Amy MacDonald

  • 10

    Catalog books

  • 12

    Works

  • 1993 to 2010

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Amy MacDonald has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 10 catalog-linked books across 1993 to 2010, 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 No More Nice, No More Nasty and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1993 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Houghton Mifflin.

Best Place To Start

No More Nice, No More Nasty

Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2005 • 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: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Houghton Mifflin

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 1993 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Houghton Mifflin.

Top Books To Start With

  1. No More Nice, No More Nasty

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2005 • 304 pages.

  2. No More Nasty

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2001 • quick commitment

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

  3. A Curious Thing

    Faber Music • 2010 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2010 • 92 pages.

  4. Quentin Fenton Herter III

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2002 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2002.

  5. Little Beaver and the Echo (English-Somali language edition)

    Magi Publications • 1997 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 32 pages.

  6. Cousin Ruth's Tooth

    Houghton Mifflin • 1996 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 32 pages.

  7. Rachel Fister's Blister

    Houghton Mifflin • 1993 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1993 • 32 pages.

  8. Too much flapdoodle

    Farrar, Straus and Giroux • 2008 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2008.

  9. Please, Malese!: A Trickster Tale from Haiti

    Melanie Kroupa Books • 2002 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2002.

  10. Let's S/Wrap Macdonald A

    Walker Books • 1993 • commitment varies by edition

    This one reads more like a collected shelf sample than a single clean starting point.

How The Picks Compare

  • No More Nasty is the easier short commitment, while No More Nice, No More Nasty asks for more reading time up front.
  • No More Nasty gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while No More Nice, No More Nasty leans later in the catalog.
  • A Curious Thing is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from No More Nice, No More Nasty.

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