Elana K Arnold Books in Order

After her brother's death, Scarlett retreats into grief until a mysterious new boy on Catalina Island seems to see exactly how badly she is unraveling. Their intense romance offers hope, but Will is carrying secrets of his own.

In a fading Nevada town during the Burning Man summer, Ben falls for Lala, a Romani girl whose future has already been mapped out for her. Their attraction is immediate, but freedom may cost both of them more than they expect.

Scarlett and Will have made it through the shocks of first love, but distance, family upheaval, and new temptations test what they really mean to each other. Set back on Catalina, this sequel leans into uncertainty, desire, and self-discovery.

After moving to rainy Corvallis and losing her best friend Sarah, Iris cannot stop thinking about death and whether miracles are real. A strange new friend nudges her toward questions about grief, faith, and what comes after.

Sixteen-year-old Sephora has spent her life orbiting her beautiful mother in Venice Beach, telling herself their story is almost magical. Then love, memory, and buried harm force her to look at the fairy tale in a very different way.

Odette is furious when her family packs into an old RV and heads away from California, but the trip becomes more serious than she imagined. As her grandmother's health fails, Odette has to rethink what fairness really means.

Bat's mom brings home a baby skunk from the vet clinic, and Bat knows immediately that Thor belongs with him. Now he has one month to prove that loving an animal that much can count for something.

When her first serious boyfriend leaves her, Nina Faye starts pulling apart everything she has been taught about love, sex, beauty, and worth. It is raw, searching, and unsparing, with a hard-won turn toward self-respect.

Bat has finally settled into life with Thor the skunk, until his sister's school play changes everyone's routines. As afternoons grow more complicated, Bat has to manage new people, new plans, and the hard work of waiting.

Ama wakes in a prince's arms with no memory except the story he gives her: he slew a dragon and rescued her. But once she reaches his kingdom, she learns the real danger was never left behind.

Third grade is ending, Thor is almost ready for the wild, and too many good things seem to be slipping away at once. Bat faces a season of endings, even as summer promises a few new beginnings.

Riley chooses clothes to match each day's feelings, from a bunny costume to a superhero cape to a ball gown. Along the way, this warm picture book celebrates self-expression without turning it into a lesson.

On one quiet neighborhood day, one family welcomes a new baby while another says goodbye to a beloved dog. This gentle picture book holds joy and sorrow side by side, and shows how ordinary life can carry both.

After a violent encounter in the woods on homecoming night, Bisou Martel begins to uncover the blood-soaked history behind the women in her family. This dark, modern fairy tale turns female fear into fury and power.

Starla Jean is determined to catch the scruffy chicken she spots at the park, especially after her dad says she can keep it if she does. Her big confidence and bigger plans turn a simple challenge into a full adventure.

Starla Jean wants to give baby Willa the best first birthday ever, complete with decorations, guests, and hopefully a cake made with an egg from Opal Egg. As usual, her careful plans are no match for surprises.

Alder and Oak start out as wary neighbors after Oak's family cuts down the tree between their homes. Then a chain of eerie, possibly magical connections pulls them into a mystery neither can solve alone.

A child proudly builds a block castle alone, but the story keeps zooming out to show every person and every natural gift that helped make it possible. It is a simple, thoughtful reminder that nobody creates in isolation.

Harriet Wermer expects a miserable summer away from home, but Marble Island is full of odd clues, old stories, and one mystery tied to her dad's childhood. Her sharp eye and shaky relationship with the truth make the case even messier.

During a long season of staying home, a family finds two abandoned duck eggs and decides to care for them. Waiting for Pip and Zip to hatch brings comfort, wonder, and a small bright miracle to uncertain days.

When a guest's treasured binoculars vanish from her grandmother's bed-and-breakfast, Harriet swears she did not take them, and nobody believes her. To clear her name, she and her new friend Clarence start digging for the real thief.

Starla Jean turns her sharp eye and unstoppable energy toward a mystery, tackling clues with the same gusto she brings to everything else. It is another funny, fast-moving early chapter book full of determination, mishaps, and heart.

Rieke's teenage life in Czernowitz is already shaped by family strain and rising antisemitism when war arrives and closes in. Based on Arnold's family history, this novel follows her fight to protect love, home, and her own life.

Harriet's last days on Marble Island are upended when Moneypenny, her nanu's beloved basset hound, is poisoned. With Clarence beside her, Harriet has to solve the case while learning that truth can be messier than she wants.

When Kiki rescues a talking fish, she learns it can grant only very small wishes. Their problem becomes bigger than either expected, and the story turns into a playful modern fairy tale about kindness, hope, and meeting halfway.

Fourth grade brings a new teacher, new rules, and no class pet, which is a serious problem in Bat's view. When ferrets arrive at his mom's clinic, Bat sees a chance to make school feel right again.

Bat would rather think about Thor than baseball, even if the sport matters to his dad and his best friend, Israel. A deal with his father pushes him onto the field, where pressure and change feel very real.

In 2021, grieving Nora travels to France with her mother's ashes and slips into a holloway that seems to bend time. The novel pairs post-pandemic grief with a strange journey toward art, history, and self-understanding.