Order of Theodore Taylor Books

Theodore Taylor (1921-2006) was an American author of young adult fiction. He started writing when he was 13, covering local high school sports events. He served as a merchant mariner during World War II and also served during the Korean War. Some of his best known work included The Cay, its sequel-prequel Timothy of the Cay, The Weirdo, Ice Drift, The Boy, Sniper and Rogue Wave. His famous novel The Cay took only three weeks to write.

Theodore Taylor became a published author in 1968 with the novel The Body Trade. His final novel was Billy the Kid, published in 2005. Below is a list of Theodore Taylor’s books in order of when they were originally released (as well as in chronological order):

Publication Order of Cape Hatteras Trilogy Books

Teetoncey	(1974)
Teetoncey and Ben O'Neal	(1975)
The Odyssey of Ben O'Neal	(1977)

Publication Order of The Cay Books

The Cay	(1969)
Timothy of the Cay	(1993)

Publication Order of Outer Banks Books

Stranger from the Sea	(1974)
Box of Treasures	(1975)
Into the Wind	(1977)

Publication Order of Tuck Books

The Trouble with Tuck	(1981)
Tuck Triumphant	(1990)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Body Trade	(1968)
Rebellion Town, Williamsburg, 1776	(1973)
The Children's War	(1974)
Sweet Friday Island	(1984)
Walking Up a Rainbow	(1986)
The Maldonado Miracle	(1986)
The Stalker	(1987)
The Hostage	(1987)
Sniper	(1989)
Monocolo	(1991)
The Weirdo	(1991)
Maria, a Christmas Story	(1992)
To Kill the Leopard	(1993)
Waking up a Rainbow	(1994)
The Bomb	(1995)
A Sailor Returns	(2001)
The Boy Who Could Fly Without a Motor	(2002)
Lord of the Kill	(2002)
Ice Drift	(2005)
Billy the Kid	(2005)

Publication Order of Picture Books

Hello, Arctic!

(2002)

Publication Order of Collections

Rogue Wave

(1996)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

The Magnificent Mitscher	(1954)
Air Raid--Pearl Harbor!	(1971)
Battle in the Arctic Sea	(1976)
A Shepherd Watches, a Shepherd Sings: Growing Up a Basque Shepherd in California's San Joaquin Valley	(1977)
Jule	(1979)
The Battle Off Midway Island	(1981)
Battle in the English Channel	(1983)
Rocket Island	(1985)
The Cats of Shambala	(1985)
H. M. S. Hood Vs. Bismarck	(1989)
The Flight of Jesse Leroy Brown	(1998)
Making Love to Typewriters	(2004)

If You Like Theodore Taylor Books, You’ll Love…

• John Steinbeck
• Margaret Peterson Haddix
• Andrew Clements

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