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ⓘ About Susan Richards Shreve
She was educated at the University of Virginia and the University of Pennsylvania. Susan has taught at George Mason University, Bennington College, George Washington University, and Princeton. For a brief time, she was an essayist on The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. She co-founded the PEN/Faulkner Foundation in the year 1985, and served for thirty years most recently as Chairman. Susan was a co-found and has been a Professor in the Master of Fine Arts Program at George Mason University for over forty years. Susan has four grown kids, one of which is a published author named Porter Shreve. She has been given the Jenny Moore Award (from George Washington University in 1978), and Notable Book citation from the American Library Association for “Family Secrets”.
All Book Series by Susan Richards Shreve
Lucy Forever & Miss Rosetree, Shrinks
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1988
Lucy Forever, Miss Rosetree, and the Stolen Baby
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1994
Skin Deep
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1995 Co-authored · Marita Golden
The World Is Round Just Like An Orange:Many Ways Of Learning
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1995
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Susan Richards Shreve?
She was educated at the University of Virginia and the University of Pennsylvania. Susan has taught at George Mason University, Bennington College, George Washington University, and Princeton. For a brief time, she was an essayist on The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour.
Which Susan Richards Shreve series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Joshua T. Bates series, the earliest of Susan Richards Shreve's multi-book series: it opens with The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates (1984) and runs to 4 books across 1984–2000, ending with Goodbye, Amanda the Good (2000).
How many books has Susan Richards Shreve written?
Susan Richards Shreve has 53 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1974 and 2021. 6 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Joshua T. Bates series with 4 books — and 47 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Susan Richards Shreve's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Susan Richards Shreve's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Joshua T. Bates (1984–2000, 4 books) and Lucy Forever (1988–1994, 2 books).
How are Susan Richards Shreve's books organised into series?
This guide splits Susan Richards Shreve's 53 books into 2 named series and 47 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Joshua T. Bates (4 books, 1984–2000); Lucy Forever (2 books, 1988–1994).