Kate Messner is a children’s author who is best known for writing books aimed towards children. She is the author of the Ranger in Time series of books. Her books are designed to inspire and encourage kids to approach life with a general curiosity. Her books have been listed on the New York Times Notable list, and has been a selection for the Junior Library Guild, IndieBound, and Bank Street College of Education Best Books.

Before she was a full-time writer, Kate worked as both a TV news reporter and a middle school English teacher. She may be best known for The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z which won the 2010 E.B. White Read-Aloud Medal for Older Readers. That book was followed up by Sugar and Ice which was a Junior Library Guild selection.

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Publication Order of Fergus and Zeke Books

(with Heather Ross)

Fergus and Zeke(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fergus and Zeke and the Field Day Challenge(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fergus and Zeke and the 100th Day of School(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fergus and Zeke at the Science Fair(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fergus and Zeke for President(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of History Smashers Books

The Mayflower(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Women's Right To Vote(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pearl Harbor(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Titanic(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The American Revolution(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Plagues and Pandemics(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Underground Railroad(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Marty McGuire Books

Marty McGuire(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Marty McGuire Digs Worms!(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Marty McGuire Has Too Many Pets!(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of North Country Adventures Books

Spitfire(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Champlain and the Silent One(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Over and Under Books

Over and Under the Snow(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Over and Under the Pond(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Over and Under the Canyon(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Ranger in Time Books

Rescue on the Oregon Trail(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Danger in Ancient Rome(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Long Road to Freedom(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Race to the South Pole(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Journey through Ash and Smoke(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Escape from the Great Earthquake(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
D-Day: Battle on the Beach(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hurricane Katrina Rescue(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Disaster on the Titanic(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Night of Soldiers and Spies(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Escape From The Twin Towers(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Attack on Pearl Harbor(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Sea Monster Books

Sea Monster's First Day(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sea Monster And The Bossy Fish(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Silver Jaguar Society Mysteries Books

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z.(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sugar and Ice(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Eye of the Storm(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wake Up Missing(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Exact Location of Home(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
All the Answers(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Seventh Wish(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Breakout(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Chirp(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Insect Superpowers(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tracking Pythons(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Solve This! Forensics(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
How to Write a Story(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Picture Books

How to Read a Story(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tree of Wonder(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rolling Thunder(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Brilliant Deep(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Next President(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Over and Under the Rainforest(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sloth Wasn't Sleepy(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America's Doctor (With: Alexandra Bye)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Over and Under the Waves(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Once Upon a Book (With: Grace Lin)(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Scariest Kitten in the World (With: MacKenzie Haley)(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Over and Under the Wetland(2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Candlewick Sparks Books

Zelda and Ivy (By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky)(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tales from the Waterhole (By: Bob Graham)(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ant and Honey Bee (By: Megan McDonald)(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Houndsley and Catina (By: James Howe)(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Zelda and Ivy: The Runaways (By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky)(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Monster in the Backpack (By: Noah Z. Jones,Lisa Moser)(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Squirrel's World (By: Valeri Gorbachev,Lisa Moser)(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Annie and Simon (By: Catharine O'Neill)(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Zelda and Ivy and the Boy Next Door (By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky)(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Quiet Time (By: James Howe)(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Houndsley and Catina and the Birthday Surprise (By: James Howe,Marie-Louise Gay)(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Zelda and Ivy: Keeping Secrets (By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky)(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Pair of Friends at Halloween (By: Megan McDonald)(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Joe and Sparky, Superstars! (By: Frank Remkiewicz,Jamie Michalak)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Houndsley and Catina Plink and Plunk (By: James Howe,Marie-Louise Gay)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Horse Meets Girl (By: Jessie Haas)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Monkey and Elephant Get Better (By: Carole Lexa Schaefer)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Give and Take (By: Jessie Haas)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Joe And Sparky Get New Wheels (By: Frank Remkiewicz,Jamie Michalak)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bramble and Maggie: Horse Meets Girl (By: Jessie Haas)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Annie and Simon: The Sneeze and Other Stories (By: Catharine O'Neill)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Squirrel's Fun Day (By: Valeri Gorbachev,Lisa Moser)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends at Halloween (By: Megan McDonald)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Pair of Friends in Winter (By: Megan McDonald)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rabbit And Robot: The Sleepover (By: Cece Bell)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Monkey and Elephant Go Gadding (By: Carole Lexa Schaefer)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Spooky Season (By: Jessie Haas)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends in Winter (By: Megan McDonald)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Poppy the Pirate Dog and the Missing Treasure (By: Liz Kessler)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Monkey and Elephant and a Secret Birthday Surprise (By: Carole Lexa Schaefer)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Monkey and Elephant and the Babysitting Adventure (By: Carole Lexa Schaefer)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rabbit and Robot and Ribbit (By: Cece Bell)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Joe and Sparky, Party Animals! (By: Jamie Michalak)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bramble and Maggie: Snow Day (By: Jessie Haas,Alison Friend)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Through the Seasons (By: James Howe)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Frank and Bean (By: Bob Kolar,Jamie Michalak)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fergus and Zeke and the Field Day Challenge(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Frank and Bean: Food Truck Fiasco (By: Bob Kolar,Jamie Michalak)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fergus and Zeke at the Science Fair(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fergus and Zeke for President(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
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Publication Order of The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class Books

Rohan Murthy Has a Plan (By: Rajani LaRocca)(2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Emma McKenna, Full Out(2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Poppy Song Bakes a Way (By: Kat Fajardo,Karina Glaser)(2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Legend of Memo Castillo (By: William Alexander,Kat Fajardo)(2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
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Publication Order of Anthologies

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If You Like Kate Messner Books, You’ll Love…

Rescue on the Oregon Trail is the first book in the Ranger in Time series. Ranger is a trained search-and-rescue dog who can’t manage to pass the official test because he keeps getting distracted by squirrels. One day, Ranger is in the garden and he stumbles upon a mysterious first aid kit. When he discovers it, he is transported back to the year 1850 where he meets a boy named Sam. Sam and his family are migrating west on the Oregon Trail and Ranger has arrived just in time to help save Sam’s little sister. He thinks that’s all he’s here to do, but the Oregon Trail is dangerous and they’ll need him for the whole trip.

Messner is also the author of Breakout. This is a powerful story of a girl named Nora who is collecting letters, poems, text messages, news stories, and comics for the Wolf Creek Community Time Capsule Project. She was looking forward to her summer vacation in Wolf Creek, but fear strikes when two inmates escape from the prison. Everyone is on lock down and fear rules. Nora finds that fear brings out the worst in people and worries that Wolf Creek might be changed forever by this experience.

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