Gervase Phinn Reading Order

2 books (2020–2020)

This complete two-book series by Gervase Phinn was published in 2020 and should be read in publication order. The series consists of Best Days of Our Lives followed by Grandchildren, offering young adult and non-fiction content that explores themes relevant to contemporary readers.

Start with Best Days of Our Lives and read in order.

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1	Best Days of Our Lives 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Grandchildren 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1989–2005)

Gervase Phinn's Chapter series comprises four complete books published between 1989 and 2005, spanning young adult and non-fiction genres. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Riotous Return of Royston Knapper, followed by What's the Matter, Royston Knapper?, Bad Becky, and Bad Becky in Trouble. This finished series offers standalone entry points while building across its four installments.

Start with The Riotous Return of Royston Knapper, the first of 4 books in the Chapter series.

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1	The Riotous Return of Royston Knapper 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	What's the Matter, Royston Knapper? 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Bad Becky 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Bad Becky in Trouble 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2011–2016)

Gervase Phinn's Little Village School series consists of five complete novels published between 2011 and 2016. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Little Village School and continuing through Trouble at the Little Village School, A Lesson in Love, The School Inspector Calls!, and concluding with Secrets at the Little Village School. This young adult series blends elements of fiction with themes drawn from the author's background in education and school inspection.

Start with The Little Village School, the first of 5 books in the Little Village School series.

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1	The Little Village School 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Trouble at the Little Village School 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Lesson in Love 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The School Inspector Calls! 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Secrets at the Little Village School 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (1993–2013)

Gervase Phinn's non-fiction series spans thirteen books published between 1993 and 2013, exploring topics related to education, literature, and regional life in Yorkshire. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Vital Resource and concluding with Mangled English. These works blend Phinn's experiences as an educator and author with observations on reading, teaching, and English language usage.

Start with Vital Resource, the first of 13 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	Vital Resource 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Touches of Beauty 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Young Readers and Their Books 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Gervase Phinn's Yorkshire. 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Little Gems 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	A Wayne in a Manger 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Little Angels 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Little Treasures 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	All Our Yesterdays 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Teaching Poetry in the Primary Classroom 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Out of the Woods But Not Over the Hill 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Road to the Dales 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Mangled English 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1996–2012)

Gervase Phinn's Picture series consists of two complete books published across a sixteen-year span from 1996 to 2012. These young adult works should be read in publication order, beginning with Our Cat Cuddles followed by Who Am I?. The series offers standalone entries that can be approached sequentially for the full experience.

Start with Our Cat Cuddles and read in order.

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1	Our Cat Cuddles 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Who Am I? 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

15 books (1983–2015)

The Puffin Poetry series comprises 15 complete poetry collections published between 1983 and 2015, featuring works by renowned children's poets including Michael Rosen, Benjamin Zephaniah, Roger McGough, and Brian Patten. These standalone anthologies should be read in publication order and introduce young readers to diverse poetic voices and styles. The series spans from Quick, Let's Get Out of Here to Poetry Pie, offering accessible verse across humor, social commentary, and imaginative themes suited for young adult audiences.

Start with Quick, Let's Get Out of Here(By: Michael Rosen), the first of 15 books in the Puffin Poetry series.

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1	Quick, Let's Get Out of Here(By: Michael Rosen) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Poets in hand(By: John Fuller,Elizabeth Jennings,Anne Harvey,Vernon Scannell,Charles Causley) 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Penguin Portable Poets(By: Brian Patten) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Funky Chickens(By: Benjamin Zephaniah) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Michael Rosen's Book of Very Silly Poems(By: Michael Rosen) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	You Wait Till I'm Older Than You!(By: Michael Rosen) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Centrally Heated Knickers(By: Michael Rosen) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Juggling with Gerbils(By: Brian Patten) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Wicked World!(By: Benjamin Zephaniah) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Friendly Matches(By: Allan Ahlberg) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Day Our Teacher Went Batty 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Bee's Knees(By: Roger McGough) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Monsters' Guide to Choosing a Pet(By: Roger McGough,Brian Patten) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Michael Rosen's Big Book of Bad Things(By: Michael Rosen) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Poetry Pie(By: Roger McGough) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2009–2009)

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1	All These Lonely People 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (1996–2014)

Gervase Phinn's Short Story Collections series comprises 13 complete books published between 1996 and 2014, blending young adult fiction with non-fiction elements across poetry, anthologies, and humorous tales. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Classroom Creatures and concluding with The Virgin Mary's Got Nits. Each collection features standalone short stories and poems that can be enjoyed individually, though reading sequentially provides a fuller experience of Phinn's storytelling style.

Start with Classroom Creatures, the first of 13 books in the Short Story Collections series.

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1	Classroom Creatures 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	I Gave My Love a Red, Red Nose 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	It Takes One To Know One 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Day Our Teacher Went Batty 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Don't Go Pet a Porcupine 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Family Phantoms 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Poetry & Anthologies 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	What I Like! 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Don't Tell the Teacher 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Stars 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	A Load of Old Tripe 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	There's an Alien in the Classroom - and Other Poems 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Virgin Mary's Got Nits 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1999–2022)

Gervase Phinn has written three standalone novels published between 1999 and 2022, with the series likely complete. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Dominic's Discovery, followed by A Bit of a Hero, and concluding with At the Captain's Table. The author's work spans young adult and non-fiction genres.

Start with Dominic's Discovery and read in order.

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1	Dominic's Discovery 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Bit of a Hero 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	At the Captain's Table 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1988–1989)

Gervase Phinn's two-book series of standalone plays was published in 1988 and 1989 and is now complete. Both Stage Write and Right on Cue should be read in publication order. These works represent Phinn's contributions to young adult dramatic writing during the late 1980s.

Start with Stage Write and read in order.

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1	Stage Write 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Right on Cue 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1998–2007)

Gervase Phinn's Dales Non-Fiction series consists of five complete memoirs published between 1998 and 2007, offering autobiographical accounts set in the English Dales region. Each book builds on the previous entries, so reading them in publication order—beginning with The Other Side of the Dale and concluding with The Heart of the Dales—provides the intended narrative progression. This finished series combines personal reflection with observations of rural life, appealing to readers interested in memoir and regional British writing.

Start with The Other Side of the Dale, the first of 5 books in the The Dales Non-Fiction series.

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1	The Other Side of the Dale 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Over Hill and Dale 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Head Over Heels in the Dales 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Up and Down in the Dales 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Heart of the Dales 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2018–2021)

Gervase Phinn's Top of the Dale series comprises three books released between 2018 and 2021. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The School at the Top of the Dale, followed by Tales Out of School and concluding with A Class Act. These young adult titles draw on the author's experiences in education and school settings.

Start with The School at the Top of the Dale and read in order.

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1	The School at the Top of the Dale 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Tales Out of School 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Class Act 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible