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Jennifer Donnelly Books in Order

Jennifer Donnelly has written 18 books, published between 2002 and 2024. The first book is Humble Pie (2002) and the newest is Beastly Beauty (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
2002–2024
Pages on record
4,405 in 11 of 18 books
Reading time
73–110 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,405 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 18 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Jennifer Donnelly, author

Jennifer Donnelly, born 16 August 1963, is an American novelist working in young adult and historical fiction. A Northern Light, published in Britain as A Gathering Light, won the 2003 Carnegie Medal, was later picked by a panel as one of the ten best winners in the medal's history, and made Time's 2015 list of the 100 best young adult books. Donnelly's 18 catalogued books stretch from Humble Pie (2002) to Beastly Beauty (2024) and include the Tea Rose novels and the Waterfire Saga, with mermaids, magic and the First World War among the subjects.

How many Jennifer Donnelly books are there?

Jennifer Donnelly has 18 books, released between 2002 and 2024. They include 2 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.

Jennifer Donnelly Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Jennifer Donnelly 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 Humble Pie by Jennifer Donnelly (2002)
  2. Cover of The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly, book 1 of the Tea Rose series (2002)
  3. Cover of The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly, book 2 of the Tea Rose series (2008)
  4. Cover of Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly (2010)
  5. Cover of Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly, book 1 of the Waterfire Saga (2014)
  6. Cover of Rogue Wave by Jennifer Donnelly, book 2 of the Waterfire Saga (2015)
  7. Cover of Dark Tide by Jennifer Donnelly, book 3 of the Waterfire Saga (2015)
  8. Cover of Sea Spell by Jennifer Donnelly, book 4 of the Waterfire Saga (2016)
  9. Cover of Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book by Jennifer Donnelly (2017)
  10. Cover of Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly (2019)
  11. Cover of Poisoned by Jennifer Donnelly (2020)
  12. Cover of Beastly Beauty by Jennifer Donnelly (2024)
  1. 1
    Humble Pie2002 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200232
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  2. 2
    The Tea RoseTea Rose #12002 · 756 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002756
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  3. 3
    A Northern Light / A Gathering Light2003 · 396 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003396
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  4. 4
    The Winter RoseTea Rose #22008 · 720 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008720
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  5. 5
    Revolution2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  6. 6
    The Wild RoseTea Rose #32011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  7. 7
    Deep BlueWaterfire Saga #12014 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014368
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  8. 8
    Rogue WaveWaterfire Saga #22015 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015336
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  9. 9
    Dark TideWaterfire Saga #32015 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015416
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  10. 10
    These Shallow Graves2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  11. 11
    Sea SpellWaterfire Saga #42016 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016368
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  12. 12
    Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book2017 · 341 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017341
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  13. 13
    Fatal Throne2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  14. 14
    Stepsister2019 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019352
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  15. 15
    Poisoned2020 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020320
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  16. 16
    Molly's LetterTea Rose #42023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  17. 17
    Where Roses FallTea Rose #52024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  18. 18
    Beastly Beauty2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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Jennifer Donnelly 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.

Tea Rose in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Tea Rose
  2. 2. The Winter Rose
  3. 3. The Wild Rose
  4. 4. Molly's Letter
  5. 5. Where Roses Fall

Waterfire Saga in order

4 books
  1. 1. Deep Blue
  2. 2. Rogue Wave
  3. 3. Dark Tide
  4. 4. Sea Spell

Standalone books

9 books

9 Jennifer Donnelly titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jennifer Donnelly books in order?

You only need to read Jennifer Donnelly 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 Jennifer Donnelly

Start with Humble Pie (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jennifer Donnelly book?

Beastly Beauty (2024) is the newest Jennifer Donnelly book released so far.

Is there a new Jennifer Donnelly book coming?

No next Jennifer Donnelly 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 Jennifer Donnelly has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 2 nominations for Jennifer Donnelly. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Carnegie Medal2003Wonfor A Northern Light
  • Michael L. Printz Award2004Shortlistedfor A Northern Light
  • Carnegie Medal2003Shortlistedfor A Northern Light

Jennifer Donnelly at a glance

Still publishing
Jennifer Donnelly published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Jennifer Donnelly books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,405 pages across the 11 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jennifer Donnelly books, 10 of 18, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jennifer Donnelly books are about

15 of the 18 Jennifer Donnelly 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 7 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.