Katherine Locke Books in Order

Katherine Locke has written 11 books, published between 2015 and 2023. The first book is Turning Pointe (2015) and the newest is Loki: Journey Into Mystery (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2015–2023
Pages on record
396 in 2 of 11 books

Katherine Locke's catalogue covers 11 books published between 2015 and 2023. Two series stand under the name: District Ballet Company and Balloonmakers. Recorded subjects include magic, time travel, the Berlin Wall, the Second World War, Jews, sexual orientation and LGBTQ picture books. Titles include Turning Pointe (2015), The Girl with the Red Balloon (2017), The Spy with the Red Balloon (2018), What Are Your Words? (2021), This Rebel Heart (2022) and Loki: Journey Into Mystery (2023).

How many Katherine Locke books are there?

Katherine Locke has 11 books, released between 2015 and 2023. They include 2 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.

Katherine Locke Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Katherine Locke 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
    Turning PointeDistrict Ballet Company #12015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  2. 2
    Second PositionDistrict Ballet Company #22015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  3. 3
    Finding CenterDistrict Ballet Company #32015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  4. 4
    The Girl with the Red BalloonBalloonmakers #12017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  5. 5
    The Spy with the Red BalloonBalloonmakers #22018 · 356 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018356
  6. 6
    Bedtime for Superheroes2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  7. 7
    What Are Your Words?2021 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202140
  8. 8
    This Rebel Heart2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  9. 9
    Being Friends with Dragons2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  10. 10
    Gender Rebels2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  11. 11
    Loki: Journey Into MysteryNovels of the Marvel Universe #262023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023

Katherine Locke 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.

District Ballet Company in order

3 books
  1. 1. Turning Pointe
  2. 2. Second Position
  3. 3. Finding Center

Balloonmakers in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Girl with the Red Balloon
  2. 2. The Spy with the Red Balloon

Novels of the Marvel Universe in order

1 book
  1. 26. Loki: Journey Into Mystery

Standalone books

5 books

5 Katherine Locke titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Katherine Locke books in order?

You only need to read Katherine Locke 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 Katherine Locke

Start with Turning Pointe (2015), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Katherine Locke book?

Loki: Journey Into Mystery (2023) is the newest Katherine Locke book released so far.

Is there a new Katherine Locke book coming?

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

Katherine Locke at a glance

Paused
No new Katherine Locke title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Katherine Locke books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
396 pages across the 2 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 198 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Katherine Locke books, 6 of 11, were published in the 2020s.

What the Katherine Locke books are about

4 of the 11 Katherine Locke 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 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.