Nancy Star Books in Order
Nancy Star has written 15 books, published between 1988 and 2020. The first book is International Guide to Tipping (1988) and the newest is Rules for Moving (2020). Publication order is the reading order below. 8 of the 15 books listed here are in the Calendar Club Mysteries series, which has its own page: Calendar Club Mysteries books in order.
- Books
- 15
- Published
- 1988–2020
- Pages on record
- 2,479 in 10 of 15 books
- Reading time
- 41–62 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,479 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 15 titles with a page count on record.
Nancy Star has 15 books catalogued between 1988 and 2020, starting with International Guide to Tipping (1988). Buried Lives (1993), Up Next (1998), Now This (1999) and Carpool Diem (2004) follow. The catalogue lists the Calendar Club Mysteries and May Morrison series. Titles from 2004 and 2005 include The Case of the Missing Pumpkins (2004), The Case of the Thanksgiving Thief (2004), Case of the Kidnapped Cupid (2005) and Mystery Of The Snow Day Bigfoot (2005). Subjects include children's fiction, mystery stories, single mothers, women television producers, sisters and kidnapping. Rules for Moving (2020) is the newest title.
How many Nancy Star books are there?
Nancy Star has 15 books, released between 1988 and 2020. They include 2 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.
Nancy Star Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 15 Nancy Star 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.
- 1International Guide to Tipping1988 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/419882401/4
- 2Buried Lives1993 · 217 pages · confirmed 1/419932171/4
- 319983401/4
- 419993421/4
- 52004–1/4
- 6Carpool Diem2004 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420043361/4
- 72004–1/4
- 82005771/4
- 92005791/4
- 102006–1/4
- 112006–1/4
- 122006941/4
- 132006–1/4
- 14Sisters One, Two, Three2017 · 342 pages · confirmed 1/420173421/4
- 15Rules for Moving2020 · 412 pages · confirmed 1/420204121/4
Nancy Star series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Nancy Star 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.
Do you have to read Nancy Star books in order?
You only need to read Nancy Star 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 Nancy Star
Start with The Case of the Missing Pumpkins (2004), the first Calendar Club Mysteries book. The earliest catalogued title overall is International Guide to Tipping (1988).
What is the newest Nancy Star book?
Rules for Moving (2020) is the newest Nancy Star book released so far.
Is there a new Nancy Star book coming?
No next Nancy Star book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Nancy Star at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Nancy Star title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Nancy Star books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,479 pages across the 10 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Nancy Star books, 9 of 15, were published in the 2000s.
What the Nancy Star books are about
11 of the 15 Nancy Star 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 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 3 of 11 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 11 books
- Family life 2 of 11 books
- Single mothers 2 of 11 books
- Women television producers and directors 2 of 11 books