Sue Barton Books in Order
Sue Barton by Helen Dore Boylston contains 7 books, published between 1936 and 1952. The first book is Sue Barton, Student Nurse (1936) and the newest is Sue Barton, Staff Nurse (1952). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 1936–1952
- Pages on record
- 1,154 in 6 of 7 books
- Reading time
- 19–29 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,154 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 7 titles with a page count on record.
Sue Barton is a nursing series by Helen Dore Boylston, seven books published between 1936 and 1952. Each title marks a stage of one career: Student Nurse (1936), Senior Nurse (1937), Visiting Nurse (1938), Rural Nurse (1939), Superintendent of Nurses (1940), Neighborhood Nurse (1949) and Staff Nurse (1952). Subject headings cover nurses, nursing students, hospital wards and young adult fiction.
How many Sue Barton books are there?
Sue Barton has 7 books, released between 1936 and 1952.
Sue Barton Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 7 Sue Barton 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.
- 1Sue Barton, Student Nurse1936 · confirmed 2/41936–2/4
- 2Sue Barton, Senior Nurse1937 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/419371922/4
- 3Sue Barton, Visiting Nurse1938 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/419381922/4
- 4Sue Barton, Rural Nurse1939 · 194 pages · confirmed 2/419391942/4
- 5Sue Barton, Superintendent of Nurses1940 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/419401922/4
- 6Sue Barton, Neighborhood Nurse1949 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/419491922/4
- 7Sue Barton, Staff Nurse1952 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/419521922/4
Is there a chronological order for Sue Barton?
No separate chronological order is on record for Sue Barton, 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 Sue Barton books in order?
You should read the Sue Barton books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Sue Barton book also stands alone.
Where to start with Sue Barton
Start with Sue Barton, Student Nurse (1936), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Sue Barton book?
Sue Barton, Staff Nurse (1952) is the newest Sue Barton book released so far.
Is there a new Sue Barton book coming?
No next Sue Barton book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sue Barton at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Sue Barton title on record dates from 1952, 74 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Sue Barton books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,154 pages across the 6 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sue Barton books, 4 of 7, were published in the 1930s.
What the Sue Barton books are about
5 of the 7 Sue Barton 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 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 4 of 5 books
- Nurses 3 of 5 books
- Hospital wards 2 of 5 books
- Nursing students 2 of 5 books
- Henry Street Settlement (New York, N.Y.) 1 of 5 books
- Nursing 1 of 5 books
- Rural nursing 1 of 5 books
- Visiting Nurse Service of New York 1 of 5 books
- Young adult fiction 1 of 5 books
- Young adult literature 1 of 5 books
More books by Helen Dore Boylston
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Helen Dore Boylston books in order 14 books