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Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley Books in Order

Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley has written 81 books, published between 1936 and 2012. The first book is Lasso Your Heart (1936) and the newest is The First Book Of Sea Shells (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
81
Published
1936–2012
Pages on record
3,685 in 20 of 81 books
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Betsy Allen, Betty Cavanna and Elizabeth Headley are three names on one body of work: girls' fiction and mysteries. Connie Blair is the recurring detective. 81 catalogued books run from Lasso Your Heart (1936) to The First Book Of Sea Shells (2012), with the 1960s the busiest decade. Schools, dogs, nurses, self-acceptance and mothers and daughters recur as subjects, alongside the Around the World Today non-fiction. The median book runs 204 pages.

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How many Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley books are there?

Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley has 81 books, released between 1936 and 2012. 12 of them belong to the Connie Blair Mystery series.

Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 81 Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley 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 November 2026.

  1. Cover of Going on Sixteen by Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley (1944)
  2. Cover of Black Spaniel Mystery by Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley (1945)
  3. Cover of Paintbox Summer by Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley (1949)
  4. Cover of Catchpenny Street by Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley (1951)
  5. Cover of The Boy Next Door by Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley (1956)
  6. Cover of Angel on Skis by Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley (1957)
  7. Cover of The Ghost of Ballyhooly by Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley (1971)
  8. Cover of Mystery in the Museum by Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley (1972)
  9. Cover of Joyride by Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley (1974)
  10. Cover of Mystery Of The Emerald Buddha by Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley (1976)
  11. Cover of You Can't Take Twenty Dogs on a Date by Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley (1977)
  12. Cover of Ballet Fever by Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley (1978)
  13. Cover of Runaway Voyage by Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley (1978)
  14. Cover of Stamp Twice for Murder by Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley (1981)
  15. Cover of Storm In Her Heart by Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley (1983)
  16. Cover of Wanted, A Girl For The Horses by Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley (1984)
  17. Cover of Banner Year by Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley (1987)
  1. 1
    Lasso Your Heart1936 · confirmed 1/4
    1936–
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  2. 2
    Two's Company1941 · confirmed 1/4
    1941–
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  3. 3
    Love, Laurie1943 · confirmed 1/4
    1943–
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  4. 4
    Puppy stakes1943 · confirmed 1/4
    1943–
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  5. 5
    Going on Sixteen1944 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1944188
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  6. 6
    Black Spaniel Mystery1945 · confirmed 1/4
    1945–
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  7. 7
    a date for diane1946 · confirmed 1/4
    1946–
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  8. 8
    Secret passage1946 · confirmed 1/4
    1946–
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  9. 9
    Spring Comes Riding1946 · confirmed 1/4
    1946–
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  10. 10
    Spurs for Suzanna1947 · confirmed 1/4
    1947–
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  11. 11
    Take a call, Topsy!1947 · confirmed 1/4
    1947–
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  12. 12
    The Clue in BlueConnie Blair Mystery #11948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
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  13. 13
    Puzzle in PurpleConnie Blair Mystery #21948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
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  14. 14
    The Secret of Black Cat GulchConnie Blair Mystery #31948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
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  15. 15
    The Riddle in RedConnie Blair Mystery #41948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
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  16. 16
    A Girl Can Dream1948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
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  17. 17
    Girls Can Dream, Too!1948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
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  18. 18
    The Green Island MysteryConnie Blair Mystery #51949 · confirmed 1/4
    1949–
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  19. 19
    Paintbox Summer1949 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1949191
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  20. 20
    The Ghost Wore WhiteConnie Blair Mystery #61950 · confirmed 1/4
    1950–
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  21. 21
    The Yellow WarningConnie Blair Mystery #71951 · confirmed 1/4
    1951–
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  22. 22
    Catchpenny Street1951 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1951223
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  23. 23
    The Gray MenaceConnie Blair Mystery #81953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
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  24. 24
    The Brown Satchel MysteryConnie Blair Mystery #91954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
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  25. 25
    Accent On April1954 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1954256
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  26. 26
    Six on Easy Street1954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
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  27. 27
    Peril in PinkConnie Blair Mystery #101955 · confirmed 1/4
    1955–
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  28. 28
    Diane's New Love1955 · confirmed 1/4
    1955–
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  29. 29
    Passport to Romance1955 · confirmed 1/4
    1955–
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  30. 30
    The Silver SecretConnie Blair Mystery #111956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956–
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Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley 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.

Connie Blair Mystery in order

12 books
  1. 1. The Clue in Blue
  2. 2. Puzzle in Purple
  3. 3. The Secret of Black Cat Gulch
  4. 4. The Riddle in Red
  5. 5. The Green Island Mystery
  6. 6. The Ghost Wore White
  7. 7. The Yellow Warning
  8. 8. The Gray Menace
  9. 9. The Brown Satchel Mystery
  10. 10. Peril in Pink
  11. 11. The Silver Secret
  12. 12. The Mystery of the Ruby Queens

Around the World Today Non-Fiction

11 books

11 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

58 books

58 Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley books in order?

You only need to read Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley books in order within the Connie Blair Mystery series, which holds 12 of the 81 Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley

Start with Lasso Your Heart (1936), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley book?

The First Book Of Sea Shells (2012) is the newest Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley book released so far.

Is there a new Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley book coming?

No next Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,685 pages across the 20 of 81 books with a recorded length, a median of 204 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley books, 26 of 81, were published in the 1960s.

When Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley titles appeared. 1960s was the most productive decade with 26 titles.

1930s
1
1940s
18
1950s
17
1960s
26
1970s
12
1980s
6
2010s
1

81 books total across 7 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley books are about

21 of the 81 Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley 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 8 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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