Order of Kate Messner Books
Kate Messner is a children’s author who is best known for writing books aimed towards children. She is the author of the Ranger in Time series of books. Her books are designed to inspire and encourage kids to approach life with a general curiosity. Her books have been listed on the New York Times Notable list, and has been a selection for the Junior Library Guild, IndieBound, and Bank Street College of Education Best Books.
Before she was a full-time writer, Kate worked as both a TV news reporter and a middle school English teacher. She may be best known for The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z which won the 2010 E.B. White Read-Aloud Medal for Older Readers. That book was followed up by Sugar and Ice which was a Junior Library Guild selection.
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Publication Order of Fergus and Zeke Books
(with Heather Ross)
| Fergus and Zeke | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fergus and Zeke and the Field Day Challenge | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fergus and Zeke and the 100th Day of School | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fergus and Zeke at the Science Fair | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fergus and Zeke for President | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of History Smashers Books
(with Gwendolyn Hooks, José Barreiro)
| The Mayflower | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Women's Right To Vote | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Pearl Harbor | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Titanic | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The American Revolution | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Plagues and Pandemics | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Underground Railroad | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Christopher Columbus and the Taino People | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Marty McGuire Books
| Marty McGuire | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Marty McGuire Digs Worms! | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Marty McGuire Has Too Many Pets! | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of North Country Adventures Books
| Spitfire | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Champlain and the Silent One | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Over and Under Books
| Over and Under the Snow | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Over and Under the Pond | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Over and Under the Canyon | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Ranger in Time Books
| Rescue on the Oregon Trail | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Danger in Ancient Rome | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Long Road to Freedom | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Race to the South Pole | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Journey through Ash and Smoke | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Escape from the Great Earthquake | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| D-Day: Battle on the Beach | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hurricane Katrina Rescue | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Disaster on the Titanic | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Night of Soldiers and Spies | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Escape From The Twin Towers | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Attack on Pearl Harbor | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Sea Monster Books
| Sea Monster's First Day | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sea Monster And The Bossy Fish | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Silver Jaguar Society Mysteries Books
| Capture the Flag | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hide and Seek | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Manhunt | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sugar and Ice | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Eye of the Storm | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wake Up Missing | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Exact Location of Home | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| All the Answers | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Seventh Wish | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Breakout | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Chirp | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Insect Superpowers | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tracking Pythons | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Solve This! Forensics | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| How to Write a Story | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Picture Books
| How to Read a Story | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tree of Wonder | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Rolling Thunder | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Brilliant Deep | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Next President | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Over and Under the Rainforest | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sloth Wasn't Sleepy | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America's Doctor | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Over and Under the Waves | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Once Upon a Book | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Scariest Kitten in the World | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Over and Under the Wetland | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Candlewick Sparks Books
| Zelda and Ivy | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Zelda and Ivy and the Boy Next Door | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Zelda and Ivy: One Christmas | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Tales from the Waterhole | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Ant and Honey Bee | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Houndsley and Catina | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Zelda and Ivy: The Runaways | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Monster in the Backpack | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Squirrel's World | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Annie and Simon | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Quiet Time | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Houndsley and Catina and the Birthday Surprise | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Zelda and Ivy: Keeping Secrets | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Pair of Friends at Halloween | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Zelda and Ivy: The Big Picture | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Joe and Sparky, Superstars! | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Houndsley and Catina Plink and Plunk | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Horse Meets Girl | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Monkey and Elephant Get Better | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Give and Take | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Joe And Sparky Get New Wheels | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Bramble and Maggie: Horse Meets Girl | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Annie and Simon: The Sneeze and Other Stories | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Squirrel's Fun Day | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends at Halloween | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Pair of Friends in Winter | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Rabbit And Robot: The Sleepover | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Monkey and Elephant Go Gadding | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Spooky Season | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends in Winter | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Poppy the Pirate Dog and the Missing Treasure | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Monkey and Elephant and a Secret Birthday Surprise | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Monkey and Elephant and the Babysitting Adventure | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Rabbit and Robot and Ribbit | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Joe and Sparky, Party Animals! | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Bramble and Maggie: Snow Day | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Through the Seasons | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Frank and Bean | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Fergus and Zeke and the Field Day Challenge | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Frank and Bean: Food Truck Fiasco | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Fergus and Zeke at the Science Fair | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Fergus and Zeke for President | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class Books
| Rohan Murthy Has a Plan | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Emma McKenna, Full Out | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Poppy Song Bakes a Way | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Legend of Memo Castillo | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Anthologies
If You Like Kate Messner Books, You’ll Love…
Rescue on the Oregon Trail is the first book in the Ranger in Time series. Ranger is a trained search-and-rescue dog who can’t manage to pass the official test because he keeps getting distracted by squirrels. One day, Ranger is in the garden and he stumbles upon a mysterious first aid kit. When he discovers it, he is transported back to the year 1850 where he meets a boy named Sam. Sam and his family are migrating west on the Oregon Trail and Ranger has arrived just in time to help save Sam’s little sister. He thinks that’s all he’s here to do, but the Oregon Trail is dangerous and they’ll need him for the whole trip.
Messner is also the author of Breakout. This is a powerful story of a girl named Nora who is collecting letters, poems, text messages, news stories, and comics for the Wolf Creek Community Time Capsule Project. She was looking forward to her summer vacation in Wolf Creek, but fear strikes when two inmates escape from the prison. Everyone is on lock down and fear rules. Nora finds that fear brings out the worst in people and worries that Wolf Creek might be changed forever by this experience.