Self-esteem book series in reading order

by Raina Telgemeier

Max Lucado

278 books• 6 series

Max Lucado has 278 books in the catalogue, published between 1985 and 2026, and subject headings centre on Christian life, the Bible, Jesus Christ, meditations and biblical teaching. Lucado, born January 11, 1955, is an American author and minister at Oak Hills Church, formerly Oak Hills Church of Christ, in San Antonio, Texas. The earliest titles are No Wonder They Call Him the Savior and On the Anvil (both 1985), then God Came Near (1986), The Applause of Heaven (1990) and He Still Moves Stones (1992). Series include Life Lessons, Hermie & Friends, Max Lucado's Wemmicks and Just in Case, and children's fiction is also among the subjects. The newest listed title is Unbreakable Courage Bible Study Guide (2026).

Salima Alikhan and various others is the credited authorship on a set of 32 historical survival stories for grades 1-3, published between 2019 and 2025. Each book puts a girl inside a disaster: Emmi in the City (2019), Lucy Fights the Flames, Carrie and the Great Storm, Alice on the Island, Daisy and the Deadly Flu, Leah Braves the Flood, Lily and the Great Quake. Nineteenth and twentieth century American history supplies the events, and the volumes average 112 pages.

Julie Murphy, born November 8, 1985, is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. Side Effects May Vary (2014), the first novel, was written during National Novel Writing Month, and Dumplin' (2015), Ramona Blue (2017) and Puddin' (2018) followed. The catalogue lists 22 books through Vera Stein Is Fine (2026). Dumplin', Faith Herbert Origin Story, Christmas Notch, Undergrads and Academic Affairs are series. Subjects include Texas, beauty contests, self-esteem, weight control and dating.

Fred Rogers

43 books• 3 series

Fred Rogers, full name Fred McFeely Rogers and known professionally as Mister Rogers, was an American television personality, Presbyterian minister and author who lived from March 20, 1928, to February 27, 2003. Rogers created, ran and hosted the preschool series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood from 1968 to 2001. Born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Rogers took a music degree from Rollins College in 1951, started in television at NBC in New York and moved back to Pittsburgh in 1953 to make children's programmes for WQED. Books include You Are Special (1981), Mister Rogers Talks with Parents (1985) and Going To The Doctor (1986), with subjects such as parenting, self-esteem and preparing children for medical care.

Philippa Gregory

46 books• 11 series

Philippa Gregory is an English historical novelist, born in Kenya on 9 January 1954, publishing since 1987. The Other Boleyn Girl (2001) won the Romantic Novelists' Association's Romantic Novel of the Year Award in 2002 and became two films. AudioFile magazine named Gregory the queen of British historical fiction. The catalogue holds 46 books from Wideacre (1987) to Royal Witch (2026). Series include Plantagenet and Tudor, Order of Darkness, Wideacre, Fairmile, Tradescant and Princess Rules, alongside children's books and non-fiction. Queens, kings and rulers, England and sisters recur in the subjects.

Shannon Hale

62 books• 11 series

Shannon Hale, born Shannon Bryner on January 26, 1974, is an American author mainly of young adult fantasy. Princess Academy (2005) earned a Newbery Honor, and The Goose Girl (2003) opens the catalogue. Austenland (2007), the first novel for adults, became a film in 2013. Hale graduated from the University of Utah and the University of Montana, and has co-written with husband Dean Hale. The catalogue lists 63 titles through The Princess in Black and the Trick-or-Treating Trouble (2026), across series including Princess In Black, Books of Bayern, Real Friends and Kitty-Corn.

Jacqueline Wilson

178 books• 15 series

Jacqueline Wilson, born Jacqueline Aitken on 17 December 1945, is an English novelist who writes for children. Adoption, abuse and divorce are among the realistic topics the novels take on. Wilson made a debut in 1969 and has passed 100 books; this catalogue lists 178, the earliest dated entry being Hide And Seek (1972) and the latest The Seaside Sleepover (2025). Tracy Beaker, Hetty Feather, Girls, Sleepovers and Stevie Day are among the series. Friendship, sisters, family life and schools appear in the subject records.

Lisi Harrison

41 books• 10 series

Lisi Harrison is a Canadian author of young adult fiction, known for three series: The Clique, Alphas and Monster High. The Clique (2004) opens a catalogue of 41 titles, with middle schools, cliques, friendship and competition in the subject tags, and monsters, boarding schools and prejudice beside them. Graphic novels, a Clique Summer Collection and the Graveyard Girls follow. Two Truths and a Lion (2023) is the most recent title.

Janette Rallison

40 books• 8 series

Janette Rallison, born 1 April 1966, is an American writer known mainly for light romance novels aimed at young adults. Rallison also uses two pen names: C. J. Hill for young adult science fiction and fantasy, and Sierra St. James for romantic novels for adults. The catalogue holds 40 books from Blue Eyes and Other Teenage Hazards (1996) to We Are Never Getting Together (2026), with Trial of the Heart (1999) among the Sierra St. James titles. My Fair Godmother, Slayers, Erasing Time and Pullman High are listed series.

Nancy Krulik writes for children, and the catalogue lists Grades 1-3 as the reading level. Series credited to Krulik include Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo, How I Survived Middle School, Magic Bone, Princess Pulverizer and Project Droid, and George Brown, Class Clown appears among the characters. Subjects range across magic, schools, friendship, dogs, robots and humorous stories. The most recent listed book is Fangs for Having Us! (2021), and the catalogue marks the output as dormant.

Peter H. Reynolds

25 books• 1 series

Peter H. Reynolds is a Canadian author and illustrator of children's picture books and the founder of FableVision, an educational media company. Imagination, creativity and self-confidence recur across his 25 catalogued books, which span 1993 to 2026 at a median of 44 pages. The Dot (2003), Ish (2004) and So Few of Me (2006) are among the titles, and Creatrilogy is the series listed for Reynolds. Our Treasures Within (2026) is the newest.

Kate Cann is an English author of fiction, born in 1954. Teenagers, love, dating, self-esteem, bullying and sexual ethics supply the subject matter across 24 catalogued books published between 1997 and 2012. In the Deep End / Ready? (1997) opens the run and Witch Crag (2012) closes it. Art & Coll, the Hard Cash Trilogy, Crow Girl and Rayne are the four series listed under Cann's name. The 2000s are the busiest decade, and the median recorded length is 329 pages.