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Jacqueline Woodson Books in Order

Jacqueline Woodson has written 42 books, published between 1990 and 2023. The first book is Last Summer with Maizon (1990) and the newest is Remember Us (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
42
Published
1990–2023
Pages on record
3,671 in 30 of 42 books
Reading time
61–92 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,671 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 30 of 42 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Jacqueline Woodson, author

Jacqueline Woodson, born February 12, 1963, is an American writer of books for children and young adolescents. Miracle's Boys is Woodson's best-known book, and Brown Girl Dreaming, After Tupac and D Foster, Feathers and Show Way each earned a Newbery Honor. Woodson was Young People's Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017 and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature for 2018 to 2019. Another Brooklyn reached the 2016 National Book Award shortlist for fiction. Honors include the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (2018), the Hans Christian Andersen Award (2020) and a 2020 MacArthur Fellowship. The catalogue lists 42 books from Last Summer with Maizon (1990) to Remember Us (2023), with subjects such as African Americans, friendship, family life, race relations and grief.

How many Jacqueline Woodson books are there?

Jacqueline Woodson has 42 books, released between 1990 and 2023. They include 5 series and 30 titles listed outside any series.

Jacqueline Woodson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 42 Jacqueline Woodson 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 Last Summer with Maizon by Jacqueline Woodson, book 1 of the Maizon series (1990)
  2. Cover of Martin Luther King, Jr. and His Birthday by Jacqueline Woodson (1990)
  3. Cover of Maizon at Blue Hill by Jacqueline Woodson, book 2 of the Maizon series (1992)
  4. Cover of Between Madison and Palmetto by Jacqueline Woodson, book 3 of the Maizon series (1993)
  5. Cover of I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This by Jacqueline Woodson, book 1 of the I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This series (1994)
  6. Cover of The Book Chase by Jacqueline Woodson, book 1 of the Ghostwriter series (1994)
  7. Cover of Autobiography of a Family Photo by Jacqueline Woodson (1995)
  8. Cover of We Had a Picnic This Sunday Past by Jacqueline Woodson (1997)
  9. Cover of The House You Pass on the Way by Jacqueline Woodson (1997)
  10. Cover of If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson, book 1 of the If You Come Softly series (1998)
  11. Cover of Lena by Jacqueline Woodson, book 2 of the I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This series (1999)
  12. Cover of Sweet, Sweet Memory by Jacqueline Woodson (2000)
  13. Cover of Hush by Jacqueline Woodson (2000)
  14. Cover of Miracle's Boys by Jacqueline Woodson (2000)
  15. Cover of Visiting Day by Jacqueline Woodson (2001)
  16. Cover of The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson (2001)
  17. Cover of Our Gracie Aunt by Jacqueline Woodson (2002)
  18. Cover of Behind You by Jacqueline Woodson, book 2 of the If You Come Softly series (2004)
  19. Cover of Coming On Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson (2004)
  20. Cover of Miss Grace's House by Jacqueline Woodson (2005)
  21. Cover of Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson (2005)
  22. Cover of Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson (2007)
  23. Cover of Peace, Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson, book 2 of the Locomotion series (2009)
  24. Cover of Pecan Pie Baby by Jacqueline Woodson (2010)
  1. 1
    Last Summer with MaizonMaizon #11990 · 117 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990117
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  2. 2
    Martin Luther King, Jr. and His Birthday1990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
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  3. 3
    The Dear One1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  4. 4
    Maizon at Blue HillMaizon #21992 · 149 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992149
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  5. 5
    Between Madison and PalmettoMaizon #31993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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  6. 6
    I Hadn't Meant to Tell You ThisI Hadn't Meant to Tell You This #11994 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994160
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  7. 7
    The Book ChaseGhostwriter #11994 · 104 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994104
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  8. 8
    WRITE NOW!Ghostwriter Non-Fiction #11994 · 16 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199416
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  9. 9
    From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun1995 · 141 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995141
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  10. 10
    Autobiography of a Family Photo1995 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995128
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  11. 11
    We Had a Picnic This Sunday Past1997 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199732
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  12. 12
    The House You Pass on the Way1997 · 114 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997114
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  13. 13
    If You Come SoftlyIf You Come Softly #11998 · 181 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998181
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  14. 14
    LenaI Hadn't Meant to Tell You This #21999 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999160
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  15. 15
    Sweet, Sweet Memory2000 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200032
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Hush2000 · 180 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000180
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  17. 17
    Miracle's Boys2000 · 133 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000133
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  18. 18
    Visiting Day2001 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200132
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    The Other Side2001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  20. 20
    Our Gracie Aunt2002 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200232
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    LocomotionLocomotion #12003 · 100 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003100
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    Behind YouIf You Come Softly #22004 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004144
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  23. 23
    Coming On Home Soon2004 · 30 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200430
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  24. 24
    Miss Grace's House2005 · 34 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200534
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  25. 25
    Show Way2005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  26. 26
    Feathers2007 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007160
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  27. 27
    After Tupac and D Foster2008 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008192
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  28. 28
    Peace, LocomotionLocomotion #22009 · 134 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009134
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    Pecan Pie Baby2010 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201032
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  30. 30
    Beneath a Meth Moon2012 · 188 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012188
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Jacqueline Woodson 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.

Maizon in order

3 books
  1. 1. Last Summer with Maizon
  2. 2. Maizon at Blue Hill
  3. 3. Between Madison and Palmetto

I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This in order

2 books
  1. 1. I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This
  2. 2. Lena

If You Come Softly in order

2 books
  1. 1. If You Come Softly
  2. 2. Behind You

Locomotion in order

2 books
  1. 1. Locomotion
  2. 2. Peace, Locomotion

Ghostwriter in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Book Chase

Ghostwriter Non-Fiction

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

One in order

1 book
  1. 1. Before Her

Standalone books

30 books

30 Jacqueline Woodson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jacqueline Woodson books in order?

You only need to read Jacqueline Woodson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jacqueline Woodson

Start with Last Summer with Maizon (1990), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jacqueline Woodson book?

Remember Us (2023) is the newest Jacqueline Woodson book released so far.

Is there a new Jacqueline Woodson book coming?

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

Awards Jacqueline Woodson has won

Wikidata records 21 awards and 3 nominations for Jacqueline Woodson. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Hans Christian Andersen Award2020Won
  • Jane Addams Children's Book Award2019Won
  • Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award2018Won
  • Children's Literature Legacy Award2018Won
  • Newbery Honor2015Wonfor Brown Girl Dreaming
  • Langston Hughes Medal2015Won
  • Coretta Scott King Award2015Wonfor Brown Girl Dreaming
  • E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Middle Readers2015Wonfor Brown Girl Dreaming
  • National Book Award for Young People's Literature2014Wonfor Brown Girl Dreaming
  • Charlotte Zolotow Award2013Won
  • Jane Addams Children's Book Award2013Won
  • Newbery Honor2009Wonfor After Tupac and D Foster

Jacqueline Woodson at a glance

Paused
No new Jacqueline Woodson title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Jacqueline Woodson books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,671 pages across the 30 of 42 books with a recorded length, a median of 134 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jacqueline Woodson books, 14 of 42, were published in the 2000s.

What the Jacqueline Woodson books are about

38 of the 42 Jacqueline Woodson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: african americans is tagged on 26 of 38. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.