Kathleen Ernst Reading Order

1 book (2013–2013)

17 books (1991–2017)

Start with Felicity Learns a Lesson(By: Dan Andreasen,Valerie Tripp), the first of 17 books in the American Girl: Felicity series.

#	Title
1	Felicity Learns a Lesson(By: Dan Andreasen,Valerie Tripp) 1991Buy 🇺🇸
2	Felicity's Surprise(By: Valerie Tripp) 1991Buy 🇺🇸
3	Meet Felicity(By: Dan Andreasen,Valerie Tripp,Luann Roberts) 1991Buy 🇺🇸
4	Changes for Felicity(By: Valerie Tripp) 1992Buy 🇺🇸
5	Felicity Saves the Day(By: Valerie Tripp) 1992Buy 🇺🇸
6	Happy Birthday, Felicity! A Springtime Story(By: Valerie Tripp) 1992Buy 🇺🇸
7	Felicity's New Sister(By: Valerie Tripp) 1999Buy 🇺🇸
8	Felicity's Dancing Shoes(By: Susan McAliley,Dan Andreasen,Valerie Tripp) 2000Buy 🇺🇸
9	Felicity Takes a Dare(By: Valerie Tripp) 2001Buy 🇺🇸
10	Felicity Discovers a Secret(By: Valerie Tripp) 2002Buy 🇺🇸
11	Felicity's Short Story Collection(By: Dan Andreasen,Valerie Tripp,Philip Hood) 2002Buy 🇺🇸
12	Lady Margaret's Ghost(By: Elizabeth McDavid Jones) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
13	Peril at King's Creek(By: Elizabeth McDavid Jones) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
14	Traitor in Williamsburg(By: Elizabeth McDavid Jones) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
15	A Stand for Independence(By: Valerie Tripp) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
16	Gunpowder and Tea Cakes 2017Buy 🇺🇸
17	Love and Loyalty(By: Valerie Tripp,Juliana Kolesova) 2017Buy 🇺🇸

22 books (1999–2004)

Start with Hoofbeats of Danger(By: Holly Hughes), the first of 22 books in the American Girl: History Mysteries series.

#	Title
1	Hoofbeats of Danger(By: Holly Hughes) 1999Buy 🇺🇸
2	Secrets on 26th Street(By: Elizabeth McDavid Jones) 1999Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Night Flyers(By: Elizabeth McDavid Jones) 1999Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Smuggler's Treasure(By: Sarah Masters Buckey) 1999Buy 🇺🇸
5	Trouble at Fort Lapointe 1999Buy 🇺🇸
6	Voices at Whisper Bend(By: Katherine Ayres) 1999Buy 🇺🇸
7	Mystery of the Dark Tower(By: Evelyn Coleman) 2000Buy 🇺🇸
8	Shadows in the Glasshouse(By: Megan McDonald) 2000Buy 🇺🇸
9	Under Copp's Hill(By: Katherine Ayres) 2000Buy 🇺🇸
10	Watcher in the Piney Woods(By: Elizabeth McDavid Jones) 2000Buy 🇺🇸
11	Circle of Fire(By: Evelyn Coleman) 2001Buy 🇺🇸
12	Enemy in the Fort(By: Sarah Masters Buckey) 2001Buy 🇺🇸
13	Mystery on Skull Island(By: Elizabeth McDavid Jones) 2001Buy 🇺🇸
14	Riddle of the Prairie Bride(By: Kathryn Reiss) 2001Buy 🇺🇸
15	The Minstrel's Melody(By: Eleanora E. Tate) 2001Buy 🇺🇸
16	Mystery at Chilkoot Pass(By: Barbara Steiner) 2002Buy 🇺🇸
17	The Strange Case of Baby H(By: Kathryn Reiss) 2002Buy 🇺🇸
18	Whistler in the Dark 2002Buy 🇺🇸
19	Danger at the Wild West Show(By: Alison Hart) 2003Buy 🇺🇸
20	Gangsters at the Grand Atlantic(By: Sarah Masters Buckey) 2003Buy 🇺🇸
21	Ghost Light on Graveyard Shoal(By: Elizabeth McDavid Jones) 2003Buy 🇺🇸
22	Betrayal at Cross Creek 2004Buy 🇺🇸

17 books (1997–2016)

Start with Josefina Learns a Lesson(By: Susan McAliley,Valerie Tripp), the first of 17 books in the American Girl: Josefina series.

#	Title
1	Josefina Learns a Lesson(By: Susan McAliley,Valerie Tripp) 1997Buy 🇺🇸
2	Josefina's Surprise(By: Valerie Tripp) 1997Buy 🇺🇸
3	Meet Josefina(By: Valerie Tripp) 1997Buy 🇺🇸
4	Changes for Josefina(By: Valerie Tripp) 1998Buy 🇺🇸
5	Happy Birthday, Josefina!(By: Susan McAliley,Valerie Tripp,Jean-Paul Tibbles) 1998Buy 🇺🇸
6	Josefina Saves the Day(By: Valerie Tripp) 1998Buy 🇺🇸
7	Josefina's Cookbook(By: Valerie Tripp,American Girl,Tamara England) 1998Buy 🇺🇸
8	Josefinas Craftbook(By: Valerie Tripp) 1998Buy 🇺🇸
9	A Reward for Josefina(By: Susan McAliley,Valerie Tripp,Jean-Paul Tibbles) 1999Buy 🇺🇸
10	Again, Josefina!(By: Valerie Tripp) 2000Buy 🇺🇸
11	Josefina's Song(By: Valerie Tripp) 2001Buy 🇺🇸
12	Just Josefina(By: Susan McAliley,Valerie Tripp) 2002Buy 🇺🇸
13	Thanks to Josefina(By: Valerie Tripp) 2003Buy 🇺🇸
14	Josefina's Short Story Collection(By: Valerie Tripp) 2006Buy 🇺🇸
15	Secrets in the Hills 2006Buy 🇺🇸
16	Song of the Mockingbird: My Journey with Josefina(By: Emma Carlson Berne) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
17	The Glowing Heart(By: Valerie Tripp,Juliana Kolesova) 2016Buy 🇺🇸

8 books (1994–2012)

Start with Kirsten's Cookbook(By: Jodi Evert), the first of 8 books in the American Girl: Kirsten series.

#	Title
1	Kirsten's Cookbook(By: Jodi Evert) 1994Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Runaway Friend: A Kirsten Mystery 2008Buy 🇺🇸
3	Changes for Kirsten(By: Janet Beeler Shaw) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
4	Happy Birthday, Kirsten!(By: Janet Beeler Shaw) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
5	Kirsten Learns a Lesson(By: Janet Beeler Shaw) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
6	Kirsten Saves the Day(By: Janet Beeler Shaw) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
7	Kirsten's Surprise(By: Janet Beeler Shaw) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
8	Meet Kirsten(By: Renée Graef,Janet Beeler Shaw) 2012Buy 🇺🇸

14 books (2000–2015)

Start with Kit Learns a Lesson(By: Valerie Tripp), the first of 14 books in the American Girl: Kit series.

#	Title
1	Kit Learns a Lesson(By: Valerie Tripp) 2000Buy 🇺🇸
2	Kit's Surprise(By: Valerie Tripp) 2000Buy 🇺🇸
3	Meet Kit(By: Valerie Tripp) 2000Buy 🇺🇸
4	Changes for Kit(By: Valerie Tripp) 2001Buy 🇺🇸
5	Happy Birthday, Kit(By: Valerie Tripp) 2001Buy 🇺🇸
6	Kit Saves the Day(By: Valerie Tripp) 2001Buy 🇺🇸
7	Danger at the Zoo 2005Buy 🇺🇸
8	Midnight in Lonesome Hollow 2007Buy 🇺🇸
9	Really Truly Ruthie(By: Valerie Tripp) 2007Buy 🇺🇸
10	A Thief in the Theater(By: Sarah Masters Buckey) 2008Buy 🇺🇸
11	Missing Grace(By: Elizabeth McDavid Jones) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
12	Full Speed Ahead(By: Valerie Tripp) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
13	Intruders at Rivermead Manor(By: Kathryn Reiss) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
14	The Jazzman's Trumpet(By: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel) 2015Buy 🇺🇸

15 books (1986–2018)

Start with Meet Molly(By: Valerie Tripp), the first of 15 books in the American Girl: Molly series.

#	Title
1	Meet Molly(By: Valerie Tripp) 1986Buy 🇺🇸
2	Molly Learns a Lesson(By: Valerie Tripp) 1986Buy 🇺🇸
3	Molly's Surprise(By: Valerie Tripp) 1986Buy 🇺🇸
4	Happy Birthday, Molly(By: Valerie Tripp) 1987Buy 🇺🇸
5	Changes for Molly(By: Valerie Tripp) 1988Buy 🇺🇸
6	Molly Saves the Day(By: Valerie Tripp) 1988Buy 🇺🇸
7	Molly Takes Flight(By: Valerie Tripp) 1999Buy 🇺🇸
8	Molly and the Movie Star(By: Valerie Tripp) 2000Buy 🇺🇸
9	Molly Marches On(By: Valerie Tripp) 2001Buy 🇺🇸
10	Molly's Route 66 Adventure(By: Dottie Raymer) 2002Buy 🇺🇸
11	A Spy on the Home Front(By: Alison Hart) 2005Buy 🇺🇸
12	Brave Emily(By: Valerie Tripp) 2006Buy 🇺🇸
13	The Light in the Cellar(By: Sarah Masters Buckey) 2007Buy 🇺🇸
14	Clues in the Shadows 2009Buy 🇺🇸
15	Chances and Changes(By: Valerie Tripp,Juliana Kolesova) 2018Buy 🇺🇸

9 books (2012–2015)

Start with A Surprise for Caroline, the first of 9 books in the American Girls: Caroline series.

#	Title
1	A Surprise for Caroline 2012Buy 🇺🇸
2	Caroline Takes a Chance 2012Buy 🇺🇸
3	Caroline's Battle 2012Buy 🇺🇸
4	Caroline's Secret Message 2012Buy 🇺🇸
5	Changes for Caroline 2012Buy 🇺🇸
6	Meet Caroline 2012Buy 🇺🇸
7	Traitor in the Shipyard 2013Buy 🇺🇸
8	Catch the Wind 2014Buy 🇺🇸
9	The Smuggler's Secrets 2015Buy 🇺🇸

11 books (2010–2021)

Start with Old World Murder, the first of 11 books in the Chloe Ellefson series.

#	Title
1	Old World Murder 2010Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Heirloom Murders 2011Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Light Keeper's Legacy 2012Buy 🇺🇸
4	Heritage of Darkness 2013Buy 🇺🇸
5	Tradition of Deceit 2014Buy 🇺🇸
6	Death on the Prairie 2015Buy 🇺🇸
7	A Memory of Muskets 2016Buy 🇺🇸
8	Mining for Justice 2017Buy 🇺🇸
9	The Lacemaker's Secret 2018Buy 🇺🇸
10	Fiddling with Fate 2019Buy 🇺🇸
11	The Weaver's Revenge 2021Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2021–2024)

Start with Lies of Omission and read in order.

2 books (1999–2015)

Start with Too Afraid to Cry and read in order.

#	Title
1	Too Afraid to Cry 1999Buy 🇺🇸
2	A Settler's Year: Pioneer Life Through the Seasons 2015Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2006–2025)

Start with Hearts of Stone and read in order.

#	Title
1	Hearts of Stone 2006Buy 🇺🇸
2	Highland Fling 2006Buy 🇺🇸
3	Between These Rivers 2025Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (1996–2003)

Start with The Night Riders of Harpers Ferry, the first of 4 books in the White Mane Kids series.

#	Title
1	The Night Riders of Harpers Ferry 1996Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Bravest Girl in Sharpsburg 1997Buy 🇺🇸
3	Retreat from Gettysburg 2000Buy 🇺🇸
4	Ghosts of Vicksburg 2003Buy 🇺🇸