Justina Chen Books in Order
Justina Chen has written 9 books, published between 2006 and 2024. The first book is Nothing But the Truth (2006) and the newest is With Twice the Love, Dessie Mei (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2006–2024
- Pages on record
- 1,365 in 5 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 23–34 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,365 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Justina Chen, born in 1968 in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, is a Taiwanese-American fiction writer who also works as an executive communications consultant. Young adult fiction is the work Chen is known for, above all North of Beautiful (2009), Girl Overboard (2008), A Blind Spot for Boys (2014) and Nothing But the Truth (2006). Nine books are catalogued, reaching With Twice the Love, Dessie Mei (2024). Subjects record Taiwanese Americans, racially mixed people, single-parent families, schools, prejudices and self-esteem.
How many Justina Chen books are there?
Justina Chen has 9 books, released between 2006 and 2024.
Justina Chen Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Justina Chen 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.
- 1Nothing But the Truth2006 · 241 pages · confirmed 1/420062411/4
- 2The Patch2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 3Girl Overboard2008 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/420083521/4
- 4North of Beautiful2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 5What Now2013 · 116 pages · confirmed 1/420131161/4
- 6Return to Me2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 7A Blind Spot for Boys2014 · 321 pages · confirmed 1/420143211/4
- 8Lovely, Dark, and Deep2018 · 335 pages · confirmed 1/420183351/4
- 9With Twice the Love, Dessie Mei2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
Justina Chen 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.
Standalone books
9 books9 Justina Chen titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Justina Chen books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 9 Justina Chen books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Justina Chen
Start with Nothing But the Truth (2006), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Justina Chen book?
With Twice the Love, Dessie Mei (2024) is the newest Justina Chen book released so far.
Is there a new Justina Chen book coming?
No next Justina Chen book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Justina Chen at a glance
- Still publishing
- Justina Chen published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Justina Chen books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,365 pages across the 5 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 321 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Justina Chen books, 4 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Justina Chen books are about
7 of the 9 Justina Chen 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 4 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 4 of 7 books
- Dating (social customs) 2 of 7 books
- Family life 2 of 7 books