Sandra Scoppettone Books in Order

Young Suzuki, the child of Greenwich Village beatniks, befriends wealthy Henry Martin from the Upper East Side. Encountering each other’s contrasting lives prompts the children to question prejudice and imagine a place where people with different ways of living can belong.

During a Long Island summer theater production, sixteen-year-old Camilla learns that her best friend Jeff and actor Phil are romantically involved. Their peers’ hostility forces her to confront her own reactions and the consequences of prejudice.

High school student Geri Peters recounts how drinking develops into alcoholism, tracing the circumstances and stages of her decline. Both Geri and her mother struggle to admit how serious the problem has become as it changes her life.

This fictional account explores the life behind Starr Faithfull’s mysterious death on a Long Island beach. Her history of childhood sexual exploitation, alcohol dependence, and drug use forms the background to an investigation of her troubled circumstances.

Jaret and Peggy fall in love during their final summer before college in a small town intolerant of same-sex relationships. Their romance changes relationships with friends and family as prejudice and a classmate’s assault threaten their happiness.

Children begin a game of pretend warfare, but their actions grow increasingly violent. This illustrated story by Sandra Scoppettone and Louise Fitzhugh examines the difference between make-believe battles and the suffering caused by actual war.

The Nash family prepares for Christmas while seventeen-year-old Tom secretly plans to murder his parents and the rest of his household. His concealed intentions turn ordinary holiday preparations into the backdrop for a developing family nightmare.

Sixteen-year-old Billie James dyes her hair purple, hoping to establish a more distinctive identity in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. Her relationship with Robert Mitchell, who has multiple sclerosis, helps her discover a sense of self beyond appearance.

A young mother’s murder by a disturbed woman sets off a chain of destructive events. Her friends, relatives, and the investigators handling the mysterious case become entangled in the aftermath as the crime disrupts their lives.

Private investigator and single father Fortune Fanelli hunts a young woman’s killer through New York’s SoHo. The trail draws him into a world of drug smugglers, runaways, and hustlers beneath the neighborhood’s artistic exterior.

Reporter Colin McGuire leaves a big-city newspaper after personal tragedy and starts again in quiet Seaville on Long Island. A series of murders erodes his new friendships, turning neighbors against one another and eventually casting suspicion on Colin.

NYPD lieutenant Dina Donato assembles a task force to stop a serial killer targeting nuns. She recruits her estranged father, Sergeant Mike Donato, forcing two accomplished officers to confront their troubled family relationship while pursuing the murderer.

A mysterious client named Ursula hires private detective Lauren Laurano to find her sister’s rapist. The investigation leads through complicated family connections and murder, while Lauren confronts personal fears amid the pressures of New York City.

Seventeen-year-old Anna and her twin brother join friends in a murder game that becomes deadly when a participant is actually killed. The siblings realize someone within their familiar circle may be responsible for a real homicide.

Lauren Laurano investigates after her friend Megan is murdered in her jewelry shop. Searching for the killer becomes intensely personal as Lauren mourns the first person who accepted her sexuality and confronts the loss of that support.

Boston Blackie hires private detective Lauren Laurano to investigate his mother’s death forty years earlier. Following a long-cold trail draws Lauren into complicated family secrets, challenging her to uncover the truth behind an event buried in the past.

Greenwich Village private detective Lauren Laurano tries to help a friend accused of murdering her wealthy aunt. At the same time, a psychopath monitors Lauren’s movements, bringing a separate threat dangerously close to her own life.

Lauren Laurano takes a vacation with Kep, hoping to repair the trust between them. A new assignment involving a murder disguised as suicide interrupts their time together, forcing Lauren to divide her attention between investigation and relationship.

Virginia sheriff Lucia Dove investigates the death of teenager Julie Boyer with help from the FBI, represented by her ex-husband. When additional killings undermine an arrest and implicate her colleague, Lucia must untangle evidence and personal loyalties.

In wartime New York, secretary Faye Quick runs a detective agency after her boss joins the military. Discovering a young woman’s body leads to her first murder case, exposing secrets among a wealthy family and the victim’s lovers.

During a sweltering wartime New York summer, Faye Quick accepts a woman’s request to find a missing soldier. A corpse in his hotel room complicates the search, leaving Faye to determine whether her quarry is victim or suspect.