🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Monica Hesse
Monica Hesse is a journalist and novelist best known for the writing of young adult and historical fiction, the most popular of which is Girl in the Blue Coat. She is also the author of the popular Stray series of novels. She is an accomplished journalist that has worked at for the Washington Post writing feature stories covering White House state dinners, Academy Awards ceremonies, political campaigns, dog shows, and royal weddings and some that are a mish mash of all the above. In addition to penning the feature stories for the Post, she has appeared on NPR, Fox, CSPAN, CNN, MSNBC, and NBC to talk about a range of societal issues. Hesse has won several awards for her work over the years the most significant being the James Beard and Livingstone Awards.
All Book Series by Monica Hesse
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Monica Hesse?
Monica Hesse is a journalist and novelist best known for the writing of young adult and historical fiction, the most popular of which is Girl in the Blue Coat. She is also the author of the popular Stray series of novels. She is an accomplished journalist that has worked at for the Washington Post writing feature stories covering White House state dinners, Academy Awards ceremonies, political campaigns, dog shows, and royal weddings and some that are a mish mash of all the above.
Which Monica Hesse series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Stray series, the earliest of Monica Hesse's multi-book series: it opens with Stray (2013) and runs to 2 books across 2013–2014, ending with Burn (2014).
How many books has Monica Hesse written?
Monica Hesse has 7 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2013 and 2024. 2 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Stray series with 2 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Monica Hesse's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Monica Hesse's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Stray (2013–2014, 2 books).
How are Monica Hesse's books organised into series?
This guide splits Monica Hesse's 7 books into 1 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Stray (2 books, 2013–2014).