Jennifer Niven

Jennifer Niven

3 Series • 14 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Velva Jean Books
Start with: Velva Jean Learns to Drive (2009)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: All the Bright Places (2015)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: The Ice Master (2000)

ⓘ About Jennifer Niven

With a dream of being a Charlie’s Angel bestselling author Jennifer Niven could not help but turning to her true passion, writing. By the age of ten Niven had already written many songs, poems, autobiographies, several picture books and a Christmas story. She was the illustrator that worked on her picture books which featured the alien Doodle Bugs. She also wrote a play about Laura Wilder’s sister and a series of prison mysteries. She had partially written a novel about Vietnam and she did a collection of short stories that had her as the main character, a famous detective rock star. Jennifer Niven only started writing full time in 2000 and has written eight books since that time and they have been quite successful.

All Book Series by Jennifer Niven

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Velva Jean Learns to Drive

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2009

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2009
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Velva Jean Learns to Fly

Book 2 of 4 · published 2011

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2011
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Becoming Clementine

Book 3 of 4 · published 2012

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2012
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American Blonde

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2014

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2014
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All the Bright Places

Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2015

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2015
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Holding Up the Universe

Book 2 of 7 · published 2016

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2016
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Random Minis: All the Bright Places

Book 3 of 7 · published 2019

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2019
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Breathless

Book 4 of 7 · published 2020

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2020
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Take Me with You When You Go

Book 5 of 7 · published 2021 Co-authored · David Levithan

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2021
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When We Were Monsters

Book 6 of 7 · published 2025

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2025
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Meet the Newmans

Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2026

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2026
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The Ice Master

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2000

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2000
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Ada Blackjack

Book 2 of 3 · published 2003

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2003
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The Aqua Net Diaries

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2009

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2009

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Jennifer Niven?

With a dream of being a Charlie’s Angel bestselling author Jennifer Niven could not help but turning to her true passion, writing. By the age of ten Niven had already written many songs, poems, autobiographies, several picture books and a Christmas story. She was the illustrator that worked on her picture books which featured the alien Doodle Bugs.

Which Jennifer Niven series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Velva Jean series, the earliest of Jennifer Niven's multi-book series: it opens with Velva Jean Learns to Drive (2009) and runs to 4 books across 2009–2014, ending with American Blonde (2014).

How many books has Jennifer Niven written?

Jennifer Niven has 14 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2000 and 2026. 4 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Velva Jean series with 4 books — and 10 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Jennifer Niven's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jennifer Niven's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Velva Jean (2009–2014, 4 books).

How are Jennifer Niven's books organised into series?

This guide splits Jennifer Niven's 14 books into 1 named series and 10 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Velva Jean (4 books, 2009–2014).