Laurie Friedman

It is on January 28, 1964 when Laurie Friedman, a passion-led writer,became a resident of Fayetteville, Arkansas by birth. No one told her of the folly of her dreams, the compromise and long odds as she lived in Pine Bluff. She was the first daughter of a lawyer called Kenneth and a business executive called Annette whom also had two children later.

The best place to start is the Carolrhoda Picture series, the earliest of Laurie Friedman's multi-book series: it opens with Almost to Freedom (2003) and runs to 18 books across 2003–2015, ending with The Book Itch (2015). Laurie Friedman's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Laurie Friedman has 177 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2002 and 2022. 109 of them belong to 10 named series — the largest being the Mallory McDonald series with 28 books — and 68 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. Laurie Friedman's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Carolrhoda Picture (2003–2015, 18 books), Mallory McDonald (2004–2017, 28 books) and Ruby Valentine (2006–2014, 2 books), plus 7 more.

This guide splits Laurie Friedman's 177 books into 10 named series and 68 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Mallory McDonald (28 books, 2004–2017); Little Book (25 books, 2020–2022); Carolrhoda Picture (18 books, 2003–2015); Mostly Miserable Life Of April Sinclair (8 books, 2013–2017); Spots and Stripes (8 books, 2021–2022), plus 5 further series.