Rachel Yoder Books in Order

Wanda E. Brunstetter has written 8 books featuring Rachel Yoder, published between 2007 and 2009. The first book is Back to School (2007) and the newest is Growing Up (2009). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2007–2009
Confirmed
8 of 8 titles
Total pages
1,262 across 8 books
Reading time
21–32 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,262 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute.

Rachel Yoder is the recurring character in 8 children's books by Wanda E. Brunstetter, all published between 2007 and 2009. Back to School, Out of Control and School's Out appeared in 2007; A Happy Heart, Just Plain Foolishness and New Beginnings in 2008; Growing Up and Jumping to Conclusions in 2009. The catalogue files the books as school stories set in Pennsylvania, with subjects of Amish children, girls, friendship, bullies, patience and religion. A second heading, Rachel Yoder: Always Trouble Somewhere, carries the same name. All 8 books carry page counts, a median of 158.

How many Rachel Yoder books are there?

Rachel Yoder appears in 8 books, released between 2007 and 2009.

Rachel Yoder Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Rachel Yoder 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. 1
    Back to SchoolRachel Yoder: Always Trouble Somewhere #12007 · 157 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007157
  2. 2
    Out of ControlRachel Yoder: Always Trouble Somewhere #22007 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007160
  3. 3
    School's OutRachel Yoder: Always Trouble Somewhere #32007 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007160
  4. 4
    New BeginningsRachel Yoder: Always Trouble Somewhere #42008 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008160
  5. 5
    A Happy HeartRachel Yoder: Always Trouble Somewhere #52008 · 154 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008154
  6. 6
    Just Plain FoolishnessRachel Yoder: Always Trouble Somewhere #62008 · 159 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008159
  7. 7
    Jumping to ConclusionsRachel Yoder: Always Trouble Somewhere #72009 · 156 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009156
  8. 8
    Growing UpRachel Yoder: Always Trouble Somewhere #82009 · 156 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009156

Do you have to read Rachel Yoder books in order?

You should read the Rachel Yoder books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Rachel Yoder book also stands alone.

Where to start with Rachel Yoder

Start with Back to School (2007), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Rachel Yoder book?

Growing Up (2009) is the newest Rachel Yoder book released so far.

Is there a new Rachel Yoder book coming?

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

Rachel Yoder at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Rachel Yoder title on record dates from 2009, 17 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Rachel Yoder books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,262 pages across all 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 158 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rachel Yoder books, 8 of 8, were published in the 2000s.

What the Rachel Yoder books are about

All 8 Rachel Yoder 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 7 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Wanda E. Brunstetter

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.