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Ranger in Time Books in Order

Ranger in Time by Kate Messner contains 12 books, published between 2015 and 2020. The first book is Rescue on the Oregon Trail (2015) and the newest is Attack on Pearl Harbor (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2015–2020
Confirmed
10 of 12 titles
Pages on record
1,505 in 10 of 12 books
Reading time
25–38 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,505 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

See all 12 books in order Printable Ranger in Time checklist

Ranger is a golden retriever who travels through time, and Kate Messner sends him into one historical event after another. Rescue on the Oregon Trail (2015) opens the series; later books reach ancient Rome, the Underground Railroad, the South Pole, D-Day, Hurricane Katrina and Pearl Harbor. Twelve books make up the run, written for early elementary readers with short chapters and illustrations throughout. The last entry appeared in 2020.

How many Ranger in Time books are there?

Ranger in Time has 12 books, released between 2015 and 2020.

Ranger in Time Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Ranger in Time 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 Rescue on the Oregon Trail by Kate Messner, book 1 of the Ranger in Time series (2015)
  2. Cover of Danger in Ancient Rome by Kate Messner, book 2 of the Ranger in Time series (2015)
  3. Cover of Race to the South Pole by Kate Messner, book 4 of the Ranger in Time series (2016)
  4. Cover of Journey through Ash and Smoke by Kate Messner, book 5 of the Ranger in Time series (2017)
  5. Cover of Escape from the Great Earthquake by Kate Messner, book 6 of the Ranger in Time series (2017)
  6. Cover of Hurricane Katrina Rescue by Kate Messner, book 8 of the Ranger in Time series (2018)
  7. Cover of Disaster on the Titanic by Kate Messner, book 9 of the Ranger in Time series (2019)
  8. Cover of Night of Soldiers and Spies by Kate Messner, book 10 of the Ranger in Time series (2019)
  9. Cover of Attack on Pearl Harbor by Kate Messner, book 12 of the Ranger in Time series (2020)
  1. 1
    Rescue on the Oregon Trail2015 · 144 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015144
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  2. 2
    Danger in Ancient Rome2015 · 129 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015129
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Long Road to Freedom2015 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015160
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Race to the South Pole2016 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016160
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Journey through Ash and Smoke2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Escape from the Great Earthquake2017 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017160
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    D-Day: Battle on the Beach2018 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018160
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Hurricane Katrina Rescue2018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Disaster on the Titanic2019 · 144 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019144
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Night of Soldiers and Spies2019 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019160
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Escape From The Twin Towers2020 · 144 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020144
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Attack on Pearl Harbor2020 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020144
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Is there a chronological order for Ranger in Time?

No separate chronological order is on record for Ranger in Time, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Ranger in Time books in order?

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

Where to start with Ranger in Time

Start with Rescue on the Oregon Trail (2015), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ranger in Time book?

Attack on Pearl Harbor (2020) is the newest Ranger in Time book released so far.

Is there a new Ranger in Time book coming?

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

Ranger in Time at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Ranger in Time title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Ranger in Time books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,505 pages across the 10 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 152 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ranger in Time books, 10 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the Ranger in Time books are about

All 12 Ranger in Time books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: time travel is tagged on 10 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Kate Messner

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

Other series by Kate Messner

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.