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Sandra Scoppettone Books in Order

Sandra Scoppettone has written 22 books, published between 1961 and 2011. The first book is Suzuki Beane (1961) and the newest is Tag Sale (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
1961–2011
Pages on record
4,874 in 18 of 22 books
Reading time
81–122 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,874 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 22 titles with a page count on record.

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Sandra Scoppettone, born June 1, 1936 in Morristown, New Jersey, is an American author of mysteries and young adult fiction. Scoppettone's earliest catalogued book, Suzuki Beane (1961), was made with illustrator Louise Fitzhugh. Happy Endings Are All Alike (1978), one of the first young adult novels to portray a lesbian relationship, made the ALA Best Books for Young Adults list. Her mystery series feature Lauren Laurano and Faye Quick, and the catalogue holds 22 books through Tag Sale (2011).

How many Sandra Scoppettone books are there?

Sandra Scoppettone has 22 books, released between 1961 and 2011. They include 2 series and 15 titles listed outside any series.

Sandra Scoppettone Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Sandra Scoppettone 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 Suzuki Beane by Sandra Scoppettone (1961)
  2. Cover of Trying Hard to Hear You by Sandra Scoppettone (1974)
  3. Cover of The Late Great Me by Sandra Scoppettone (1976)
  4. Cover of Some Unknown Person by Sandra Scoppettone (1977)
  5. Cover of Bang Bang You're Dead by Sandra Scoppettone (1979)
  6. Cover of Long Time Between Kisses by Sandra Scoppettone (1982)
  7. Cover of Innocent Bystanders by Sandra Scoppettone (1983)
  8. Cover of A Creative Kind of Killer (As: Jack Early) by Sandra Scoppettone (1984)
  9. Cover of Razzamatazz (As: Jack Early) by Sandra Scoppettone (1985)
  10. Cover of Everything You Have Is Mine by Sandra Scoppettone, book 1 of the Lauren Laurano series (1991)
  11. Cover of Playing Murder by Sandra Scoppettone (1991)
  12. Cover of I'll Be Leaving You Always by Sandra Scoppettone, book 2 of the Lauren Laurano series (1993)
  13. Cover of My Sweet Untraceable You by Sandra Scoppettone, book 3 of the Lauren Laurano series (1994)
  14. Cover of Let's Face the Music and Die by Sandra Scoppettone, book 4 of the Lauren Laurano series (1996)
  15. Cover of Beautiful Rage by Sandra Scoppettone (2003)
  16. Cover of This Dame for Hire by Sandra Scoppettone, book 1 of the Faye Quick series (2005)
  17. Cover of Too Darn Hot by Sandra Scoppettone, book 2 of the Faye Quick series (2006)
  1. 1
    Suzuki Beane1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  2. 2
    Trying Hard to Hear You1974 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1974264
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  3. 3
    The Late Great Me1976 · 249 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976249
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  4. 4
    Some Unknown Person1977 · 375 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977375
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  5. 5
    Happy Endings Are All Alike1978 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978192
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  6. 6
    Bang Bang You're Dead1979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
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  7. 7
    Such Nice People1980 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980288
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  8. 8
    Long Time Between Kisses1982 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982224
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  9. 9
    Innocent Bystanders1983 · 359 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983359
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  10. 10
    A Creative Kind of Killer (As: Jack Early)1984 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984214
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  11. 11
    Razzamatazz (As: Jack Early)1985 · 385 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985385
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  12. 12
    Donato and Daughter (As:Jack Early)1988 · 1 pages · confirmed 1/4
    19881
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  13. 13
    Everything You Have Is MineLauren Laurano #11991 · 307 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991307
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  14. 14
    Playing Murder1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  15. 15
    I'll Be Leaving You AlwaysLauren Laurano #21993 · 273 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993273
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  16. 16
    My Sweet Untraceable YouLauren Laurano #31994 · 307 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994307
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  17. 17
    Let's Face the Music and DieLauren Laurano #41996 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996312
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  18. 18
    Gonna Take a Homicidal JourneyLauren Laurano #51999 · 273 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999273
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  19. 19
    Beautiful Rage2003 · 330 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003330
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  20. 20
    This Dame for HireFaye Quick #12005 · 253 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005253
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  21. 21
    Too Darn HotFaye Quick #22006 · 268 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006268
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  22. 22
    Tag Sale2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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Sandra Scoppettone 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.

Lauren Laurano in order

5 books
  1. 1. Everything You Have Is Mine
  2. 2. I'll Be Leaving You Always
  3. 3. My Sweet Untraceable You
  4. 4. Let's Face the Music and Die
  5. 5. Gonna Take a Homicidal Journey

Faye Quick in order

2 books
  1. 1. This Dame for Hire
  2. 2. Too Darn Hot

Standalone books

15 books

15 Sandra Scoppettone titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Sandra Scoppettone books in order?

You only need to read Sandra Scoppettone 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 Sandra Scoppettone

Start with Suzuki Beane (1961), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Sandra Scoppettone book?

Tag Sale (2011) is the newest Sandra Scoppettone book released so far.

Is there a new Sandra Scoppettone book coming?

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

Sandra Scoppettone at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Sandra Scoppettone title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Sandra Scoppettone books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,874 pages across the 18 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 273 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sandra Scoppettone books, 6 of 22, were published in the 1990s.

What the Sandra Scoppettone books are about

19 of the 22 Sandra Scoppettone 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 6 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.