The Celia Cleary Books in Order

The Celia Cleary books take a very old fantasy idea, seeing the future, and drop it straight into the middle of ordinary middle school life. Celia lives in a world of classes, friendships, awkward crushes, and family rules, but she also comes from a line of seers. In her family, prophecy is not a flashy superpower. It is an inheritance, a responsibility, and sometimes a real headache.

In The Problem with Prophecies, Celia reaches the 4,444th day of her life, the moment when she is supposed to receive her first vision. What she sees is not vague or symbolic. She sees the quiet boy down the street, Jeffrey Johnson, about to die. That simple setup gives the series its hook right away. Celia is not trying to solve a distant mystery for fun. She is trying to stop something terrible before it happens, while also figuring out what kind of person she wants to be.

That is a lot for one kid.

What makes this series work is the balance between magical stakes and very recognizable tween problems. Celia has a family guidebook, old stories about seers, and adults who understand how heavy foresight can be. She also has school drama, nerves, and the constant feeling that growing up would be easier if fate would just leave her alone for five minutes. Reintgen lets both sides matter. The supernatural elements never erase the fact that Celia is still a kid trying to make sense of friendships, first romance, and her own voice.

The second book widens the lens. Instead of one person in danger, Celia finds herself racing to stop a much larger disaster aimed at her entire grade. That shift helps define the ongoing shape of the series. These stories are about prediction, yes, but they are just as much about agency. If you see something bad coming, how much can you change? What do you owe the people around you? And what happens when trying to help starts taking over your whole life?

The tone stays warm, funny, and grounded even when the prophecies get bigger. Celia is not a chosen one floating above everyone else. She is observant, caring, stubborn, and sometimes overwhelmed. Jeffrey and her friends matter because they are part of her real life, not just pieces on a magical board. That keeps the series close to the heart.

If you want contemporary fantasy that feels personal instead of huge and distant, this is a good fit. The magic is woven through neighborhoods, schools, notebooks, and family history. The danger is real, but so is the humor. And at the center of it all is a girl trying to prove that fate does not get the last word.