Ann Hood

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  • Bibliography:
    29 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 1987
  • Latest Book:
    May 2024
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Full Series List in Order

The Treasure Chest

1 - Angel of the Battlefield (Jan-2012)
2 - Little Lion (Jan-2012)
3 - Jewel of the East (May-2012)
4 - Prince of Air (Aug-2012)
5 - Crazy Horse: Brave Warrior (Apr-2013)
6 - Queen Liliuokalani: Royal Prisoner (Jul-2013)
7 - Alexander Graham Bell: Master of Sound (Oct-2013)
8 - Amelia Earhart: Lady Lindy (Mar-2014)
9 - Leonardo Da Vinci: Renaissance Master (Jul-2014)
10 - Anastasia Romanov: The Last Grand Duchess (Nov-2014)

Book List in Order: 29 titles

  • Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine

    "Brilliant....[The Vietnam era] is vividly captured by Ann Hood." -- New York Times Book Review In 1969, as Peter, Paul and Mary croon on the radio and poster paints splash the latest antiwar slogans, three young friends find love. Suzanne, a poet, l...

  • Waiting to Vanish

    A family heals in unexpected ways in the wake of senseless tragedyAlexander Porter is on the phone with his six-year-old son when he is struck by lightning and killed. It is a freak accident, without meaning or justice.Alex’s sudden death disin...

  • Three-Legged Horse

  • Something Blue

    College friends Lucy and Katherine reunite as adults -- and build a new friendship as changed womenKatherine shows up at Lucy’s Manhattan doorstep having run away from the marriage altar. Lucy isn’t thrilled to see her former sorority sister -- h...

  • Places to Stay the Night

    A “sparkling” novel of love and loss from the bestselling author of Kitchen Yarns, “one of the best young writers in the world of contemporary fiction” (Booklist).  Libby Harper, unsatisfied with her suburban life, abando...

  • Properties of Water

    Dedicated wife and mother Josie Hunter finds her seemingly idyllic life threatened by a random act of violence, the return of her estranged older sister, and the emergence of an attractive childhood sweetheart. Reprint....

  • Ruby

    Following the tragic death of her husband, Olivia, a grieving New York City milliner, desperately struggles to rebuild her life, until she meets Ruby, a young, pregnant delinquent abandoned by her family, who takes up residence in Olivia's Rhode Isla...

  • An Ornithologist's Guide to Life

    "A collection of short stories that makes it possible to be proud to be human."―Carolyn See, Washington Post

    Looking at her characters as if through a pair of binoculars, Ann Hood captures the extraordinary in the ordinary. A pregnant woman ...

  • The Knitting Circle

    After the sudden loss of her only child, Stella, Mary Baxter joins a knitting circle in Providence, Rhode Island, as a way to fill the empty hours and lonely days, not knowing that it will change her life. Alice, Scarlet, Lulu, Beth, Harriet, and Ell...



  • How I Saved My Father's Life (and Ruined Everything Else)

    Twelve-year-old Madeline believes she can perform miracles. And her biggest one to date is saving her father from an avalanche. But, unmiraculously, he divorces Madeline's mother after his recovery, writes a book about the avalanche, becomes a celebr...

  • The Red Thread

    In China there is a belief that people who are destined to be together are connected by an invisible red thread. Who is at the end of your red thread? After losing her infant daughter in a freak accident, Maya Lange opens The Red Thread, an adopt...

  • Angel of the Battlefield

    The Treasure Chest - 1

    While exploring The Treasure Chest, Felix and Maisie are transported to a Massachusetts farm in 1836. Disappointed that they have not landed in their beloved New York City, they wonder why they were brought to Massachusetts to meet a young girl named...

  • Little Lion

    The Treasure Chest - 2

    Now that the twins have begun to settle into their new lives at Elm Medona, they delve deeper into The Treasure Chest and uncover more about the Pickworth family, including the disappearance of their great-uncle Thorne and the theft of priceless fami...

  • Jewel of the East

    The Treasure Chest - 3

    Return to The Treasure Chest with Felix and Maisie . . . When Felix Robbins gets a crush on Lily Goldstein, a classmate who is adopted from China, he decides to try to take her back in time so that she can see the country where she was born. Maisi...

  • Prince of Air

    The Treasure Chest - 4

    The secrets of Elm Medona thicken . . . with Harry Houdini! When Great-Uncle Thorne arrives at Elm Medona, Maisie and Felix's lives get shaken up again. Uncle Thorne moves the family into the mansion proper. One night, Great-Aunt Maisie arranges f...

  • The Obituary Writer

    A sophisticated and suspenseful novel about the poignant lives of two women living in different eras. On the day John F. Kennedy is inaugurated, Claire, an uncompromising young wife and mother obsessed with the glamour of Jackie O, struggles over ...

  • Crazy Horse: Brave Warrior

    The Treasure Chest - 5

    The New York Times calls Ann Hood's thrilling The Treasure Chest series "delightful!" In book five, Felix and Maisie re-enter The Treasure Chest and suddenly find themselves in the midst of a Lakota village. While exploring they meet a young man, soo...

  • Queen Liliuokalani: Royal Prisoner

    The Treasure Chest - 6

    Felix and Maisie take a trip to New York City to visit their father and meet his new girlfriend. While there, Maisie reveals to Felix that she has a jeweled crown she took from The Treasure Chest. The twins travel to Hawaii in the late 1800s, where t...

  • Alexander Graham Bell: Master of Sound

    The Treasure Chest - 7

    In Book 7 of The Treasure Chest, Maisie and Felix meet a young Alexander Graham Bell (the inventor of the telephone) in Edinborough, Scotland, just as he leaves for a year with his grandfather, an elocutionist, in London. When the twins get separated...



  • Amelia Earhart: Lady Lindy

    The Treasure Chest - 8

    Great-Uncle Thorne sends Maisie, Felix, and the Ziff twins on a dangerous trip back in time through The Treasure Chest and into the Congo to find Amy Pickworth, Thorne’s missing aunt. When Maisie and Felix get separated from the twins, they use the...

  • Leonardo Da Vinci: Renaissance Master

    The Treasure Chest - 9

    Travel back in time to Renaissance Italy with the Robbins twins! In book nine of The Treasure Chest, Maisie and Felix continue to learn the magic of Elm Medona and the Pickworth family history. In the latest adventure, the twins travel to fifteen...

  • An Italian Wife

    An Italian Wife is the extraordinary story of Josephine Rimaldi―her joys, sorrows, and passions, spanning more than seven decades. The novel begins in turn-of-the-century Italy, when fourteen-year-old Josephine, sheltered and naive, is forced into ...

  • Anastasia Romanov: The Last Grand Duchess

    The Treasure Chest - 10

    Ann Hood’s historical fantasy series comes to a thrilling end with a trip to early 20th century Russia! In the final book of the Treasure Chest, Maisie and Felix find themselves in Russia with the Romanov family. This epic series is full of time...

  • The Book That Matters Most

    An enthralling novel about love, loss, secrets, friendship, and the healing power of literature, by the bestselling author of The Knitting Circle. Ava’s twenty-five-year marriage has fallen apart, and her two grown children are pursuing their ow...

  • She Loves You (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah)

    "Filled with love, hope, and longing, this is a novel for readers of all ages." - Holly Goldberg SloanBestselling author Ann Hood crafts a funny, heartfelt story of a girl growing up in the heart of Beatlemania.The year is 1966. The Vietnam War rages...

  • She Loves You

    Bestselling author Ann Hood crafts a funny, heartfelt story of a girl growing up in the heart of Beatlemania. The year is 1966. The Vietnam War rages overseas, the Beatles have catapulted into stardom, and twelve-year-old Rhode Island native Trudy...

  • Jude Banks, Superhero

    New York Times best-selling author Ann Hood pens a poignant story of grief and resilience, perfect for readers of The Thing About Jellyfish."A testament to the power of human connection.” -- Jack Cheng, award-winning author of See You in the Cosmo...

  • Clementine

    New York Times best-selling author Ann Hood pens a poignant story of grief and adolescent despair in this follow-up to Jude Banks, Superhero.Meet Clementine. She's quippy, sarcastic, and dramatic. And the overwhelming guilt of her sister's death weig...

  • The Stolen Child

    An unlikely duo ventures through France and Italy to solve the mystery of a child’s fate in this moving, page-turning novel from “a gifted storyteller” (People).For decades, Nick Burns has been haunted by a decision he made as a young soldier i...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ann Hood has published 29 books.

The next book by Ann Hood, The Stolen Child, will be published in May 2024.

The first book by Ann Hood, Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine, was published in June 1987.

Yes. Ann Hood has 1 series.
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