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ⓘ About Angela Johnson
Angela Johnson is a published author. Angela was born in 1961. She attended Kent State University and also has worked with Volunteers in Service to America as a child development worker. She is known for writing books such as the Coretta Scott King Honor picture book When I Am Old with You. She also wrote A Sweet Smell of Roses, Just Like Josh Gibson, and I Dream of Trains. The author has been the recipient of three Coretta Scott King Awards, which she was awarded for her novels Heaven, Toning the Sweep, and The First Part Last. While being recognized for her outstanding talent, she was named a 2003 MacArthur Fellow. Angela resides in Kent, Ohio. Heaven is the first book in the Heaven Trilogy by Angela Johnson.
All Book Series by Angela Johnson
Lottie Paris and the Best Place
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2013
When Mules Flew on Magnolia Street
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2000
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Series opener · book 1 of 20 · published 2014 Anthology · Charles Aracich
My Brother Sam Is Dead
Book 6 of 20 · published 2014 Anthology · Suzanne Barchers
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Book 7 of 20 · published 2014 Anthology · Charles Aracich
The Watsons Go to Birmingham–1963
Book 10 of 20 · published 2014 Anthology · Suzanne Barchers
The Dark Is Rising
Book 11 of 20 · published 2014 Anthology · Suzanne I. Barchers
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Book 12 of 20 · published 2014 Anthology · Kristin Kemp
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Book 13 of 20 · published 2015 Anthology · Suzanne I. Barchers
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Book 16 of 20 · published 2015 Anthology · Kristin Kemp
The Westing Game
Latest in the series · book 20 of 20 · published 2018 Anthology · Jessica Case
In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1997
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Angela Johnson?
Angela Johnson is a published author. Angela was born in 1961. She attended Kent State University and also has worked with Volunteers in Service to America as a child development worker. She is known for writing books such as the Coretta Scott King Honor picture book When I Am Old with You.
Which Angela Johnson series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Heaven series, the earliest of Angela Johnson's multi-book series: it opens with Heaven (1998) and runs to 3 books across 1998–2009, ending with Sweet, Hereafter (2009). Angela Johnson's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Angela Johnson written?
Angela Johnson has 68 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1989 and 2020. 27 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Great Works Classroom Resource 4th-8th Grade series with 20 books — and 41 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Angela Johnson's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Angela Johnson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Heaven (1998–2009, 3 books), Magnolia Street (1998–2000, 2 books) and Lottie Paris (2011–2013, 2 books), plus 1 more.
How are Angela Johnson's books organised into series?
This guide splits Angela Johnson's 68 books into 4 named series and 41 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Great Works Classroom Resource 4th-8th Grade (20 books, 2014–2018); Heaven (3 books, 1998–2009); Lottie Paris (2 books, 2011–2013); Magnolia Street (2 books, 1998–2000).