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Jaclyn Moriarty Books in Order

Jaclyn Moriarty has written 19 books, published between 2000 and 2026. The first book is Feeling Sorry for Celia (2000) and the newest is The Accidental World-Slip of Astrid Verity (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
2000–2026
Pages on record
4,274 in 10 of 19 books
Reading time
71–107 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,274 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

See all 19 books in order Printable Jaclyn Moriarty checklist

Jaclyn Moriarty is an Australian novelist known above all for young adult fiction. Moriarty has taken a Davitt Award, and an Aurealis Award for Best Children's Fiction. The Ashbury/Brookfield books start at Feeling Sorry for Celia (2000) and continue through The Year of Secret Assignments (2003), The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie (2006), Dreaming of Amelia (2009) and The Ghosts of Ashbury High (2009). The Colours of Madeleine trilogy follows from A Corner of White (2012), and the catalogue holds 19 books reaching 2026.

How many Jaclyn Moriarty books are there?

Jaclyn Moriarty has 19 books, released between 2000 and 2026. They include 4 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Jaclyn Moriarty Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Jaclyn Moriarty 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.

  1. Cover of Feeling Sorry for Celia by Jaclyn Moriarty, book 1 of the Ashbury/Brookfield series (2000)
  2. Cover of I Have a Bed Made of Buttermilk Pancakes by Jaclyn Moriarty (2004)
  3. Cover of The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie / The Betrayl of Bindy Mackenzie by Jaclyn Moriarty (2006)
  4. Cover of The Spell Book of Listen Taylor by Jaclyn Moriarty, book 1 of the Spell Book of Listen Taylor series (2007)
  5. Cover of Magic to Mend a Broken Heart by Jaclyn Moriarty, book 2 of the Spell Book of Listen Taylor series (2009)
  6. Cover of Dreaming of Amelia by Jaclyn Moriarty, book 4 of the Ashbury/Brookfield series (2009)
  7. Cover of A Corner of White by Jaclyn Moriarty, book 1 of the Colours of Madeleine series (2012)
  8. Cover of The Cracks in the Kingdom by Jaclyn Moriarty, book 2 of the Colours of Madeleine series (2014)
  9. Cover of A Tangle of Gold by Jaclyn Moriarty, book 3 of the Colours of Madeleine series (2016)
  10. Cover of The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty (2018)
  11. Cover of The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst by Jaclyn Moriarty, book 3 of the Kingdoms and Empires series (2021)
  12. Cover of Oscar From Elsewhere by Jaclyn Moriarty, book 4 of the Kingdoms and Empires series (2021)
  13. Cover of The Secret of Lillian Velvet / The Impossible Secret of Lillian Velvet by Jaclyn Moriarty (2023)
  1. 1
    Feeling Sorry for CeliaAshbury/Brookfield #12000 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000288
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  2. 2
    The Year of Secret Assignments / Finding Cassie CrazyAshbury/Brookfield #22003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  3. 3
    I Have a Bed Made of Buttermilk Pancakes2004 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004432
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  4. 4
    The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie / The Betrayl of Bindy MackenzieAshbury/Brookfield #32006 · 494 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006494
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  5. 5
    The Spell Book of Listen TaylorSpell Book of Listen Taylor #12007 · 496 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007496
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  6. 6
    Magic to Mend a Broken HeartSpell Book of Listen Taylor #22009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Dreaming of AmeliaAshbury/Brookfield #42009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    The Ghosts of Ashbury HighAshbury/Brookfield #52009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    A Corner of WhiteColours of Madeleine #12012 · 373 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012373
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  10. 10
    The Cracks in the KingdomColours of Madeleine #22014 · 468 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014468
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  11. 11
    A Tangle of GoldColours of Madeleine #32016 · 467 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016467
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte MettlestoneKingdoms and Empires #12018 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018400
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering WarsKingdoms and Empires #22018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Gravity Is the Thing2019 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019416
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  15. 15
    The Stolen Prince of CloudburstKingdoms and Empires #32021 · 440 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021440
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  16. 16
    Oscar From ElsewhereKingdoms and Empires #42021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    The Secret of Lillian Velvet / The Impossible Secret of Lillian VelvetKingdoms and Empires #52023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Time Travel for Beginners2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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  19. 19
    The Accidental World-Slip of Astrid VerityKingdoms and Empires #62026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Jaclyn Moriarty 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.

Kingdoms and Empires in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone
  2. 2. The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars
  3. 3. The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst
  4. 4. Oscar From Elsewhere
  5. 5. The Secret of Lillian Velvet / The Impossible Secret of Lillian Velvet
  6. 6. The Accidental World-Slip of Astrid Verity

Ashbury/Brookfield in order

5 books
  1. 1. Feeling Sorry for Celia
  2. 2. The Year of Secret Assignments / Finding Cassie Crazy
  3. 3. The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie / The Betrayl of Bindy Mackenzie
  4. 4. Dreaming of Amelia
  5. 5. The Ghosts of Ashbury High

Colours of Madeleine in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Corner of White
  2. 2. The Cracks in the Kingdom
  3. 3. A Tangle of Gold

Spell Book of Listen Taylor in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Spell Book of Listen Taylor
  2. 2. Magic to Mend a Broken Heart

Standalone books

3 books

3 Jaclyn Moriarty titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jaclyn Moriarty books in order?

You only need to read Jaclyn Moriarty books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jaclyn Moriarty

Start with Feeling Sorry for Celia (2000), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jaclyn Moriarty book?

The Accidental World-Slip of Astrid Verity (2026) is the newest Jaclyn Moriarty book released so far.

Is there a new Jaclyn Moriarty book coming?

No next Jaclyn Moriarty book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Jaclyn Moriarty at a glance

Still publishing
Jaclyn Moriarty published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Jaclyn Moriarty books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,274 pages across the 10 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 436 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jaclyn Moriarty books, 8 of 19, were published in the 2000s.

What the Jaclyn Moriarty books are about

12 of the 19 Jaclyn Moriarty 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 5 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.