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Cynthia Lord

5 Series • 20 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Book Buddies Books
Start with: Ivy Lost and Found (2021)
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Publication Order of Hot Rod Hamster Books
Start with: Hot Rod Hamster (2010)
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Publication Order of Shelter Pet Squad Books
Start with: Jelly Bean (2014)

ⓘ About Cynthia Lord

About Cynthia Lord An American children’s author, Cynthia Lord is extremely well known for her fun and educational titles for younger readers. Teaching children how to read and enjoy it at the same time, she has a gift for communicating clearly and articulately with her audience. Publishing stories that really resonate, she allows the reader to fully immerse themselves in the narrative, reading through to the end. Finding an audience worldwide from this, her work has a universal appeal to it, reaching readers from all over. Her books have a real sense of rhythm to them that bounces along with ease, creating a buoyant and engaging tone for her audience. Delivering stories with simple morals, her books always have clear messages too that are easy to understand with little problem.

All Book Series by Cynthia Lord

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Ivy Lost and Found

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2021

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2021
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Marco Polo Brave Explorer

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2022

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2022
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Hot Rod Hamster

Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2010

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2010
2
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Happy Birthday Hamster

Book 2 of 8 · published 2011

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2011
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Monster Truck Mania!

Book 3 of 8 · published 2014

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2014
4
Hot Rod Hamster and the Wacky Whatever Race! book cover

Hot Rod Hamster and the Wacky Whatever Race!

Book 4 of 8 · published 2014

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2014
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Hot Rod Hamster and the Awesome ATV Adventure! book cover

Hot Rod Hamster and the Awesome ATV Adventure!

Book 5 of 8 · published 2015

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2015
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Hot Rod Hamster and the Haunted Halloween Party! book cover

Hot Rod Hamster and the Haunted Halloween Party!

Book 6 of 8 · published 2015

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2015
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Hot Rod Hamster and the Very Best Prize

Book 7 of 8 · published 2016

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2016
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Hot Rod Hamster Meets His Match!

Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2016

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2016
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Jelly Bean

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2014

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2014
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Merlin

Book 2 of 3 · published 2015

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2015
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Paloma

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2016

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2016
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Home Away From Home

Single-title series · published 2023

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2023
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Rules

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2006

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2006
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Touch Blue

Book 2 of 6 · published 2010

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2010
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Half a Chance

Book 3 of 6 · published 2014

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2014
4
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A Handful of Stars

Book 4 of 6 · published 2015

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2015
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Borrowing Bunnies

Book 5 of 6 · published 2019

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2019
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Because of the Rabbit

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2019

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2019

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Cynthia Lord?

About Cynthia Lord An American children's author, Cynthia Lord is extremely well known for her fun and educational titles for younger readers. Teaching children how to read and enjoy it at the same time, she has a gift for communicating clearly and articulately with her audience. Publishing stories that really resonate, she allows the reader to fully immerse themselves in the narrative, reading through to the end.

Which Cynthia Lord series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Hot Rod Hamster series, the earliest of Cynthia Lord's multi-book series: it opens with Hot Rod Hamster (2010) and runs to 8 books across 2010–2016, ending with Hot Rod Hamster Meets His Match! (2016). Cynthia Lord's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Cynthia Lord written?

Cynthia Lord has 20 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2006 and 2023. 13 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Hot Rod Hamster series with 8 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Cynthia Lord's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Cynthia Lord's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Hot Rod Hamster (2010–2016, 8 books), Shelter Pet Squad (2014–2016, 3 books) and Book Buddies (2021–2022, 2 books).

How are Cynthia Lord's books organised into series?

This guide splits Cynthia Lord's 20 books into 3 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Hot Rod Hamster (8 books, 2010–2016); Shelter Pet Squad (3 books, 2014–2016); Book Buddies (2 books, 2021–2022).