Heather Vogel Frederick Books in Order

In 1835, mathematics-loving Patience Goodspeed reluctantly joins her father's whaling voyage with her little brother. When mutineers maroon her family and several crew members, she must draw on her interest in navigation to attempt their rescue.

Patience Goodspeed's seafaring education takes an unwelcome turn when she is sent to boarding school in Hawaii, studying sewing and French instead of navigation. The arrival of a widow apparently interested in marrying her father adds another concern.

Secret agent Morning Glory Goldenleaf and the Spy Mice Agency face a new danger when their rat enemies acquire the ability to read. Human allies join the fight as the adventure moves from Washington, D.C., to New York.

After moving to Washington, D.C., Oz Levinson still struggles with school bullies despite hoping for a fresh start. Meeting skateboarding mouse spy Morning Glory Goldenleaf draws him into a hidden espionage struggle against the rat Roquefort Dupont.

Wayne turns the search for his missing teddy bear into a cowboy adventure before bedtime. His hunt sends him splashing into the dog’s water bowl and roping a houseplant, leaving a trail of mishaps around the house.

Oz and D. B. travel to London for an opera premiere, accompanied by mouse investigator Glory Goldenleaf. Their holiday becomes a mission when wealthy rat Goldwhiskers exploits orphan mice for theft and the Crown Jewels disappear.

Four sixth-grade girls reluctantly join the reading club their mothers organize, despite their different interests and strained relationships. As they read Little Women, family worries, school pressures, and shared experiences begin drawing Emma, Jess, Cassidy, and Megan together.

Reading Anne of Green Gables becomes more complicated when the mothers invite Becca Chadwick into the club. Facing the possible loss of Jess's family farm, the girls must overcome their differences and devise a plan to help.

Jess's boarding-school scholarship raises fears about the book club's future while her friends face changes at school and home. Reading Daddy-Long-Legs and corresponding with a Wyoming club give the girls new ways to share their eighth-grade experiences.

A lively baby's evening routine becomes a playful recipe for an imaginary babyberry pie, with bathing, tickling, and blankets taking the place of ingredients. Rhyming language follows the family's efforts to settle their wiggly child for sleep.

When Emma's family moves to England, the book club continues online while reading Pride and Prejudice. New classmates complicate life on both sides of the Atlantic, and a bake sale becomes a plan to bring Emma home.

A baby mouse refuses to settle down when his father announces bedtime, turning the house into a playground instead. Their chase through curtains, furniture, and bath bubbles forms a rhyming story about a familiar nightly struggle.

The book club reads Betsy-Tacy as its members scatter for winter vacations, but their plans quickly unravel. A cruise rivalry, questions about moving, and a sledding accident test the friends' holiday spirits before their New Year's reunion.

Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March prepare for Christmas while hoping their father can return safely from the war. This illustrated retelling of holiday scenes from Little Women follows the sisters' celebrations and their longing for family togetherness.

Sent to live with her father during her astronaut mother’s mission, Cat must share a room with her stepsister. A relative’s spell makes Cat spit toads and Olivia produce jewels, attracting dangerous attention they must escape together.

While reading Jane Eyre, the book club members juggle fashion, music, sports, and a mayoral campaign. Visiting Wyoming pen pals, emerging romances, and an approaching wedding bring the friends together despite the demands pulling them in different directions.

This biography follows Mary Baker Eddy from her early life to her founding of Christian Science. Her religious work and personal challenges unfold against their historical setting, introducing younger readers to the woman behind the movement.

Twelve-year-old Truly Lovejoy reluctantly moves to Pumpkin Falls, New Hampshire, where her family runs a bookstore. A letter hidden inside an old copy of Charlotte's Web leads her and new friends into a treasure hunt around town.

Before heading off to separate futures, Emma, Jess, Megan, Becca, and Cassidy spend a summer working as counselors at Camp Lovejoy. Their young campers' homesickness inspires the friends to bring the comforts of their book club to camp.

During Pumpkin Falls' Maple Festival, sabotage threatens a friend's family farm, prompting Truly and the Private Eyes to investigate. A centuries-old diary hidden in her home presents another mystery involving her namesake and the family's local history.

The workers in Mary Baker Eddy’s final household included secretaries, cooks, gardeners, and housekeepers. Their daily responsibilities, experiences of Christian Science healing, and encounters with Eddy reveal the people supporting her work at 400 Beacon Street.

Truly Lovejoy's hoped-for summer of swimming, bookstore work, and time with her crush changes when she attends mermaid academy. The Pumpkin Falls Private Eyes investigate the town's origins and possible pirate connections as another mystery unfolds.

While her aunt and uncle honeymoon, Truly looks after her grandparents’ sheep farm and prepares for Pumpkin Falls’ Halloween celebrations. A supposedly haunted property and a pumpkin thief give the Pumpkin Falls Private Eyes fresh mysteries to investigate.