Ann M Martin Books in Order

Growing up in 1963, Ellie faces bullying at school and trouble at home. When her mother pursues dreams of becoming an actress, Ellie must take on responsibilities that threaten to overwhelm her childhood and family.

Squirrel tells her story as a stray dog navigating roads, harsh weather, and encounters with people both kind and cruel. Separated from her brother, she searches for safety and companionship in a world full of uncertainty.

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Tess believes this Christmas will be the one when she finally meets Santa Claus. Alongside her own wishes, she hopes for her best friend's sick father to recover, testing her faith in the season's magic.

Claudia expects a summer of running a play group with her friends, but her grandmother's stroke changes everything. Caring for Mimi brings her into conflict with her sister Janine, whose behavior seems increasingly unkind and unhelpful.

Flora and Ruby are settling into Camden Falls as autumn arrives, but their first Thanksgiving without their parents looms. A school musical and their friends' family troubles give the sisters new challenges to face together.

Flora and Ruby prepare for their first Christmas in Camden Falls, but Olivia may have to move away. With her parents needing nearby jobs, the girls and Nikki look for a way to keep their friend.

After their parents die, Flora and Ruby move to Camden Falls to live with their grandmother. Her sewing store introduces them to Olivia and Nikki, offering new friendships as the sisters adjust to an unfamiliar home.

Flora looks forward to a visit from her old best friend during Camden Falls's birthday celebration. Olivia worries that she'll be replaced, leaving Flora caught between two friendships as the reunion approaches and jealousy takes hold.

Flora, Nikki, and Olivia begin seventh grade at a school shared with much older students. Being the youngest leaves Olivia particularly uneasy, and conflict with a popular girl makes adjusting to her new surroundings even harder.

Flora, Ruby, Nikki, and Olivia receive mysterious packages inviting them into a summer book club. Reading together brings activities and conversations, but they also want to discover who keeps sending the books and instructions without a name.

Bone, a stray dog, searches for a safe home while two boys struggle with different losses. Charlie finds comfort in his late brother's dog, and Henry longs for a pet his parents refuse to allow.

New neighbors move into Camden Falls, and the girls hope Willow will join their circle. Her reluctance puzzles them until Flora discovers a secret connected to Willow's mother's unpredictable behavior, raising difficult questions about helping a friend.

Aunt Allie's long-held wish to have a baby suddenly becomes real when she prepares to adopt. Flora and Ruby await their first cousin as what seemed like a quiet Thanksgiving grows into a major family occasion.

Nikki hoped her family's troubles would end when her father left. News that he's returning brings back fears of fighting and anger, and she turns to her mother and friends for support through an uncertain reunion.

Before the Baby-sitters Club begins, Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey face a summer of change. An absent father, strict rules, a first crush, and a move from New York shape the friendships about to form.

Flora and Ruby's once-easy relationship turns into constant fighting, leaving their grandmother and friends unsure how to help. As the sisters grow in different directions, they must find a way to keep their shared life together.

Pearl already feels overshadowed by her popular older sister, Lexie. When their grandfather moves in and takes Pearl's room, sharing with Lexie becomes unavoidable, prompting Pearl to invent rules for surviving their increasingly cramped family life.

Pearl begins fifth grade with an essay about a summer she'd rather untangle first. Her father's lost job, an unfamiliar camp, and a serious fight with her friend James make choosing the good and bad parts difficult.

In Depression-era Maine, Abby dreams of writing and living in New York, but her mother's death leaves her caring for younger siblings. Family obligations and conflict at home threaten to keep the life she wants beyond reach.

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Dana idolizes her writer father, whose death unsettles her family and deepens her resentment toward her mother. As repeated moves disrupt her childhood, she dreams of returning to New York to study art and build an independent life.

Growing up in Princeton with artistic parents, Francie struggles with dyslexia and doubts her own talents. Her gift for inventing stories offers possibilities, while changing family relationships complicate her efforts to understand herself and find her place.

Georgia finds an old family diary hidden in a wall in Maine. With her great-grandmother's hundredth birthday approaching, she explores secrets and estrangements across generations while trying to understand her mother's protectiveness and her own family ties.

Rose loves homonyms, rules, and her dog Rain, even when others struggle to understand her. After a storm floods their town and Rain disappears, Rose must leave familiar routines behind to search for her missing companion.

Annabelle, Tiffany, and their families are accidentally packed into a donation box and sent out to sea. Meeting other dolls aboard the ship brings new possibilities, but finding a route home becomes their most urgent concern.

Eleven-year-old Rose finds comfort in her dog Rain when school and other people feel difficult to understand. After a storm separates them, she sets out to find her companion, determined to search despite the disruption to her routines.

Missy takes charge of her great-aunt's upside-down house and its animals while Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is away. Parents soon turn to her for magical remedies when their children's dismissive answers, delays, and other habits become impossible to manage.

Annabelle plans to share her Christmas traditions with Tiffany and the Funcrafts, but a broken tree topper threatens the celebration. When the dolls are moved into a nativity scene, she worries that her cherished holiday plans are slipping away.

A storm damages Missy's upside-down house, leaving her with repairs to arrange and little money to spare. Meanwhile, the town's children still need her magical help with whining, showing off, and refusing to walk the dog.

A strange illness called the Effluvia affects Missy's magical home, forcing her to quarantine it while parents continue asking for help. Louie's habit of taking other people's belongings becomes another problem requiring an inventive cure.

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