Lorinda Dauphinee Books in Order

Lorinda and James must stay with their childless aunt and uncle while their parents and baby sister travel to Texas. Facing six months away from home, they encounter new classmates, friendships, rivalries, and a mystery at school.

Lorinda and James Dauphinee return from Ontario to their Nova Scotia fishing village expecting familiar surroundings. Instead, strange lights appearing in the harbor have unsettled even the adults, presenting the siblings with a new mystery close to home.

Lorinda and her brother James set out to buy their mother an especially meaningful Christmas present. Earning enough money requires imaginative schemes, but unexpected setbacks threaten their plans as they try to make the holiday memorable.

Fourteen-year-old Lorinda uses a new diary to record friendships, basketball, and confusing romantic attention. When her demanding grandfather comes to stay, she must also find ways to understand his loneliness while navigating the pressures of adolescence.

After her grandmother's death, Lorinda inherits diaries that reveal a life she barely knew. Reading about her grandmother at thirteen and as a young woman gives her a new connection to the past and to growing up.