Tae Keller Books in Order
Tae Keller has written 9 books, published between 2018 and 2026. The first book is The Science of Breakable Things (2018) and the newest is When Tomorrow Burns (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2018–2026
Tae Keller is an American children's book author and the youngest winner of the Newbery Medal, taken in 2021 for When You Trap a Tiger. That book follows Lily and her relationship with an aging, ill Korean grandmother, and draws on Korean folktales. Nine titles are catalogued between The Science of Breakable Things (2018) and When Tomorrow Burns (2026), among them Patsy Mink (2022), Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone (2022), Mihi Ever After (2022), A Giant Problem (2023), Off the Rails (2024) and Home Sweet Home (2025). Mihi Ever After is the series recorded under the name.
How many Tae Keller books are there?
Tae Keller has 9 books, released between 2018 and 2026. 4 of them belong to the Mihi Ever After series.
Tae Keller Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Tae Keller books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Science of Breakable Things2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 2When You Trap a Tiger2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 32022–1/4
- 4Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 52022–2/4
- 62023–1/4
- 72024–1/4
- 82025–1/4
- 9When Tomorrow Burns2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Tae Keller 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.
Mihi Ever After in order
4 booksShe Persisted in order
1 book- 20. Patsy Mink
Standalone books
4 books4 Tae Keller titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Tae Keller books in order?
You only need to read Tae Keller books in order within the Mihi Ever After series, which holds 4 of the 9 Tae Keller books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Tae Keller
Start with The Science of Breakable Things (2018), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Tae Keller book?
When Tomorrow Burns (2026) is the newest Tae Keller book released so far.
Is there a new Tae Keller book coming?
No next Tae Keller book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Tae Keller has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 1 nomination for Tae Keller. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Newbery Medal2021Wonfor When You Trap a Tiger
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature2021Shortlistedfor When You Trap a Tiger
Tae Keller at a glance
- Still publishing
- Tae Keller published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Tae Keller books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Tae Keller books, 8 of 9, were published in the 2020s.
What the Tae Keller books are about
1 of the 9 Tae Keller 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.
- Children's fiction 1 of 1 books
- Grandparents 1 of 1 books
- Korean americans 1 of 1 books
- Newbery Medal 1 of 1 books
- Sick 1 of 1 books
- Sisters 1 of 1 books
- Storytelling 1 of 1 books
- Tiger 1 of 1 books