Jacquelyn Mitchard Books in Order

Jacquelyn Mitchard recounts the medical crisis that led to infertility and her efforts to become a parent. Treatment, grief, marital strain and the possibility of adoption shape this personal account of building a family after devastating loss.

This biography for young readers introduces Jane Addams as a social worker and reformer devoted to peace and community cooperation. It follows her life and public work, presenting her efforts to improve society through service to others.

Beth Cappadora loses sight of her three-year-old son at a school reunion, and his disappearance fractures the family. Her marriage and older son's sense of guilt become entangled in a prolonged struggle with grief and uncertainty.

Drawn from Jacquelyn Mitchard's newspaper column, these essays consider family life, single motherhood, loss and everyday frustrations. Personal experiences sit alongside reflections on public issues, exploring the connections between individual households and the wider world around them.

Teenager Arley Mowbray falls in love with an older prison pen pal and marries him. Public-aid lawyer Annie Singer becomes her advocate, but the relationship turns threatening as Arley's hopes collide with the reality of her husband.

After his sister and her husband die in a car crash, Gordon McKenna expects to raise their baby daughter. His own adoption complicates the custody struggle, pitting emotional bonds against competing family claims and definitions of kinship.

Laura suffers a catastrophic brain hemorrhage while celebrating her wedding anniversary with Elliott. Facing only hours to live, she gathers her children and other loved ones, trying to give each something lasting amid the family's sudden crisis.

Widowed entrepreneur True Dickinson begins a passionate relationship with younger Hank Bannister after he rescues her during a storm. Their impulsive marriage faces her insecurity, family interference and the challenge of joining two very different lives.

A mother bat and her baby wake at dusk and explore the nighttime sky together. Rhyming text follows their affectionate flight and the small wonders around them, offering a bedtime story centered on a parent's love.

Born backstage at a New York ballet company, Prima the mouse dreams of dancing for audiences beyond her own kind. Friendship with a young human girl opens new possibilities, taking the determined little performer toward adventures in Paris.

Nine-year-old Henry finally gets a pet when her father brings home a duckling that bonds closely with her. As Rosalie grows, Henry must weigh their attachment against the space, water and freedom a grown duck needs.

Advice columnist Julieanne Gillis faces abandonment by her husband just as troubling symptoms reveal a serious chronic illness. Her children and best friend become caregivers, transforming family roles while she struggles to preserve her independence and identity.

Ronnie Swan's younger sisters are murdered while she is babysitting them, shattering her sheltered religious upbringing. Her parents embrace forgiveness, but Ronnie pursues vengeance, moving toward the killer's new family under an identity designed to conceal her purpose.

Gifted fifteen-year-old actress Hope Shay vanishes from an elite boarding school, triggering a massive search. Questions about her family, ambitions and romantic life complicate the investigation, including the possibility that she helped stage her own disappearance.

Rory the raccoon wants to seem grown up but fears spending time away from his parents. A sleepover with his cousins becomes a chance to practice independence before the looming challenge of his first school nights.

Friends plan a luxurious Caribbean sailing vacation to comfort a recently widowed member of their group. A small mistake leaves them facing dwindling water, ruined communications and dangerous strangers, testing relationships as their holiday becomes a fight for survival.

An icy-road collision leaves one of two inseparable friends dead and the other gravely injured. A mistaken identification reverses their families' understanding of the tragedy, complicating the survivor's recovery and relationships throughout their close-knit hometown.

Twins Meredith and Mallory survive a mysterious fire on their thirteenth birthday and develop visions of the past and future. Their changing bond and glimpses of hidden danger force them to confront a threatening presence within their community.

Eleven-year-old Kofi dreams of professional soccer and neglects school and responsibilities. A visit to his blind grandfather brings him into contact with his ophthalmologist uncle's work, challenging his assumptions about education and what makes a person successful.

Twins Meredith and Mallory try to resume normal school lives, but their visions reveal threats to friends. A cheerleader's troubles and Eden's struggle with shapeshifting draw them into new dangers that require the sisters to combine their gifts.

The grown Cappadora children still carry scars from Ben's childhood abduction. Vincent's documentary about missing children reopens buried emotions, and a new crisis forces the family to confront its past while racing to save another life.

Meredith's romance with a ghost complicates the twins' already unusual lives when their baby brother faces danger. Mallory must help her sister navigate that attachment as both girls draw on their visions to protect their family.

Sicily Coyne, disfigured in a childhood fire, receives a face transplant that opens new possibilities for love and independence. Unexpected complications turn her fresh start into a medical and moral crisis, forcing difficult choices about her future.

After Juliet's apparent suicide, Allie Kim seeks justice against the powerful man she believes drove her friend to despair. Confined to nighttime by XP, she and Rob explore dangerous diving routes that uncover further secrets beneath Lake Superior.

Allie Kim and her friends, unable to tolerate sunlight because of XP, pursue nighttime parkour adventures. A glimpse of an apparent murder draws Allie into a dangerous investigation intertwined with friendship, specialized medical care and forbidden attraction.

After losing his wife in a tsunami, Frank Mercy rescues a young boy and takes him to his family's American farm. The child's extraordinary gift attracts sinister attention, forcing Frank and equestrian Claudia to consider how to protect him.

Thea Demetriou welcomes her son home after his imprisonment for killing his girlfriend. Community outrage and mounting threats complicate his efforts to rebuild a life, while Thea confronts questions about his guilt and the night of the crime.

Frankie Attleboro returns home pregnant and engaged, only to discover that her widowed father will marry her pregnant best friend. When the friend’s estranged mother reappears, Frankie investigates troubling behavior that threatens their already fragile new family arrangements.

Journalist Reenie Bigelow investigates the double-murder conviction of childhood friend Felicity Wild, a graduate student turned escort. Convinced Felicity could not have killed, she digs into their shared past while trying to understand her friend’s refusal to defend herself.