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ⓘ About Margi Preus
This includes “Heart of a Samurai”, which won Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature and the Newbery Honor book. “West of the Moon” won the Minnesota Book Award and “The Clue in the Trees” received the Midwest Bookseller’s Choice Award. Margi’s books have been picked as an NPR Backseat Book Club selection, honored as ALA/ALSC Notables, landed on the New York Times Bestseller list, and won multiple awards. She earned her undergraduate degree from Luther College and graduate degree from Binghamton University. She taught at The College of St. Scholastica, University of Minnesota Duluth. She worked for 25 years as the artistic director of Duluth’s Colder by the Lake Comedy Theatre, writing, producing, and directing operas, adaptations, sketches, and plays.
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Who is Margi Preus?
This includes “Heart of a Samurai”, which won Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature and the Newbery Honor book. “West of the Moon” won the Minnesota Book Award and “The Clue in the Trees” received the Midwest Bookseller’s Choice Award. Margi’s books have been picked as an NPR Backseat Book Club selection, honored as ALA/ALSC Notables, landed on the New York Times Bestseller list, and won multiple awards. She earned her undergraduate degree from Luther College and graduate degree from Binghamton University.
Which Margi Preus series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Northwoods series, the earliest of Margi Preus's multi-book series: it opens with Enchantment Lake (2015) and runs to 3 books across 2015–2020, ending with The Silver Box (2020).
How many books has Margi Preus written?
Margi Preus has 18 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1999 and 2026. 6 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Northwoods series with 3 books — and 12 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Margi Preus's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Margi Preus's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Samurai (2010–2015, 2 books), Northwoods (2015–2020, 3 books) and The Shrew Detective (2026, 1 book).
How are Margi Preus's books organised into series?
This guide splits Margi Preus's 18 books into 3 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Northwoods (3 books, 2015–2020); Samurai (2 books, 2010–2015); The Shrew Detective (1 book, 2026).