Will Hobbs

Author Will Hobbs writes novels for upper elementary, middle school, and young adults; he has written some picture books, too. His first book, called “Changes in Latitudes”, was released in the year 1988. He once taught reading and language arts and has been writing full time since 1990.

The best place to start is the Bearstone series, the earliest of Will Hobbs's multi-book series: it opens with Bearstone (1989) and runs to 2 books across 1989–1993, ending with Beardance (1993). Will Hobbs's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Will Hobbs has 117 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1952 and 2020. 102 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Bearstone series with 2 books — and 15 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. Will Hobbs's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Bearstone (1989–1993, 2 books), River (1991–1997, 2 books) and Will Hobb's Picture (1997–1998, 2 books), plus 1 more.

This guide splits Will Hobbs's 117 books into 5 named series and 15 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Bearstone (2 books, 1989–1993); Jason's Gold (2 books, 1999–2001); River (2 books, 1991–1997); Will Hobb's Picture (2 books, 1997–1998); Avon Camelot (94 books, 1952–2003).