Jacqueline Davies Books in Order

Jacqueline Davies has written 20 books, published between 2002 and 2025. The first book is Where the Ground Meets the Sky (2002) and the newest is The Lemonade War Graphic Novel (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
2002–2025
Pages on record
1,465 in 10 of 20 books
Reading time
24–37 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,465 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 20 titles with a page count on record.

Jacqueline Davies moved six times before fifth grade and wrote her first illustrated book, The Sad Shape, in third grade; it was never published. Davies writes for readers in grades 3 to 5, and brothers and sisters, school and humour are frequent subjects. Her 20 books start with Where the Ground Meets the Sky (2002), and The Lemonade War (2007), The Lemonade Crime, The Bell Bandit and The Candy Smash came later. Her series are Lemonade War and Sydney and Taylor. Davies has three grown children and splits her time between a town near Boston and a cabin on the Maine coast.

In The Lemonade War, siblings Evan and Jessie Treski compete in a lemonade stand competition that escalates into a rivalry.

How many Jacqueline Davies books are there?

Jacqueline Davies has 20 books, released between 2002 and 2025. They include 2 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.

Jacqueline Davies Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Jacqueline Davies 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. 1
    Where the Ground Meets the Sky2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002
  2. 2
    The Boy Who Drew Birds2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004
  3. 3
    The Night Is Singing2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006
  4. 4
    The Lemonade WarLemonade War #12007 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007192
  5. 5
    The House Takes A Vacation2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007
  6. 6
    Lost2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  7. 7
    Tricking the Tallyman2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  8. 8
    The Lemonade CrimeLemonade War #22011 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011152
  9. 9
    The Bell BanditLemonade War #32012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  10. 10
    The Candy SmashLemonade War #42013 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013240
  11. 11
    The Magic TrapLemonade War #52014 · 257 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014257
  12. 12
    Nothing but Trouble2016 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016320
  13. 13
    Panda Pants2016 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201632
  14. 14
    Bubbles . . . Up!2020 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202032
  15. 15
    Sydney and Taylor Explore the Whole Wide WorldSydney and Taylor #12021 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202180
  16. 16
    Sydney and Taylor Take a Flying LeapSydney and Taylor #22021 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202180
  17. 17
    Sydney and Taylor and the Great Friend ExpeditionSydney and Taylor #32022 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202280
  18. 18
    The Bridge BattleLemonade War #62022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  19. 192023
  20. 202025

Jacqueline Davies series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Jacqueline Davies 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.

Sydney and Taylor in order

3 books
  1. 1. Sydney and Taylor Explore the Whole Wide World
  2. 2. Sydney and Taylor Take a Flying Leap
  3. 3. Sydney and Taylor and the Great Friend Expedition

Standalone books

10 books

10 Jacqueline Davies titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jacqueline Davies books in order?

You only need to read Jacqueline Davies books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jacqueline Davies

Start with The Lemonade War (2007), the first Lemonade War book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Where the Ground Meets the Sky (2002).

What is the newest Jacqueline Davies book?

The Lemonade War Graphic Novel (2025) is the newest Jacqueline Davies book released so far.

Is there a new Jacqueline Davies book coming?

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

Jacqueline Davies at a glance

Still publishing
Jacqueline Davies published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Jacqueline Davies books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,465 pages across the 10 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 116 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jacqueline Davies books, 7 of 20, were published in the 2020s.

What the Jacqueline Davies books are about

16 of the 20 Jacqueline Davies 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 11 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.