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Margi Preus Books in Order

Margi Preus has written 17 books, published between 1999 and 2026. The first book is The Legend of the Lady Slipper (1999) and the newest is The Case of the Pilfered Pearls (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
1999–2026
Pages on record
1,606 in 7 of 17 books
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Margi Preus is an American children's writer living in Duluth, Minnesota. Preus is a 2011 Newbery Honor winner, and Heart of a Samurai (2010) won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. Preus books have been named ALA/ALSC Notables and translated into many languages. Preus studied at Luther College and Binghamton University and taught at the College of St. Scholastica and the University of Minnesota Duluth. The catalogue lists 17 books from The Legend of the Lady Slipper (1999) to The Case of the Pilfered Pearls (2026), with Northwoods, Samurai and Shrew Detective as series.

How many Margi Preus books are there?

Margi Preus has 17 books, released between 1999 and 2026. They include 3 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.

Margi Preus Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Margi Preus 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 The Legend of the Lady Slipper by Margi Preus (1999)
  2. Cover of The Peace Bell by Margi Preus (2008)
  3. Cover of Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus, book 1 of the Samurai series (2010)
  4. Cover of Celebritrees by Margi Preus (2011)
  5. Cover of Shadow on the Mountain by Margi Preus (2012)
  6. Cover of West of the Moon by Margi Preus (2014)
  7. Cover of Enchantment Lake by Margi Preus, book 1 of the Northwoods series (2015)
  8. Cover of The Bamboo Sword by Margi Preus, book 2 of the Samurai series (2015)
  9. Cover of The Clue in the Trees by Margi Preus, book 2 of the Northwoods series (2017)
  10. Cover of The Silver Box by Margi Preus, book 3 of the Northwoods series (2020)
  11. Cover of Village of Scoundrels by Margi Preus (2020)
  12. Cover of The Littlest Voyageur by Margi Preus (2020)
  13. Cover of Lily Leads the Way by Margi Preus (2022)
  14. Cover of Windswept by Margi Preus (2022)
  1. 1
    The Legend of the Lady Slipper1999 · 30 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199930
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  2. 2
    A Book of Grace2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  3. 3
    The Peace Bell2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  4. 4
    Heart of a SamuraiSamurai #12010 · 301 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010301
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  5. 5
    Celebritrees2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  6. 6
    Shadow on the Mountain2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  7. 7
    West of the Moon2014 · 213 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014213
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  8. 8
    Enchantment LakeNorthwoods #12015 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015187
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  9. 9
    The Bamboo SwordSamurai #22015 · 355 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015355
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  10. 10
    Storm's Coming!2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  11. 11
    The Clue in the TreesNorthwoods #22017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  12. 12
    The Silver BoxNorthwoods #32020 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020200
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  13. 13
    Village of Scoundrels2020 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020320
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  14. 14
    The Littlest Voyageur2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  15. 15
    Lily Leads the Way2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  16. 16
    Windswept2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  17. 17
    The Case of the Pilfered PearlsShrew Detective #12026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Margi Preus 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.

Northwoods in order

3 books
  1. 1. Enchantment Lake
  2. 2. The Clue in the Trees
  3. 3. The Silver Box

Samurai in order

2 books
  1. 1. Heart of a Samurai
  2. 2. The Bamboo Sword

Shrew Detective in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Case of the Pilfered Pearls

Standalone books

11 books

11 Margi Preus titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Margi Preus books in order?

You only need to read Margi Preus books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Margi Preus

Start with The Legend of the Lady Slipper (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Margi Preus book?

The Case of the Pilfered Pearls (2026) is the newest Margi Preus book released so far.

Is there a new Margi Preus book coming?

No next Margi Preus 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 Margi Preus has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Margi Preus. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature2011Won

Margi Preus at a glance

Still publishing
Margi Preus published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Margi Preus books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,606 pages across the 7 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 213 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Margi Preus books, 8 of 17, were published in the 2010s.

What the Margi Preus books are about

14 of the 17 Margi Preus 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 10 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.