Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

She was born on January 4, 1933 in Anderson, Indiana. She grew up in a family that was very religious and had conservative values. Her father worked as a salesman and so the family moved around during her childhood a lot.

The best place to start is the Witch Saga series, the earliest of Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's multi-book series: it opens with Witch's Sister (1975) and runs to 6 books across 1975–1992, ending with The Witch Returns (1992). Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor has 132 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1969 and 2018. 73 of them belong to 11 named series — the largest being the Alice McKinley series with 25 books — and 59 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. Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Witch Saga (1975–1992, 6 books), York (1980–1981, 3 books) and Bessledorf Mysteries (1983–2003, 8 books), plus 8 more.

This guide splits Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's 132 books into 11 named series and 59 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Alice McKinley (25 books, 1985–2013); Boy/Girl Battle (12 books, 1993–2006); Bessledorf Mysteries (8 books, 1983–2003); Witch Saga (6 books, 1975–1992); Cat Pack (4 books, 1993–2005), plus 6 further series.