Theodore Taylor

Theodore Taylor is an American author who died in 2006. Even though he wrote plenty of adult fiction, Theodore is best known for his young adult novels many of which were inspired by real-life experiences. +Biography Theodore Taylor was born in 1921 in North Carolina, though he didn’t stay for long. Theodore’s life eventually took him all over the world.

The best place to start is the Cape Hatteras Trilogy series, the earliest of Theodore Taylor's multi-book series: it opens with Teetoncey (1974) and runs to 3 books across 1974–1977, ending with The Odyssey of Ben O'Neal (1977). Theodore Taylor's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Theodore Taylor has 135 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1952 and 2005. 103 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Cape Hatteras Trilogy series with 3 books — and 32 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. Theodore Taylor's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Cay (1969–1993, 2 books), Cape Hatteras Trilogy (1974–1977, 3 books) and Outer Banks (1974–1977, 3 books), plus 1 more.

This guide splits Theodore Taylor's 135 books into 5 named series and 32 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Cape Hatteras Trilogy (3 books, 1974–1977); Outer Banks (3 books, 1974–1977); The Cay (2 books, 1969–1993); Tuck (1 book, 1990); Avon Camelot (94 books, 1952–2003).