 32Taking Liberty2002 · 259 pages · confirmed 1/420022591/4
- 3320032402/4
- 34Mutiny's Daughter2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 35Sarah's Ground2004 · 178 pages · confirmed 1/420041781/4
- 36The Color of Fire2005 · 198 pages · confirmed 1/420051981/4
- 37Brooklyn Rose2005 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/420052401/4
- 38Nine Days a Queen2005 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/420052401/4
- 392007–2/4
- 4020072562/4
- 4120072402/4
- 4220082172/4
- 43The Redheaded Princess2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 44Juliet's Moon2008 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420082561/4
- 45My Vicksburg2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 46The Last Full Measure2010 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/420102181/4
- 47The Family Greene2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 4820113202/4
Ann Rinaldi books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Great Episodes in order
17 books- 1. A Ride into Morning
- 2. A Break with Charity
- 3. The Fifth of March
- 4. Keep Smiling Through
- 5. Finishing Becca
- 6. The Secret of Sarah Revere
- 7. Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons
- 8. An Acquaintance with Darkness
- 9. Cast Two Shadows
- 11. The Coffin Quilt
- 12. The Staircase
- 16. Or Give Me Death
- and 5 more in the table above
Quilt Trilogy in order
3 booksBrie McQuade in order
2 booksMy Name Is America in order
1 bookDear America in order
1 bookStandalone books
24 books24 Ann Rinaldi titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Ann Rinaldi books in order?
You only need to read Ann Rinaldi books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Ann Rinaldi
Start with Term Paper (1980), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ann Rinaldi book?
Leigh Ann's Civil War (2011) is the newest Ann Rinaldi book released so far.
Is there a new Ann Rinaldi book coming?
No next Ann Rinaldi book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ann Rinaldi at a glance
- Died
- Ann Rinaldi died in 2021, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Ann Rinaldi on record dates from 2011.
- Release pace
- Ann Rinaldi books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,674 pages across the 37 of 48 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ann Rinaldi books, 20 of 48, were published in the 2000s.
What the Ann Rinaldi books are about
All 48 Ann Rinaldi books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 35 of 48. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 35 of 48 books
- History 30 of 48 books
- Family life 9 of 48 books
- United States Civil War, 1861-1865 9 of 48 books
- Slavery 7 of 48 books
- African Americans 6 of 48 books
- Brothers and sisters 6 of 48 books
- Fathers and daughters 5 of 48 books
- United States in fiction 4 of 48 books
- Family problems 3 of 48 books