Who This Author Is

Susan Campbell Bartoletti has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 10 catalog-linked books across 1997 to 2011, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Growing Up in Coal Country and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1997 to 2011; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Houghton Mifflin and bpb, Bundeszentrale für Politische Bildung.

Best Place To Start

Growing Up in Coal Country

Houghton Mifflin • 1999 • 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: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Houghton Mifflin and bpb, Bundeszentrale für Politische Bildung

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1997 to 2011; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Houghton Mifflin and bpb, Bundeszentrale für Politische Bildung.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Growing Up in Coal Country

    Houghton Mifflin • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 128 pages.

  2. Kids On Strike!

    Houghton Mifflin • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 208 pages.

  3. The Boy Who Dared

    Scholastic Press • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 192 pages.

  4. Jugend im Nationalsozialismus

    bpb, Bundeszentrale für Politische Bildung • 2007 • standard commitment

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

  5. Black Potatoes

    Perfection Learning • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 184 pages.

  6. No Man's Land

    Scholastic • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 168 pages.

  7. Naamah and the Ark at Night

    Candlewick Press • 2011 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2011.

  8. They Called Themselves the K.K.K.

    Brilliance Audio • 2010 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2010.

  9. Dancing with Dziadziu

    Harcourt Childrens Books • 1997 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1997.

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