Ann Rinaldi

Ann Rinaldi was a young adult, historical, literature, and fiction author popularly known for her historical fiction books The Last Silk Dress, In My Father’s House, A Break with Charity, and Acquaintance with Darkness. She wrote over 40 novels, eight of which were notable books by the ALA. Additionally, in 2000 her novel Wolf by the Ears was chosen as one of the best novels preceding 25 years and later selected as one of the best novels preceding 100 years.

The best place to start is the Great Episodes series, the earliest of Ann Rinaldi's multi-book series: it opens with A Ride into Morning (1991) and runs to 21 books across 1991–2011, ending with Leigh Ann's Civil War (2011). Ann Rinaldi's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Ann Rinaldi has 113 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1980 and 2013. 89 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Great Episodes series with 21 books — and 24 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Ann Rinaldi's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Brie McQuade (1985–1987, 2 books), Great Episodes (1991–2011, 21 books) and Quilt Trilogy (1994–1996, 3 books), plus 1 more.

This guide splits Ann Rinaldi's 113 books into 5 named series and 24 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Great Episodes (21 books, 1991–2011); My Name Is America (19 books, 1998–2013); Quilt Trilogy (3 books, 1994–1996); Brie McQuade (2 books, 1985–1987); Dear America (44 books, 1996–2013).