Katherine Paterson

In the fantasy kingdom of Terabithia, Jess and Leslie let their imagination run wild. The friendship between them blossoms as they continue spending time together while hiding their world from everyone else. These two lonely kids enjoy each other's company in school and at home as neighbors and classmates.

The best place to start is the Harper Trophy series, the earliest of Katherine Paterson's multi-book series: it opens with Hurry Home, Candy (1953) and runs to 29 books across 1953–2018, ending with Will Spring Be Early? Or Will Spring Be Late? (2018). Katherine Paterson's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Katherine Paterson has 121 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1953 and 2021. 64 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Harper Trophy series with 29 books — and 57 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. Katherine Paterson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Harper Trophy (1953–2018, 29 books), Stephanie S. Tolan Children's (1980–2009, 13 books) and Marvin (1988–2001, 3 books), plus 1 more.

This guide splits Katherine Paterson's 121 books into 4 named series and 57 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Harper Trophy (29 books, 1953–2018); Read For Your Life (19 books, 2010–2012); Stephanie S. Tolan Children's (13 books, 1980–2009); Marvin (3 books, 1988–2001).