Mary Christner Borntrager Books in Order

Mary Christner Borntrager has written 10 books, published between 1988 and 1997. The first book is Ellie (1988) and the newest is Annie (1997). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1988–1997
Pages on record
1,229 in 8 of 10 books
Reading time
20–31 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,229 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

Mary Christner Borntrager is the author of Ellie's People, children's fiction whose subjects include the Amish, Mennonites, Ohio, farm life and runaways. The catalogue lists 10 books from 1988 to 1997, with a median length of 144 pages, each titled with a first name. Ellie (1988) is the first, followed by Rebecca (1989), Rachel (1990), Daniel (1991), Andy and Reuben (1992), Polly (1994), Sarah (1995) and Mandy (1996). Annie (1997) is the newest.

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How many Mary Christner Borntrager books are there?

Mary Christner Borntrager has 10 books, released between 1988 and 1997.

Mary Christner Borntrager Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Mary Christner Borntrager 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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    EllieEllie's People #11988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
  2. 2
    RebeccaEllie's People #21989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
  3. 3
    RachelEllie's People #31990 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990189
  4. 4
    DanielEllie's People #41991 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991160
  5. 5
    ReubenEllie's People #51992 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992160
  6. 6
    AndyEllie's People #61992 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992144
  7. 7
    PollyEllie's People #71994 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994144
  8. 8
    SarahEllie's People #81995 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995144
  9. 9
    MandyEllie's People #91996 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996144
  10. 10
    AnnieEllie's People #101997 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997144

Mary Christner Borntrager 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.

Ellie's People in order

10 books
  1. 1. Ellie
  2. 2. Rebecca
  3. 3. Rachel
  4. 4. Daniel
  5. 5. Reuben
  6. 6. Andy
  7. 7. Polly
  8. 8. Sarah
  9. 9. Mandy
  10. 10. Annie

Do you have to read Mary Christner Borntrager books in order?

You only need to read Mary Christner Borntrager books in order within the Ellie's People series, which holds 10 of the 10 Mary Christner Borntrager books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Mary Christner Borntrager

Start with Ellie (1988), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Mary Christner Borntrager book?

Annie (1997) is the newest Mary Christner Borntrager book released so far.

Is there a new Mary Christner Borntrager book coming?

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

Mary Christner Borntrager at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Mary Christner Borntrager title on record dates from 1997, 29 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Mary Christner Borntrager books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,229 pages across the 8 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 144 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mary Christner Borntrager books, 8 of 10, were published in the 1990s.

When Mary Christner Borntrager books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Mary Christner Borntrager titles appeared. 1990s was the most productive decade with 8 titles.

1980s
2
1990s
8

10 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Mary Christner Borntrager books are about

All 10 Mary Christner Borntrager books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: amish is tagged on 10 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.