Christina Baker Kline

Christina Baker Kline

5 Series • 16 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Sweet Water (1993)
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Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Start with: The Scenic Route (2023)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: Child of Mine (1997)

ⓘ About Christina Baker Kline

Christina Baker Kline is a renowned writer from the United States, who is popular for writing fiction, art, and historical fiction books. She has written seven books so far in her career and has been listed in the New York Times bestselling list. Author Kline is particularly famous for writing the books, A Piece of World and Orphan Train. The former is based on the relationship between an artist named Andrew Wyeth and his most popular painting’s subject. In addition to writing her popular novels, she has also penned as well as edited five nonfiction works. Her book, Orphan Train, was listed in the bestseller list of the NY Times for over two years, and in that time it had acquired the top spot for five weeks straight.

All Book Series by Christina Baker Kline

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Sweet Water

Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 1993

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1993
2
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Desire Lines

Book 2 of 10 · published 1998

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1998
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The Way Life Should Be

Book 3 of 10 · published 2007

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2007
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Bird in Hand

Book 4 of 10 · published 2009

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2009
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Orphan Train

Book 5 of 10 · published 2013

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2013
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Vivian's Choice

Book 6 of 10 · published 2016

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2016
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A Piece of the World

Book 7 of 10 · published 2017

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2017
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Orphan Train Girl

Book 8 of 10 · published 2017

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2017
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The Exiles

Book 9 of 10 · published 2020

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2020
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The Foursome

Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2026

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2026
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The Scenic Route

Single-title series · published 2023

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2023
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Child of Mine

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1997

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1997
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Room to Grow

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1999

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1999
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Please Don't Lie

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2025

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2025
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Watch Her Lie

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2027

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2027
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Always Too Soon

Single-title series · published 2010

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2010

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Christina Baker Kline?

Christina Baker Kline is a renowned writer from the United States, who is popular for writing fiction, art, and historical fiction books. She has written seven books so far in her career and has been listed in the New York Times bestselling list. Author Kline is particularly famous for writing the books, A Piece of World and Orphan Train.

Which Christina Baker Kline series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Crystal River series, the earliest of Christina Baker Kline's multi-book series: it opens with Please Don't Lie (2025) and runs to 2 books across 2025–2027, ending with Watch Her Lie (2027).

How many books has Christina Baker Kline written?

Christina Baker Kline has 16 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1993 and 2027. 2 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Crystal River series with 2 books — and 14 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Christina Baker Kline's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Christina Baker Kline's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Crystal River (2025–2027, 2 books).

How are Christina Baker Kline's books organised into series?

This guide splits Christina Baker Kline's 16 books into 1 named series and 14 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Crystal River (2 books, 2025–2027).