Who This Author Is

Maureen Johnson has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 15 catalog-linked books across 1995 to 2025, 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 Girl at Sea and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1995 to 2025; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harpercollins Childrens Books and Hot Key Books.

Best Place To Start

Girl at Sea

Harpercollins Childrens Books • 2007 • 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 Harpercollins Childrens Books and Hot Key Books

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 1995 to 2025; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harpercollins Childrens Books and Hot Key Books.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Girl at Sea

    Harpercollins Childrens Books • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 323 pages.

  2. 13 Little Blue Envelopes

    Harpercollins Childrens Books • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2005 • 317 pages.

  3. Death at Morning House

    HarperCollins Publishers • 2025 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2025 • 384 pages.

  4. How I Resist

    Turtleback Books • 2018 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2018 • 224 pages.

  5. The key to the golden firebird

    Hot Key Books • 2013 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2013 • 311 pages.

  6. The shadow cabinet

    2015 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2015 • 376 pages.

  7. Live Model, Book One

    Live Model Books • 2004 • quick commitment

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

  8. Placer Gold

    Gem Guides Book Company • 1995 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1995 • 26 pages.

  9. Die Schatten von London - in Memoriam

    cbt • longer commitment

    It stands out partly because the publisher trail is clearer than usual for this author page.

  10. Noches blancas

    Nube de Tinta • longer commitment

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

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