Who This Author Is

Norma Fox Mazer has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 30 catalog-linked books across 1983 to 2010, 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 Crazy Fish (An Avon Camelot Book) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1983 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harpercollins Childrens Books and Thorndike Press.

Best Place To Start

Crazy Fish (An Avon Camelot Book)

Harpercollins Childrens Books • 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: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Harpercollins Childrens Books and Thorndike Press

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 1983 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harpercollins Childrens Books and Thorndike Press.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Crazy Fish (An Avon Camelot Book)

    Harpercollins Childrens Books • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 156 pages.

  2. Crazy Fish

    Harpercollins Childrens Books • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 184 pages.

  3. Out of Control

    Harpercollins Childrens Books • 1993 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1993 • 217 pages.

  4. Babyface

    Harpercollins Childrens Books • 1991 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1991 • 176 pages.

  5. After the Rain

    Harpercollins Childrens Books • 1987 • standard commitment

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

  6. Downtown

    Harpercollins Childrens Books • 1984 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1984 • 208 pages.

  7. Good Night, Maman

    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company • 2010 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2010 • 192 pages.

  8. When She Was Good (Thorndike Press Large Print Literacy Bridge Series)

    Thorndike Press • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 300 pages.

  9. Missing pieces

    Harcourt • 2007 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 149 pages.

  10. Girlhearts

    Scholastic Inc. • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 210 pages.

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