Who This Author Is

Brendan January has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 27 catalog-linked books across 1997 to 2017, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Arab conquests of the Middle East and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1997 to 2017; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Scholastic Library Pub and Tandem Library.

Best Place To Start

Arab conquests of the Middle East

Twenty-First Century Books • 2009 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Scholastic Library Pub and Tandem Library

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1997 to 2017; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Scholastic Library Pub and Tandem Library.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Arab conquests of the Middle East

    Twenty-First Century Books • 2009 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2009 • 160 pages.

  2. The Iranian Revolution (Pivotal Moments in History)

    Twenty-First Century Books (CT) • 2007 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 160 pages.

  3. Set 4: 3 New Titles (2003) (Groundbreakers: Explorers)

    Heinemann Library • 2003 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 144 pages.

  4. John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry (Cornerstones of Freedom. Second Series)

    Scholastic Library Pub • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 30 pages.

  5. The New York Public Library Amazing Mythology: A Book of Answers for Kids (The

    John Wiley & Sons Inc • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 176 pages.

  6. Ireland (True Books)

    Scholastic Library Pub • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 47 pages.

  7. Ireland (True Books: Countries)

    Scholastic Library Pub • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 48 pages.

  8. Science in Colonial America (Science in History)

    Scholastic Library Pub • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 64 pages.

  9. Science in the Renaissance (Science in History)

    Scholastic Library Pub • 1999 • quick commitment

    readers who want a faster first book

  10. Fort Sumter (Cornerstones of Freedom)

    Scholastic Library Pub • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 32 pages.

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