Who This Author Is

Andrew Santella has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 29 catalog-linked books across 1995 to 2021, 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 Illinois (America the Beautiful Second Series) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1995 to 2021; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Scholastic Library Pub and Children's Press (CT).

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Scholastic Library Pub and Children's Press (CT)

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 1995 to 2021; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Scholastic Library Pub and Children's Press (CT).

Top Books To Start With

  1. Illinois (America the Beautiful Second Series)

    Scholastic Library Pub • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 144 pages.

  2. Soon

    HarperCollins Publishers • 2018 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2018 • 208 pages.

  3. Kentucky (America the Beautiful. Third Series)

    Childrens Pr • 2014 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2014 • 144 pages.

  4. Illinois Set

    Heinemann Library • 2003 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  5. Thomas Jefferson: Voice of Liberty (Community Builders)

    Scholastic Library Pub • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 48 pages.

  6. Mount Rushmore (Cornerstones of Freedom)

    Scholastic Library Pub • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 30 pages.

  7. Mount Rushmore (Cornerstones of Freedom. Second Series)

    Scholastic Library Pub • 1999 • quick commitment

    readers who want a faster first book

  8. Thomas Jefferson--voice of liberty

    Scholastic Library Pub • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 43 pages.

  9. Wayne Gretzky

    Scholastic Library Pub • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 112 pages.

  10. Wayne Gretzky : The Great One (Hardcover, 1999) Other Editions

    Scholastic Library Pub • 1999 • quick commitment

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