Shirley Russak Wachtel Books in Order
Shirley Russak Wachtel has written 11 books, published between 2005 and 2025. The first book is Charlie Wonder--Chef-Detective (2005) and the newest is The Baker of Lost Memories (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 2005–2025
- Pages on record
- 590 in 4 of 11 books
Shirley Russak Wachtel has 11 books in the catalogue, published between 2005 and 2025. Charlie Wonder--Chef-Detective (2005) and Brad Sureshot--Coach-Detective (2007) are early titles, and The Story of Blima (2005), My Mother's Shoes (2011) and A Castle in Brooklyn (2023) are also listed. The Baker of Lost Memories (2025) is the newest. Subjects include poetry, Jews, Poland, the Holocaust, New York and mothers and daughters.
How many Shirley Russak Wachtel books are there?
Shirley Russak Wachtel has 11 books, released between 2005 and 2025.
Shirley Russak Wachtel Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Shirley Russak Wachtel 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.
- 1Charlie Wonder--Chef-Detective2005 · 68 pages · confirmed 1/42005681/4
- 2The Story of Blima2005 · 133 pages · confirmed 1/420051331/4
- 3Brad Sureshot--Coach-Detective2007 · 74 pages · confirmed 1/42007741/4
- 4In the Mellow Light2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 5My Mother's Shoes2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 6The Music Makers2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 7Zoey and the Purple Elephant2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 8Three For a Dollar2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 9Where is Emmy?2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 10A Castle in Brooklyn2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 11The Baker of Lost Memories2025 · 315 pages · confirmed 1/420253151/4
Shirley Russak Wachtel 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.
Standalone books
11 books11 Shirley Russak Wachtel titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Shirley Russak Wachtel books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 11 Shirley Russak Wachtel books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Shirley Russak Wachtel
Start with Charlie Wonder--Chef-Detective (2005), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Shirley Russak Wachtel book?
The Baker of Lost Memories (2025) is the newest Shirley Russak Wachtel book released so far.
Is there a new Shirley Russak Wachtel book coming?
No next Shirley Russak Wachtel book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Shirley Russak Wachtel at a glance
- Still publishing
- Shirley Russak Wachtel published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Shirley Russak Wachtel books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 590 pages across the 4 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 104 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Shirley Russak Wachtel books, 4 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
What the Shirley Russak Wachtel books are about
2 of the 11 Shirley Russak Wachtel books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Biography 1 of 2 books
- Historical fiction 1 of 2 books
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 1 of 2 books
- Jews 1 of 2 books
- Mothers and daughters 1 of 2 books
- New York (N.Y.) 1 of 2 books
- Poetry 1 of 2 books
- Poland 1 of 2 books




