Marthe Jocelyn Books in Order

Marthe Jocelyn has written 39 books, published between 1997 and 2025. The first book is The Invisible Day (1997) and the newest is One Kiss (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
39
Published
1997–2025
Confirmed
1 of 39 titles
Pages on record
4,321 in 30 of 39 books
Reading time
72–108 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,321 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 30 of 39 titles with a page count on record.

Marthe Jocelyn, born 1956, is a Canadian author of more than 40 children's books. The Writers' Trust of Canada gave Jocelyn the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People in 2009, recognising a body of work judged inspirational to Canadian youth. The catalogue lists 39 books from The Invisible Day (1997) to One Kiss (2025), including Hannah and the Seven Dresses (1999), Earthly Astonishments (2000) and Mable Riley (2004). Invisible, Ready For and Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen are the series, and picture books and board books appear in the subjects.

How many Marthe Jocelyn books are there?

Marthe Jocelyn has 39 books, released between 1997 and 2025. They include 3 series and 26 titles listed outside any series.

Marthe Jocelyn Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 39 Marthe Jocelyn 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
    The Invisible DayInvisible #11997 · 134 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997134
  2. 2
    The Invisible HarryInvisible #21998 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998160
  3. 3
    Hannah and the Seven Dresses1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999
  4. 4
    Earthly Astonishments2000 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000192
  5. 5
    Hannah's Collections2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000
  6. 6
    A Day with Nellie2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002
  7. 7
    The Invisible EnemyInvisible #32002 · 167 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002167
  8. 8
    Mable Riley2004 · 370 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004370
  9. 9
    One Some Many2004 · 26 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200426
  10. 10
    Mayfly2004 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200432
  11. 11
    A Home for Foundlings2005 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005120
  12. 12
    Over Under2005 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200524
  13. 13
    How It Happened in Peach Hill2007 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007232
  14. 14
    Eats2007 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200724
  15. 15
    Ready for SummerReady For #12008 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200816
  16. 16
    Ready for WinterReady For #22008 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200816
  17. 17
    Ready for SpringReady For #32008 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200816
  18. 18
    Ready for AutumnReady For #42008 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200816
  19. 19
    Would You2008 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008176
  20. 20
    Same Same2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  21. 21
    Folly2010 · 249 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010249
  22. 22
    Which Way?2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  23. 23
    Scribbling Women2011 · 197 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011197
  24. 24
    Ones and Twos2011 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201124
  25. 25
    Sneaky Art2013 · 53 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201353
  26. 26
    Where Do You Look?2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  27. 27
    What We Hide2014 · 277 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014277
  28. 28
    Viminy Crowe's Comic Book2014 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014336
  29. 29
    A Big Dose of LuckySecrets #82015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015
  30. 30
    Sam Sorts2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  31. 31
    One Red Button2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  32. 32
    One Piece of String2017 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201724
  33. 33
    One Yellow Ribbon2019 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201924
  34. 34
    One Patch of Blue2019 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201924
  35. 35
    The Body Under the PianoAggie Morton, Mystery Queen #12020 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020336
  36. 36
    Peril at Owl ParkAggie Morton, Mystery Queen #22020 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020256
  37. 37
    The Dead Man in the GardenAggie Morton, Mystery Queen #32021 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021336
  38. 38
    The Seaside CorpseAggie Morton, Mystery Queen #42022 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022336
  39. 39
    One KissOrca Soundings #12025 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2025128

Marthe Jocelyn 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.

Ready For in order

4 books
  1. 1. Ready for Summer
  2. 2. Ready for Winter
  3. 3. Ready for Spring
  4. 4. Ready for Autumn

Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Body Under the Piano
  2. 2. Peril at Owl Park
  3. 3. The Dead Man in the Garden
  4. 4. The Seaside Corpse

Invisible in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Invisible Day
  2. 2. The Invisible Harry
  3. 3. The Invisible Enemy

Orca Soundings in order

1 book
  1. 1. One Kiss

Secrets in order

1 book
  1. 8. A Big Dose of Lucky

Standalone books

26 books

26 Marthe Jocelyn titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Marthe Jocelyn books in order?

You only need to read Marthe Jocelyn 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 Marthe Jocelyn

Start with The Invisible Day (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Marthe Jocelyn book?

One Kiss (2025) is the newest Marthe Jocelyn book released so far.

Is there a new Marthe Jocelyn book coming?

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

Marthe Jocelyn at a glance

Still publishing
Marthe Jocelyn published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Marthe Jocelyn books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,321 pages across the 30 of 39 books with a recorded length, a median of 131 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Marthe Jocelyn books, 17 of 39, were published in the 2000s.

What the Marthe Jocelyn books are about

33 of the 39 Marthe Jocelyn 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 14 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.