Who This Author Is

Ann Rinaldi has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 49 catalog-linked books across 1991 to 2009, 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 Cast Two Shadows: The American Revolution in the South and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1991 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harcourt Childrens Books and Rebound by Sagebrush.

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Harcourt Childrens Books and Rebound by Sagebrush

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 1991 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harcourt Childrens Books and Rebound by Sagebrush.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Cast Two Shadows: The American Revolution in the South

    Harcourt Childrens Books • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 288 pages.

  2. An Acquaintance with Darkness

    Harcourt Childrens Books • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 304 pages.

  3. The Coffin Quilt: The Feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys

    Harcourt Childrens Books • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 228 pages.

  4. Keep Smiling Through

    Harcourt Childrens Books • 1996 • standard commitment

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

  5. A Ride Into Morning

    Harcourt Childrens Books • 1995 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1995 • 353 pages.

  6. A Break With Charity: A Story About the Salem Witch Trials

    Harcourt Childrens Books • 1994 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1994 • 320 pages.

  7. An Unlikely Friendship

    Harcourt • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 243 pages.

  8. The Ever-After Bird

    Harcourt Children's Books • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 240 pages.

  9. Nine Days A Queen: The Short Life And Reign Of Lady Jane Grey

    Harpercollins Childrens Books • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 240 pages.

  10. The Color of Fire

    Jump At The Sun • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 198 pages.

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