Jacqueline West Books in Order
Explore Jacqueline West's books in publication order, with summaries of The Books of Elsewhere, The Collectors, and her standalone novels for young readers.
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Jacqueline West books in publication order
14 books
The Shadows
by Jacqueline West
2010
Olive moves into an old mansion and discovers spectacles that let her enter its paintings. Inside their strange world, she meets an imprisoned boy and becomes entangled in a dark plan that threatens her new home.
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Spellbound
by Jacqueline West
2011
With Morton still trapped in Elsewhere and the guardian cats unwilling to help, Olive searches for the McMartins' spellbook. What she hopes will free her friend may instead draw her into dangerous magic and betrayal.
The Second Spy
by Jacqueline West
2012
Olive falls into an underground space beneath her backyard and discovers that Annabelle McMartin has returned. As new powers emerge and her allies become unreliable, she must avoid being trapped permanently inside Elsewhere.
The Strangers
by Jacqueline West
2013
Strangers arrive on Linden Street on Halloween, and something precious to Olive disappears. Recovering it forces her to weigh dangerous magic, uncertain alliances, and the secrets still concealed within her home and its paintings.
Still Life
by Jacqueline West
2014
A museum visit sends Olive searching for Morton's missing parents and the origins of Elsewhere. Facing a threat beyond her former enemies, she must uncover the painted world's deepest secrets to protect the people she loves.
Dreamers Often Lie
by Jacqueline West
2016
After waking in hospital, Jaye hides disturbing visions so she can return to school and her Shakespeare performance. When a boy from those visions appears in class, romance and increasingly frightening events make reality harder to distinguish from imagination.
Candle and Pins
by Jacqueline West
2018
Poems inspired by superstitions explore love charms, burial rituals, protective plants, and the evil eye. Familiar beliefs and unsettling customs become ways to examine the meeting of magic and everyday life, where beauty, fear, and horror share uncertain boundaries.
The Collectors
by Jacqueline West
2018
Quiet, observant Van follows a girl taking coins from a fountain and discovers an underground society that collects wishes. Learning that even innocent wishes can cause harm, he struggles to determine whom he can trust.
A Storm of Wishes
by Jacqueline West
2019
Van searches for his captured friend Pebble while dangerous Wish Eaters roam free. A move to a forest opera company brings him near a powerful creature whose wishes could devastate the world if an enemy takes control.
Digging Up Danger
by Jacqueline West
2019
Eliza would rather hunt ghosts than help her mother study unusual plants. When a plant disappears, she suspects the shop is haunted; her investigation accompanies a creative-writing guide that helps young readers invent mysteries of their own.
Last Things
by Jacqueline West
2019
Teenage guitarist Anders Thorson attracts attention for his extraordinary talent, including that of newcomer Thea Malcom. When unsettling events surround him, he must discover whether the girl who follows him everywhere is a threat or a protector.
Quest for the Crystal Crown
by Jacqueline West
2020
When the walled city of Hillview comes under attack, Laura ventures outside to recover a stolen magical crown. Her fantasy adventure also introduces young readers to techniques for imagining and writing stories of their own.
Long Lost
by Jacqueline West
2021
Unhappy after a move centered on her sister's skating, Fiona finds a mysterious novel in the town library. Similarities between its missing-person story and her new surroundings draw her into a history of family secrets and restless spirits.
Black Point
by Jacqueline West
2026
Lucia Sorenson hopes to preserve her Mississippi River hometown by working at its Viking Museum. An outsider’s purchase of the haunted hotel and her friendship with his nephew challenge that loyalty as flooding exposes secrets behind the town’s cherished Norse traditions.
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