Cynthia Voigt

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  • Bibliography:
    40 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 1981
  • Latest Book:
    August 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Bad Girls

1 - Bad Girls (Apr-1996)
2 - Bad, Badder, Baddest (Oct-1997)
3 - It's Not Easy Being Bad (Nov-2000)
4 - Bad Girls in Love (Jan-2002)
5 - From Bad to Worse ()
6 - Bad Girls, Bad Girls, Whatcha Gonna Do? (Jun-2006)

The Kingdom

1 - Jackaroo // The Tale of Gwyn (Sep-1985)
2 - On Fortune's Wheel // The Tale of Birle (May-1990)
3 - The Wings of a Falcon // The Tale of Oriel (Sep-1993)
4 - Elske // The Tale of Elske (Oct-1999)

Mister Max

1 - The Book of Lost Things (Sep-2013)
2 - The Book of Secrets (Sep-2014)
3 - The Book of Kings (Sep-2015)

The Tillerman Cycle

1 - Homecoming (Feb-1981)
2 - Dicey's Song (Sep-1982)
3 - A Solitary Blue (1983)
4 - The Runner (Mar-1986)
5 - Come a Stranger (Sep-1986)
6 - Sons from Afar (Oct-1987)
7 - Seventeen Against the Dealer (Apr-1989)

Book List in Order: 40 titles

  • Homecoming

    The Tillerman Cycle - 1

    “IT'S STILL TRUE.” That's the first thing James Tillerman says to his sister Dicey every morning. It's still true that their mother has abandoned the four Tillerman children somewhere in the middle of Connecticut. It's still true they have to fi...

  • Dicey's Song

    The Tillerman Cycle - 2

    You have to reach out to your family. Put your hand out. If they slap it back, well, you reach out again -- If you care enough... Gram's words took hold of Dicey and hugged her 13-year-old mind. Of course Dicey knew it was true. Hadn't she taken ch...

  • The Callender Papers

    Think carefully. That’s the advice Jean Wainwright always gets from her beloved Aunt Constance, Jean’s guardian and headmistress at the boarding school where she lives. It’s advice that proves valuable when Jean finds herself spending the summe...

  • A Solitary Blue

    • / General Fiction
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    The Tillerman Cycle - 3

    Jeff is very young when his mother, Melody, leaves him alone with his quiet, studious father. Sometimes he wonders what it would be like to have her around, but he and his father don't talk about it. Then one summer Jeff gets an invitation to visi...

  • Tell Me if the Lovers are Losers

    Life had always been predictable for Ann…until she met her college roommates, Niki and Hildy. Niki is always in motion, brash, often vulgar, with a philosophy of “win at any cost.” And Hildy’s aura of serene wisdom cloaks a most unusual way o...

  • Building Blocks

    What would it be like to be older than your father?Brann Connell is sick of hearing his parents argue all the time. Seems to Brann his dad could stand up for himself more, instead of building a wall of excuses to hide behind. But some things never ch...

  • Jackaroo // The Tale of Gwyn

    The Kingdom - 1

    Gwyn, the Innkeeper's spunky daughter, is too clear-headed to pay much heed to the stories about Jackaroo, a masked outlaw rider who helps the poor in times of trouble. But goods are short in the Kingdom, and at times like these, the stories are on e...

  • The Runner

    The Tillerman Cycle - 4

    You can run from something, or toward something -- but can you do both at the same time? Book four in the Newbery-winning cycle from Cynthia Voigt.Bullet Tillerman runs. He runs to escape the criticism of his harsh, unforgiving father. He runs to num...

  • Come a Stranger

    The Tillerman Cycle - 5

    Mina Smiths lives to dance, so a scholarship to ballet camp seems the answer to her dreams. She doesn't mind being the only black girl in the camp -- that is, until she learns she'll never be a classical dancer. It's then that Mina begins to face her...



  • Stories About Rosie

  • Izzy, Willy-Nilly

    Izzy's never been one to complain... Izzy's the nice girl, from a family that believes good manners and a stiff upper lip are key to facing any situation. Even after a car accident leaves her disabled, she's determined not to show how much she's hur...

  • Sons from Afar

    The Tillerman Cycle - 6

    How strong are brotherly ties? If James and Sammy Tillerman agree on anything, it's that they have nothing in common. Sammy is a tough jock, while James is an intellectual who has begun to question his identity. Then James enlists his brother's he...

  • Tree By Leaf

    It's not fair that Clothilde's father has returned from World War I so disfigured that he retreats to the boathouse as a recluse. It's not fair that her brother has abandoned the family to live with his rich grandfather in Boston. It's not fair that ...

  • Seventeen Against the Dealer

    The Tillerman Cycle - 7

    SOMETIMES YOU CAN LOSE SIGHT OF WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT Dicey Tillerman has big dreams. She's started a boatbuilding business, and she's determined to prove she can succeed on her own. That's why at first she resists the offer of help from Cisco, th...

  • On Fortune's Wheel // The Tale of Birle

    The Kingdom - 2

    There are some who say that the Lady Fortune has a wheel, and all men are fixed upon it. The wheel turns, and the men rise, or fall, with the turning of the wheel. Birle has agreed to be wed to the huntsman Muir an escape from the drudgery of Lath...

  • Glass Mountain

    The trappings of high society are brought to life in this sparkling novel by the Newberry medalist who’s considered “a master of pure story” (Kirkus Reviews).  We are none of us what we seem.   Gregor has an eye for the expensive. It...

  • The Vandemark Mummy

    A mummy has gone missing! It’s not a terribly valuable mummy, but its disappearance spells big trouble for Phineas and Althea’s father, who is the curator of a small collection of Egyptian antiquities bequeathed to the college where he works.A wh...

  • David and Jonathan

    When Jonathan's cousin David, a holocaust survivor with mental and emotional problems, comes to live with his family, their closeness threatens Jonathan's relationship with Henry, his best friend since childhood. Reprint....

  • Orfe

    Love stories aren't about how they end. A chance meeting on a street corner with her childhood friend Orfe plunges Enny into the tough world of popular music. As Orfe's business manager, Enny sees Orfe and her band, the three Graces, arrive at the...



  • The Wings of a Falcon // The Tale of Oriel

    The Kingdom - 3

    The prospect of freedom is weighted with danger in this tale of high adventure, the third book in the Tales of the Kingdom series from Newbery Medalist Cynthia Voigt.Oriel has always stood out as someone who would not bend. No matter how much he has ...

  • When She Hollers

    Newberry author Cynthia Voigt's searing tale of abuse -- and taking back your life.

    Tish has taken enough. She will no longer be abused. She will no longer be passive. So she takes a knife with her wherever she goes. Today is not going to ...

  • Bad Girls

    Bad Girls - 1

    NO SUGAR, NO SPICE.... Margalo Epps and Michelle "Mikey" Elsinger have the same initials and are both new to Washington Elementary. And they have something else in common: both want to be anything but nice. It's not long before Margalo and Mikey ...

  • Bad, Badder, Baddest

    Bad Girls - 2

    NICE GIRLS FINISH LAST.... Bad girl Mikey just found out her parents want a divorce. And Mikey will do just about anything to stop them. With the help of her best friend and fellow bad girl, Margalo, Mikey devises a plan to get her parents back ...

  • Elske // The Tale of Elske

    The Kingdom - 4

    TWO WOMEN Elske -- a girl with no future, until her grandmother's sacrifice saves her from certain death Beriel -- an imperious princess, determined to claim the kingdom that is her birthright Fate brings them together, both exiles, one servant to t...

  • It's Not Easy Being Bad

    Bad Girls - 3

    Now that they’re in seventh grade, Mikey and Margalo decide it’s time to be popular -- or at least, time to be less unpopular. The trouble is, typical, normal kids are what work in junior high, and if there’s one thing Mikey and Margalo aren’...

  • Bad Girls in Love

    Bad Girls - 4

    Look out! Mikey Elsinger's in love! Mikey never does anything halfway, so it's no surprise that when she develops a not-so-secret crush on Shawn Macavity, the heartstoppingly gorgeous star of the school play, she goes a bit overboard. Soon Mikey -...

  • Rosie Stories

  • Bad Girls, Bad Girls, Whatcha Gonna Do?

    Bad Girls - 6

    It’s not easy being Mikey Elsinger and Margalo Epps in ninth grade. It seems like things are changing. Now some people want to sit at the same lunch table with them, and some even ask them for advice. What are the two friends to make of this strang...

  • Angus and Sadie

    They're brother and sister, but Angus is bigger. He is a good, brave, and clever dog -- and he likes that. Sadie isn't as quick to learn -- or to obey. Angus thinks she's scared of everything, but Sadie knows that's not true. Newbery Medalist Cynt...



  • Young Fredle

    Cynthia Voigt crafts a novel about discovery, perspective, and the meaning of home -- all through the eyes of an affable and worried little mouse. Fredle is an earnest young fellow suddenly cast out of his cozy home behind the kitchen cabinets -- int...

  • The Stepsister

    in What You Wish For

    A stellar collection from Newbery medalists and bestselling authors written to benefit Darfuri refugees With contributions from some of the best talent writing for children today, What You Wish For is a compelling collection of affecting, inspirin...

  • The Book of Lost Things

    Mister Max - 1

    Max's parents are missing. They are actors, and thus unpredictable, but sailing away, leaving Max with only a cryptic note, is unusual even for them. Did they intend to leave him behind? Have they been kidnapped? Until he can figure it out, Max f...

  • The Book of Secrets

    Mister Max - 2

    From Newbery Medalist Cynthia Voigt, Book II in the exciting adventures of Mister Max -- 12-year-old detective in disguise. In Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things, Max Starling proved that he is more than a detective, he’s a Solutioneer. His ...

  • The Book of Kings

    Mister Max - 3

    In Act III of Newbery Medalist Cynthia Voigt’s Mister Max trilogy, the solutioneer sets off to rescue his missing parents!   Ever since Max’s parents were spirited away on a mysterious ship, he has longed to find them.   He’s solved case ...

  • Teddy & Co.

    Teddy is a thinking kind of bear. Of all his friends, he does the most wondering. He lives with a ragtag group of lost toys -- a very hungry snake, an elephant who likes to bake, two charmingly silly pigs, and a reclusive penguin -- and they all bump...

  • By Any Name

    From the award-winning author of Homecoming and Dicey's Song comes a heartfelt adult novel perfect for readers of Judy Blume. Rida is an orphan out of California who dances for the troops in the USO. Spencer is a naval officer with roots deep in New...

  • Toaff's Way

    Meet Toaff: a lovable squirrel, and new standout character, searching for a place to call home in this gem of a story by a Newbery Medal-winning author. Toaff is a small squirrel full of big questions. Why must I stay away from the human's house?...

  • Little Bird

    Celebrated Newbery Medalist Cynthia Voigt introduces Little Bird, a tiny crow with a big imagination and an even bigger heart, in this timeless read-alone and read-aloud just right for the young middle grade audience. Little Bird features black-and-w...

  • When Wishes Were Horses

    What would you wish for? In this young middle-grade novel by the Newbery Medal" and Newbery Honor"winning author, four kids in the same town are each granted two wishes. Full of magic, adventure, friendship, family, surprises, and lots of dogs, t...



  • From Bad to Worse

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy
    Bad Girls - 5

Award-Winning Books by Cynthia Voigt

Angus and Sadie
2008 Sequoyah Book Award -- Children's
The Callender Papers
1984 Edgar Allan Poe Award -- Juvenile
Dicey's Song
1983 Newbery Medal -- Children's


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Cynthia Voigt has published 40 books.

The next book by Cynthia Voigt, When Wishes Were Horses, will be published in August 2024.

The first book by Cynthia Voigt, Homecoming, was published in February 1981.

Yes. Cynthia Voigt has 4 series.
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