Jacqueline Woodson Reading Order

14 books (1990–2022)

Jacqueline Woodson edited thirteen anthologies between 1990 and 2022, exploring themes ranging from identity and sexuality to religion, desire, and social resistance. These collections feature contributions from multiple authors and should be read in publication order, beginning with Women on Women. The series appears to be complete, with the final entry published in 2022.

Start with Women on Women, the first of 13 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Women on Women 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Way Out of No Way 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Go the Way Your Blood Beats 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Places I Never Meant To Be 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Tomorrowland: 10 Stories About The Future 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	I Believe in Water: Twelve Brushes with Religion 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	One Hot Second: Stories About Desire 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Sixteen 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	No Such Thing as the Real World 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Letter Q 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	How I Resist 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Fight of the Century 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	This Is Life 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1994–1994)

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1	The Book Chase 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1994–1994)

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1	WRITE NOW! 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1994–1999)

Jacqueline Woodson's complete two-book young adult series consists of I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This and Lena, published between 1994 and 1999. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with the first title. These interconnected novels explore meaningful relationships and personal growth through Woodson's distinctive narrative voice.

Start with I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This and read in order.

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1	I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Lena 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1998–2004)

Jacqueline Woodson's two-book series consists of If You Come Softly and Behind You, published between 1998 and 2004. This complete young adult series should be read in publication order, beginning with the first book. The novels are interconnected narratives that explore interconnected lives and perspectives.

Start with If You Come Softly and read in order.

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1	If You Come Softly 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Behind You 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2003–2009)

Jacqueline Woodson's Locomotion series consists of two complete novels published between 2003 and 2009, with the first book introducing the main character and the second continuing his story. Both entries should be read in publication order, beginning with Locomotion followed by Peace, Locomotion. This young adult series explores themes through the lens of its protagonist's experiences and perspectives.

Start with Locomotion and read in order.

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1	Locomotion 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Peace, Locomotion 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1990–1993)

The Maizon series is a three-book young adult fiction sequence by Jacqueline Woodson, published between 1990 and 1993 and now complete. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Last Summer with Maizon, followed by Maizon at Blue Hill, and concluding with Between Madison and Palmetto. Each installment builds on the previous narrative, making sequential reading essential for following the characters' development across the trilogy.

Start with Last Summer with Maizon and read in order.

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1	Last Summer with Maizon 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Maizon at Blue Hill 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Between Madison and Palmetto 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

15 books (1990–2022)

Jacqueline Woodson's Picture series spans 15 illustrated books published between 1990 and 2022, exploring themes of family, community, and social awareness through the perspectives of young characters. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Martin Luther King, Jr. and His Birthday and concluding with The Year We Learned to Fly. While individual titles function as standalone stories, reading them sequentially offers a fuller appreciation of Woodson's evolving voice and thematic depth across three decades. The series appears to be complete as of 2022.

Start with Martin Luther King, Jr. and His Birthday, the first of 15 books in the Picture series.

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1	Martin Luther King, Jr. and His Birthday 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	We Had a Picnic This Sunday Past 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Sweet, Sweet Memory 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Other Side 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Visiting Day 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Our Gracie Aunt 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Coming On Home Soon 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Miss Grace's House 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Show Way 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Pecan Pie Baby 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Each Kindness 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	This Is the Rope 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Day You Begin 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The World Belonged to Us 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Year We Learned to Fly 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

15 books (1991–2023)

Jacqueline Woodson's collection of 15 standalone novels spans from 1991 to 2023, with each book functioning as an independent entry rather than part of a continuous narrative. These works, which blend young adult and nonfiction elements, should be read in publication order beginning with The Dear One. The series likely reached completion with Remember Us, offering readers flexibility in how they approach Woodson's diverse storytelling across three decades.

Start with The Dear One, the first of 15 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	The Dear One 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Autobiography of a Family Photo 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The House You Pass on the Way 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Hush 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Miracle's Boys 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Feathers 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	After Tupac and D Foster 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Beneath a Meth Moon 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Brown Girl Dreaming 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Another Brooklyn 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Harbor Me 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Red at the Bone 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Before the Ever After 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Remember Us 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2019–2019)

The One is a complete seven-book series published in 2019, featuring works by various authors including Jacqueline Woodson, Shea Serrano, Naima Coster, Jess Walter, Allison Ellis, Dodai Stewart, and Kristi Coulter. The series spans young adult and non-fiction genres and should be read in publication order, beginning with A Wedding Thing. All seven books have been released, making this an ideal series for readers seeking a finished collection.

Start with A Wedding Thing(By: Shea Serrano), the first of 7 books in the The One series.