Laurie Halse Anderson Books in Order
Laurie Halse Anderson has written 40 books, published between 1996 and 2025. The first book is Ndito Runs (1996) and the newest is Rebellion 1776 (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 40
- Published
- 1996–2025
- Confirmed
- 2 of 40 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,706 in 23 of 40 books
- Reading time
- 78–118 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,706 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 40 titles with a page count on record.
Laurie Halse Anderson is an American writer of children's and young adult novels. Speak (1999) brought the first wide recognition; the American Library Association gave Anderson its Margaret A. Edwards Award in 2010, and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award followed in 2023. The catalogue holds 40 books published between 1996 and 2025, among them the Vet Volunteers series, the Seeds of America trilogy and Fever 1793 (2000). Veterinary medicine, animal rescue, schools and history recur as subjects.
The Seeds of America series, also known as the Chains trilogy, is set during the American Revolution and follows Isabel, a young enslaved girl, as she seeks her freedom.
How many Laurie Halse Anderson books are there?
Laurie Halse Anderson has 40 books, released between 1996 and 2025. They include 2 series and 20 titles listed outside any series.
Laurie Halse Anderson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 40 Laurie Halse Anderson 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.
- 1Ndito Runs1996 · confirmed 2/41996–2/4
- 2Turkey Pox1996 · confirmed 2/41996–2/4
- 3Speak1999 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/419992242/4
- 4No Time for Mother's Day1999 · confirmed 2/41999–2/4
- 52000–2/4
- 6The Shy Child: Helping Children Triumph Over Shyness2000 · 273 pages · confirmed 2/420002732/4
- 7Fever 17932000 · 252 pages · confirmed 2/420002522/4
- 82000–2/4
- 920001442/4
- 10A Ticket to Saudi Arabia2000 · 48 pages · confirmed 2/42000482/4
- 1120001442/4
- 1220011332/4
- 1320011442/4
- 142001–2/4
- 152001–2/4
- 162001–2/4
- 17Catalyst2002 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/420022322/4
- 18The Big Cheese of Third Street2002 · confirmed 2/42002–2/4
- 19Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving2002 · 40 pages · confirmed 2/42002402/4
- 202002–2/4
- 212002–2/4
- 222002–2/4
- 23Prom2005 · 215 pages · confirmed 2/420052152/4
- 24Twisted2007 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/420072722/4
- 25Independent Dames: The Women and Girls of the American Revolution2008 · 40 pages · confirmed 2/42008402/4
- 26Wintergirls2009 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/420092782/4
- 27The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School2009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
- 2820103163/4
- 2920103203/4
- 302012–2/4
- 3120121442/4
- 322013–2/4
- 33The Impossible Knife of Memory2014 · 391 pages · confirmed 2/420143912/4
- 3420141752/4
- 3520162982/4
- 3620161242/4
- 37Speak: The Graphic Novel2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 38Shout2019 · 291 pages · confirmed 2/420192912/4
- 39Wonder Woman2020 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/420202082/4
- 40Rebellion 17762025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
Laurie Halse Anderson 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.
Vet Volunteers in order
17 books- 1. Fight for Life
- 2. Homeless
- 3. The Trickster
- 4. Manatee Blues
- 5. Say Good-Bye
- 6. Storm Rescue
- 7. Teacher's Pet
- 8. Trapped
- 9. Fear of Falling
- 10. Time to Fly
- 11. Masks
- 12. End of the Race
- and 5 more in the table above
Seeds Of America Trilogy in order
3 booksStandalone books
20 books20 Laurie Halse Anderson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Laurie Halse Anderson books in order?
You only need to read Laurie Halse Anderson 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 Laurie Halse Anderson
Start with Ndito Runs (1996), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Laurie Halse Anderson book?
Rebellion 1776 (2025) is the newest Laurie Halse Anderson book released so far.
Is there a new Laurie Halse Anderson book coming?
No next Laurie Halse Anderson 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 Laurie Halse Anderson has won
Wikidata records 2 awards for Laurie Halse Anderson. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award2023Won
- Margaret Edwards Award2009Won
Laurie Halse Anderson at a glance
- Still publishing
- Laurie Halse Anderson published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Laurie Halse Anderson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,706 pages across the 23 of 40 books with a recorded length, a median of 215 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Laurie Halse Anderson books, 23 of 40, were published in the 2000s.
What the Laurie Halse Anderson books are about
38 of the 40 Laurie Halse Anderson 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 20 of 38. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 20 of 38 books
- Veterinarians 15 of 38 books
- Animals 6 of 38 books
- History 6 of 38 books
- Veterinary medicine 6 of 38 books
- Grandmothers 5 of 38 books
- Schools 5 of 38 books
- Animal rescue 4 of 38 books
- Dogs 4 of 38 books
- Household moving 4 of 38 books
- Voluntarism 4 of 38 books