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  • Bibliography:
    16 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 2004
  • Latest Book:
    July 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Uncle Pirate

1 - Uncle Pirate (Jun-2008)
2 - Uncle Pirate to the Rescue (Apr-2010)

Vampire High

1 - Vampire High (Aug-2005)
2 - Vampire High: Sophomore Year (Jul-2010)

Book List in Order: 16 titles



  • After coming to Grandy Thaxter's home to reveal his macabre plan, the tables are turned on Mister Death when Grandy Thaxter ignores the purpose of his visit and suddenly recruits him to be a helpful hand around her busy home....



  • Cody Elliot's new school, Vlad Dracul, is a little weird. The principal is seven feet tall and has a pet wolf. The students are tall and silent and wear sunglasses in the winter. When he sees a kid's fangs, the truth sinks in: Cody's classmates are v...



  • This second book in the new Art Encounters series centers on Paul Gauguin's painting Landscape with Peacocks, or Matamoe, and recreates the world the artist found in Tahiti when he painted the picture in 1892. This action-packed South Sea adve...



  • It's not every day that a pirate -- and his talking penguin -- show up at the front door! But that's exactly what happens when Wilson's long-lost uncle comes to live with his family. Desperate Evil Wicked Bob and his sidekick, Captain Jack, are not o...



  • A badly spelled message in a bottle addressed to Uncle Pirate appears at Wilson’s front door, and Mom starts baking bad news pie -- this can’t be good. Uncle Pirate’s formerly mutinous crew is marooned on an island! Though Uncle Pirate is loyal...



  • My name is Kestrel. Kestrel Murphy. Never call me Susan. Who ever heard of a witch named Susan? A year ago, I was on the white-magic side. Lately, I've been leaning toward the black. I blame the universe. What's the point in being a nice little w...



  • In the satiric and funny sequel to the witty Vampire High, Cody's hopes for a great sophomore year at Vlad Dracul are dashed when his train wreck of a cousin, Turk Stone, moves in and messes with his life. Turk's a brilliant teen artist and goth w...



  • Suffering sugarplums! It’s Christmas Eve -- and Santa’s sick! His spunky daughter, Jeannette, takes on the task of delivering all the presents, but when rebellious reindeer leave her stranded halfway through the night, Jeannette has to get creati...



  • I wanted the role of Juliet more than anything. I studied hard. I gave a great reading for it -- even with Bobby checking me out the whole time. I deserved the part. I didn't get it. So I decided to level the playing field, though I actually might...






  • A page-turner about growing up and facing hidden fears...Everyone who looks at The Daughters of Edward Darley Boits, the grand-scale painting by John Singer Sargent that hangs in Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, is drawn into its mysteries. Who are th...



  • "Gideon’s War: A Tale of the Rough Riders" is a classic tale of a young boy forced to grow up fast in a war he has no business waging. As Gideon puts it:"The war with Spain. The war for Cuban independence. It seems like such a little thing. It last...



  • As the plan to attack Harper's Ferry and free the slaves appears to become more of a suicide mission, Theodore Worth reflects on his two-year journey from Quaker son and dutiful Boston schoolboy to his role as one of John Brown's "Invisibles."...



  • Tyrannosaurus Rex wants breakfast. He stomps and he roars and he gnashes his teeth―and he scares all the other dinosaurs right out of the forest. Only Edna, the very first chicken, is unafraid. She won't let that bully T. rex push her around! B...



  • Funny and smart with all the angst and sass of adolescence and a colorful cast of characters, this is a refreshing contemporary coming-of-age YA about one Greek-American girl's odyssey home. Sixteen-year-old Elektra Kamenides is well on her way t...



  • A fiercely funny picture book from author Douglas Rees and illustrator Isabel Muñoz about the fantastic friendship between a little girl and a creature out of legend.When Willa Cathcart Wilmerding, the bravest girl in the world, is told she must sto...



  • An action-packed and hilarious picture book about a family of chickens with one member who is a little different from the rest.Edna the very first chicken is hatching her very first eggs!With long, sharp teeth and claws, one of her chicks, Sinclair, ...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Douglas Rees has published 16 books.

The next book by Douglas Rees, Sinclair, the Velociraptor Who Thought He Was a Chicken, will be published in July 2024.

The first book by Douglas Rees, Grandy Thaxter's Helper, was published in October 2004.

Yes. Douglas Rees has 2 series.