Jack Cassidy

  • 27

    Catalog books

  • 10

    Works

  • 1977 to 1998

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Jack Cassidy’s Touch the Sky (Scribner Reading Series, 1987) unfolds over 606 pages of linked scenes and keen observation. The novel traces characters pushed toward risk and revelation, favoring intimate detail and slow-building tensions that reveal emotional compromises and small, decisive moments of change.

Cassidy’s prose privileges close third-person perspective and careful pacing, letting interior anxieties surface through domestic incidents and travel. Readers who appreciate long, patient narratives will find his focus on character choices and the consequences of yearning consistently rewarding across the novel’s sprawling structure.

Best Place To Start

All together (Scribner reading series)

Scribner Laidlaw • 1989 • standard commitment

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

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Touch the Sky — long, character-driven novel • Dense, literary prose • Expansive family and social portrait

Genres and themes: Literary fiction • Family saga • Social observation • Mid-century American life

Who this author is best for: For readers who like richly drawn characters, quiet psychological depth, and novels that unfold slowly over many pages.

Start with the single listed novel and allow its long, steady pace; check library or used-book listings for the Scribner reading series edition.

Top Books To Start With

  1. All together (Scribner reading series)

    Scribner Laidlaw • 1989 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1989 • 256 pages.

  2. Each new day (Scribner reading series)

    Scribner Educational Publishers • 1987 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1987 • 318 pages.

  3. Stay awhile (Scribner reading series)

    Scribner Educational Publishers • 1987 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1987 • 352 pages.

  4. Come right in (Scribner reading series)

    Scribner Educational Publishers • 1987 • quick commitment

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

  5. Touch the sky (Scribner reading series)

    Scribner Educational Publishers • 1987 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1987 • 606 pages.

  6. Hello sunshine (Scribner reading series)

    Scribner Laidlaw • 1989 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1989 • 349 pages.

  7. Share a smile (Scribner reading series)

    SCRIBNER Laidlaw • 1989 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1989 • 288 pages.

  8. Turn a corner (Scribner reading series)

    Scribner Educational Publishers • 1987 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1987 • 368 pages.

  9. Mummies (Read, reason, write)

    Continental Press • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 48 pages.

  10. The world around us (Read, reason, write)

    Continental Press • 1998 • quick commitment

    readers who want a faster first book

How The Picks Compare

  • All together (Scribner reading series) is the easier short commitment, while Each new day (Scribner reading series) asks for more reading time up front.
  • Each new day (Scribner reading series) gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while All together (Scribner reading series) leans later in the catalog.
  • Stay awhile (Scribner reading series) is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from All together (Scribner reading series).

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