D. James Smith

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  • Bibliography:
    6 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 1999
  • Latest Book:
    October 2010
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Full Series List in Order

Paolo

1 - Boys of San Joaquin (Feb-2005)
2 - Probably the World's Best Story About a Dog (Oct-2010)
3 - It Was September When We Ran Away the First Time (Sep-2008)

Book List in Order: 6 titles

  • Fast Company

  • My Brother's Passion

    In this small gem of a novel, a thoughtful boy on the lip of adolescence struggles to make sense of the evil that resides in his small town. Told with brilliant, lyric push, this tale reveals the unconscious rush that childhood is, that nagging dream...

  • Boys of San Joaquin

    Paolo - 1

    Paolo calls Rufus "a Mack truck with no one driving." Rufus is the O'Neil family dog, and he shows up one morning with part of a twenty-dollar bill in his teeth. Twelve-year-old Paolo figures that there must be more where that bill came from, and si...

  • Probably The World's Best Story about a Dog and the Girl Who Loved Me

    Paolo's plan for August in Orange Grove City is to hire out his little brother to the neighbors. Georgie is six; he needs a manager.

    But then the family dog, Rufus, is stolen.

    Overnight, Paolo is trying to manage not just Georgie, but their deaf ...

  • It Was September When We Ran Away the First Time

    Paolo - 3

    It's September, the first week of school at John Muir Junior High School, and Paolo has a lot on his mind. He's thinking about finding a place of his own with his brother Georgie and his cousin Billy, running away part-time -- which means they are ru...

  • Probably the World's Best Story About a Dog

    Paolo - 2

    Paolo's plan for August in Orange Grove City is to hire out his little brother to the neighbors. Georgie is six; he needs a manager. But then the family dog, Rufus, is stolen. Overnight, Paolo is trying to manage not just Georgie, but their d...



Award-Winning Books by D. James Smith

Boys of San Joaquin
2006 Edgar Allan Poe Award -- Juvenile


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

D. James Smith has published 6 books.

D. James Smith does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Probably the World's Best Story About a Dog, was published in October 2010.

The first book by D. James Smith, Fast Company, was published in September 1999.

Yes. D. James Smith has 1 series.
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