Mary Downing Hahn

Mary Downing Hahn is one of the noteworthy authors of America who has written a few successful novels based on the young adult, historical fiction, Childrens' books, and horror genres. Over the years in her writing career, Mary has worked very hard to achieve the status of one of the prominent authors of her time. She was born on December 09, 1937, in Washington D.C., United States and grew up in a small house situated at the end of the Guilford Road, College Park, Maryland.

The best place to start is the Gordy Smith series, the earliest of Mary Downing Hahn's multi-book series: it opens with Stepping on the Cracks (1991) and runs to 3 books across 1991–1998, ending with As Ever, Gordy (1998).

Mary Downing Hahn has 137 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1952 and 2024. 99 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Gordy Smith series with 3 books — and 38 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. Mary Downing Hahn's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Gordy Smith (1991–1998, 3 books) and Anna (1999–2001, 2 books).

This guide splits Mary Downing Hahn's 137 books into 3 named series and 38 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Gordy Smith (3 books, 1991–1998); Anna (2 books, 1999–2001); Avon Camelot (94 books, 1952–2003).