James Lincoln Collier Books In Order

Arabus Family Saga Books In Order

  1. War Comes to Willy Freeman (1983)
  2. Jump Ship to Freedom (1981)
  3. Who Is Carrie? (1984)

Novels

  1. A Visit to the Firehouse (1966)
  2. The Teddy Bear Habit (1967)
  3. Fires of Youth (1968)
  4. Rock Star (1970)
  5. Why Does Everybody Think I’m Nutty? (1971)
  6. It’s Murder At St. Basket’s (1972)
  7. Rich and Famous (1975)
  8. The Bloody Country (1976)
  9. The Winter Hero (1978)
  10. Give Dad My Best (1982)
  11. Planet Out of the Past (1983)
  12. My Brother Sam Is Dead (1984)
  13. When the Stars Begin to Fall (1986)
  14. The Winchesters (1988)
  15. Outside Looking in (1990)
  16. The Clock (1992)
  17. My Crooked Family (1993)
  18. With Every Drop of Blood (1994)
  19. The Corn Raid (2000)
  20. The Worst of Times (2000)
  21. Chipper (2001)
  22. Wild Boy (2002)
  23. The Empty Mirror (2004)
  24. Me and Billy (2004)
  25. The Dreadful Revenge of Ernest Gallen (2008)

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James Lincoln Collier Books Overview

War Comes to Willy Freeman

Willy Freeman’s life changes forever when she witnesses her father’s death at the hands of the Redcoats and returns home to find that the British have taken her mother as a prisoner to New York City. Willy, disguised as a boy, begins her long search for her mother and luckily finds a haven at the famous Fraunces Tavern. But even with the help of Sam Fraunces and her fellow worker, Horace, Willy knows that to be black, female, and free leaves her open to danger at every turn. What will tomorrow bring?

Jump Ship to Freedom

Young Daniel Arabus and his mother are slaves in the house of Captain Ivers of Stratford, Connecticut. By law they should be free, since Daniel’s father fought in the Revolutionary army and earned enough in soldiers’ notes to buy his family’s freedom. But now Daniel’s father is dead, and Mrs. Ivers has taken the notes from his mother. When Daniel bravely steals the notes back, a furious Captain Ivers forces him aboard a ship bound for the West Indies and certain slavery. Even if Daniel can manage to jump ship in New York, will he be able to travel the long and dangerous road to freedom?

Who Is Carrie?

Carrie has been a kitchen slave in Sam Fraunces’s tavern in New York City for as long as she can remember. But after she narrowly escapes a kidnapper, Carrie becomes more curious about her mysterious past. After all, she doesn’t even know her own last name. When her friend Dan Arabus comes to town, he talks about his dream of buying his mother’s freedom with the Continental notes his father left him. Deciding to help Dan discover how much the notes are worth, Carrie finds herself eavesdropping on Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and President Washington himself. What’s more, Carrie also stumbles upon the startling truth about her own family.

The Teddy Bear Habit

Twelve year old George Stable wants to be a rock star someday, but he gets horrible stage fright unless he has his old teddy bear with him. Hiding the teddy in his guitar seems like a brilliant idea until George discovers that someone has hidden jewels in the stuffing of his beloved bear. Quirky yet believable characters and a funky setting make this one a winner all around.

Rich and Famous

After being discovered during a six second spot on television, George Stable is now being groomed into the hot new singing sensation, ‘The Boy Next Door.’ Unfortunately, his dad has other plans for him for the summer, so George must weave a wacky web of deception that might just get him killed! in order to get his music career off the ground.

The Bloody Country

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In the mid eighteenth century a family moves from Connecticut to Pennsylvania and becomes involved in the property conflict between the two states.

The Winter Hero

Anxious to be a hero, a young boy relates how he becomes involved in Shays’ Rebellion begun by farmers in western Massachusetts against unfair taxation levied on them by the Boston government.

My Brother Sam Is Dead

The classic story of one family torn apart by the Revolutionary WarAll his life, Tim Meeker has looked up to his brother Sam. Sam’s smart and brave and is now a part of the American Revolution. Not everyone in town wants to be a part of the rebellion. Most are supporters of the British including Tim and Sam’s father. With the war soon raging, Tim know he’ll have to make a choice between the Revolutionaries and the Redcoats…
and between his brother and his father.

The Clock

A story set in the beginning of the Industrial Revolution portrays the trials and tribulations of Annie Steel after her father forces her to work in the town’s new textile mill, where her dreary days are governed by a clock.

With Every Drop of Blood

Despite his promise to take care of his family, Johnny embarks on a bold mission to supply the Confederates, only to be taken prisoner by a runaway slave, in a novel that explores the reasons for the Civil War. VY. SLJ. PW.

The Corn Raid

Life for indentured servents in pioneer Virginia is hard. It is doubly hard for 12 year old Richard Ayre, a London orphan who had been scooped off the streets as a child and sent to Jamestown Colony. But a chance encounter with an Indian boy his own age gives him a friend, the first real friend he has had in years until his master’s plan to raid an Indian village for corn turns Richard’s world upside down.

br>Titles in this series:

This Generation of Americans: A Story of the Civil Rights Movement, by Fredrick L. McKissack, Jr.

The Road to Freedom: A Story of the Reconstruction, by Jabari Asim

All For Texas: A Story of Texas Liberation, by G. Clifton Wisler

The Worst of Times: A Story of the Great Depression, by James Lincoln Collier

Wind on the River: A Story of the Civil War, by Laurie Lawlor

When I Dream of Heaven: Angelina’s Story, by Steven Kroll 1895 Italian Immigrant in NYC

An Eye for an Eye: A Story of the Revolutionary War, by Peter and Connie Roop

Sweet America: An Immigrant s Story, by Steven Kroll

The Corn Raid: A Story of the Jamestown Settlement, by James Lincoln Collier

Revenge of the Aztecs: A Story of 1920s Hollywood, by Susan Beth Pfeffer

To Touch the Stars: A Story of World War II, by Karen Zeinert

The Worst of Times

When the Depression strikes America, throwing milions out of work, 12 year old Petey Williamson’s family seems safe. Hadn’t the boss promised Petey’s father that he’d always have a job? But during the Depression, promises cannot always be kept, and Petey finds his family sliding rapidly into poverty. When Petey’s much admired cousin Steve starts working as a union organizer in the battle to improve conditions for workers, poverty turns into tragedy.

Jamestown’s American Portraits explores the growth of different generations and cultures through the lives of young boys and girls. These titles are told from a diverse group of boys and girls, coming from different and unique backgrounds that represent America s own diverse population, spanning from the Jamestown Settlement to the Civil Rights Movement.

Titles in this series:

This Generation of Americans: A Story of the Civil Rights Movement, by Fredrick L. McKissack, Jr.

The Road to Freedom: A Story of the Reconstruction, by Jabari Asim

All For Texas: A Story of Texas Liberation, by G. Clifton Wisler

The Worst of Times: A Story of the Great Depression, by James Lincoln Collier

Wind on the River: A Story of the Civil War, by Laurie Lawlor

When I Dream of Heaven: Angelina s Story, by Steven Kroll 1895 Italian Immigrant in NYC

An Eye for an Eye: A Story of the Revolutionary War, by Peter and Connie Roop

Sweet America: An Immigrant s Story, by Steven Kroll

The Corn Raid: A Story of the Jamestown Settlement, by James Lincoln Collier

Revenge of the Aztecs: A Story of 1920s Hollywood, by Susan Beth Pfeffer

To Touch the Stars: A Story of World War II, by Karen Zeinert

Chipper

Chipper is a Marshall Cavendish publication.

Wild Boy

Twelve year old Jesse runs away from home and tries to survive on his own in the nearby mountains.

The Empty Mirror

Nick is an orphan who has grown up in his uncle Jack’s care on the wild, wooded coast of New England. His parents died when he was a baby during a terrible influenza epidemic that swept the region not long after World War I. Nick first realizes something is wrong when he notices he no longer has a reflection. Then a neighbor he has known all his life accuses him of ignoring her. Soon Nick is blamed for all kinds of trouble around town. Is some other boy who looks like Nick creating all the problems? Nick suspects that something even stranger is going on. Ultimately he proves that someone else is trying to get him in trouble. Refusing to let this shadow of a boy take over his life, Nick develops a plan with his friend Gypsy to get rid of his mirror image for good. Award winning author James Lincoln Collier has written a haunting story of two boys one alive, one a ghost who confront each other and their small town in a battle to determine who is the more deserving of the one life they seem to share.

Me and Billy

Life at Deacon Smith’s Home for Waifs would be completely dreary if it weren t for Possum s best friend, Billy, who ‘thinks up lies faster than he can talk.’ When Billy hears that gold is hidden in the mountains he escapes from the orphanage, taking Possum with him. The two runaways embark on a journey through the Western frontier in search of the gold. In the process, they get tangled up in a murder, spy on a lunatic, and barely manage to keep ahead of the law. Filled with colorful characters, plot twists, and dramatic scenery of the old west, this is an exciting new adventure story in the tradition of Mark Twain.

The Dreadful Revenge of Ernest Gallen

In the quiet town of Magnolia, someone is a haunting, making people do awfully weird things. Eugene knows because he’s being haunted, too. His friend Sonny s dad walked right off of a building and fell to his death, and then another friend s dad crashed his car into a tree. The same specter that was haunting them is inside Eugene, talking to him, telling him to do crazy things! Along with the help of their friend conveniently, the daughter of the town s newspaper editor Eugene and Sonny pledge to get to the bottom of the haunting. But not before uncovering a bigger mystery that will affect nearly every townsperson in sleepy little Magnolia

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