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  • Bibliography:
    103 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 1985
  • Latest Book:
    April 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Rule of Three

1 - The Rule of Three (Jan-2014)
1.5 - Nothing to Fear (Mar-2014)
2 - Fight for Power (Jan-2015)
3 - Will to Survive (Jan-2016)

Teen Astronauts

1 - Houston, Is There A Problem? (Sep-2021)
2 - Boldly Go (Feb-2023)
3 - Mission to Mars (Apr-2023)

Book List in Order: 103 titles



  • When Robert and Mark's mother tells the twins they're going on a two week trip to the island of Contwoyto, they immediately picture themselves on surfboards in Hawaii. Only it turns out that Contwoyto is Inuktituk for King William Island, a tiny spec...



  • Sometimes the longest journey is back to where you belong... Life was pretty exciting for Jonathan when he lived with his con-artist father. But now he has to stay with his grandparents while his dad hides from some angry customers, and life is tough...



  • I pulled out the picture Cole had given us...my gaze fell on the boy, my uncle. I thought about the sadness in his eyes and what he'd been through at such a young age. And I was shocked to see a bit of me, staring back. After the sudden death of Sky'...



  • During WWII, Jed’s English father serves as a fighter pilot overseas, while Jed and his mother move back to her Tsimshian community on Canada's west coast. When the military sets up a naval base in town, Jed is hired to help out, honored it seems, ...



  • Gordo Stevens is trying to make friends at his new school and struggling to come to terms with his parents’ divorce -- he’s in no mood for a week-long school trip to a remote island marine teaching station. But there are bigger problems on the...



  • Nick and Kia get excited when their school gym teacher announces a "three-on-three" basketball tournament. The two most dedicated players in grade three, they know they'll be tough to beat. But when Nick finds out they'll be up against teams in grade...



  • What happens as soon as Sam sets foot on Oak Island to visit his grandfather is more exciting than he could have hoped for. As if the discovery of a human skull and a dangerous run-in with a monstrous digging machine weren’t enough, Sam also dis...



  • is 1915, and Canada is embroiled in the First World War. The East Coast is under threat from German U-boats that are sinking ships and endangering coastal towns. It all seems very far away from the life of fifteen-year-old William McCracken -- a Ha...



  • Twin brothers Rob and Mark are helping their scientist mother with her institute's muskox-observing mission. No one can figure out why no muskox can be found - until Rob and Mark get some strange information that leads them to a mysteriously etche...






  • It's like I said, it isn't what you do with the shots you make, but the ones that don't go in. The rebounds. Sean vows that this year will be different: he’ll stay out of trouble and make the basketball team, even if it means ditching his old frien...



  • When Canada went to war with Japan following the bombing of Pearl Harbour, Canadians of Japanese descent were declared "Enemy Aliens." Without recourse of any kind, they were forced to leave their homes along with the British Columbia coast, their po...



  • With the three-on-three tournament over, it's now time for tryouts for the school rep team. The question is will grade three students Nick and Kia have any chance to make the team? After all the rep team is normally made up only of grade five pla...



  • When Nick and his pals suddenly find themselves short a man for the NBA-sponsored three-on-three tournament they plan to enter during the summer holidays, the solution seems simple enough. Nick, Kia and Mark are the key players on the team, so the fo...



  • When Nick and Kia arrive for try-outs for the basketball team they played on the previous year, they are surprised to meet their new coach. Coach Barkley is a former college star known for his fierce desire to win. Though the coach has been away from...



  • Nick, Kia and their Mississauga Magic teammates are on the road, heading off to an elite hoop tournament in the Midwest.Feeling outmatched by many of the high-profile teams, the kids are still looking forward to a good time. However, Coach Barkley, w...



  • Readers of Hoop Crazy will remember Ned as the bug-loving beanpole who lives in an isolated national park out West, three hours from the nearest basketball court. But Ned's participation in the three-on-three tournament when he visited Nick has spark...



  • Eric Walters's unforgettable romp through Canada's wilderness is now in mass market paperback

    Jamie, a 13-year-old Cree boy, is surprised when his cousin asks him to help out with a trip he's escorting through Canada's North. His surprise turns to...



  • In conjunction with the Terry Fox Foundation, award-winning author Eric Walters brings Terry Fox and the Marathon of Hope to life for a whole new generation of young readers This first book for young readers about Terry Fox and the Marathon of Hope...



  • It's 1943, and nearly-12-year-old George and his older brother Jack are spending a restless wartime summer in Whitby, Ontario, where their mom is working at a munitions plant while their dad is off fighting the Germans. One afternoon, the boys stumbl...






  • Based on true events surrounding Captain Robert Bartlett's ill-fated Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913, tells the story of thirteen-year-old Helen and her nine-year-old brother Michael and their struggle to safety after their ship becomes trapped in...



  • It's a new season for Nick and Kia and once again they have to prove they've got what it takes to make the Mississauga Magic rep team.There is no free ride on Coach Barkley's team. The tryouts are tough but fair and it looks like the nucleus of last ...



  • A street race ends in a tragic accident. Jake's friends tell him to run, but he doesn't know if he can -- or should -- run from the truth.Jake has finally got his driver's license, and tonight he has his brother's car as well. He and his friend Micke...



  • Philip lives for skateboarding. School is merely the break between trying to land a difficult jump and outrunning the security guards. When he and his best friend Wally meet a professional skateboarder who videotapes himself for his website, Philip t...



  • The latest page-turner from Canada''s bestselling children''s author.

    Twelve-year-old Ruth must spend her summer at the University of Toronto, where her mother is hired to clean the Institute of Biological Research. There, the lonely girl is befri...



  • When a Division One coach comes to their smaller school to bring the football program up to contender status, Moose and the rest of the players on the team are pumped. Coach Barnes has new ideas and a vision for the future--nothing is too good for hi...



  • Sam Campbell's school team, the Laggan Lairds, always loses. When someone suggests that their name be the Laggan Lard Butts, Sam thinks the team should change its name. What is a Laird anyway? The basketball coach agrees, and soon the whole schoo...



  • Can Ian stand up for what he believes in?When Ian and his classmates watch a documentary about the health concerns of eating fast food, Ian decides to start a boycott and stop everyone he can from eating at Frankie's, a huge fast-food chain with a qu...





  • The thrilling sequel to Camp X, winner of the Silver Birch Award

    Jack and George have barely recovered from their ordeal in Camp X when they are relocated to Bowmanville, Ontario, where their mother has been offered a clerking job in a prisoner of...






  • The final book in Eric Walters' series about the zoo next door!Sarah and Nicholas Fraser are already neck-deep in exotic animals when Mr. McCurdy and Vladimir rescue another truckload of creatures, including two baby kangaroos, a leopard, and a lion....



  • As the new girl in a strange town, Casey is trying desperately to fit in and make friends. When her parents leave town for the weekend, her friend suggests she have a house party. Casey is reluctant to go along, until she realizes maybe this is the a...



  • After fleeing her suburban home, 15-year-old Dana struggles to survive in the alleys, squats, and subway stations of downtown Toronto. Dana and her two friends, seasoned street kids Brent and Ashley, must contend with turf wars, thugs, hunger, and th...



  • Keegan and Alex are the only kids in Leamington who haven't volunteered to help out with the town's annual tomato festival. In an attempt to teach them a sense of responsibility, their fathers put them in charge of the tomato toss. The boys d...



  • Fifteen-year-old Jay Hunter has but one goal in life: to get out of the Falls. Life in the blue-collar tourist town doesn?t hold much promise for a teenage boy. But all that begins to change when his mother reveals a remarkable family history: Jay?s ...



  • Kevin Spreekmeester can't believe it's not a practical joke. He's just won a photography contest he doesn't even remember entering and his winning photo was the result of a weird shutter glitch - not the amazing talent that the judges seem to thi...



  • For Alexandria Hyatt having a fabulous life is easy: she knows what she wants and she knows how to get it. Being glamorous and rich is simply what she was born to be. When Alexandria is arrested for shoplifting, having to drag herself into court to f...



  • The first flash mob Ian puts together himself is a sixty-plus person, four-minute pillow fight in a department store. His friend Oswald is thrilled with the event, but Julia, the one Ian really wants to impress, is still convinced that flash mobs are...



  • Thomas and Denyse have a lot in common. They both love basketball and sugar on their popcorn, but they have one major difference: Thomas is white and Denyse is black. Some people start making racist remarks when they go out, and their parents warn th...



  • Eric Walters' timeless series about the zoo next door is now available from Scholastic Canada!When tornado-force winds force Sarah and Nicholas Fraser to seek shelter in a neighbour's barn, they discover that the retired circus trainer has some unusu...






  • Edward is a classic slacker.He's got better ways to spend his time than toiling over homework, and as long as he gets passing grades he's happy. When his fifty percent average is threatened he has to find a way to pull up his grades without applying ...



  • The Pole is Eric Walters’s powerful fictionalized retelling of Robert Peary’s 1909 expedition to the North Pole aboard The Roosevelt, as experienced by a young cabin boy named Danny, away from home and at sea for the very first time. This highly ...



  • Joseph had never known the sky could be so big. But somehow out here in the wilderness everything was clearer. A guy noticed things he couldn't see in the city. Maybe he had just been too busy stealing and running and hiding from the cops to look...



  • Dramatic, gripping, and moving, this sequel to the award-winning We All Fall Down will captivate readers.It’s September 12th, 2001, and New York City is at a standstill: somber, bleak and shocked in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks. ...



  • It's December 2004 and Sam and his parents are leaving frostbitten Ontario for a vacation in lush, sun-soaked Thailand. Sam's sister Beth is staying behind. She drives her family to the airport to bid them farewell, not knowing that what awaits them ...



  • The principal announces that the school is implementing uniforms, and Ian finds himself caught in a conflict. His friend Julia wants him to devise a plan to fight the decision, and the principal is determined to convince Ian the uniforms are a good i...



  • In the tenth installment of the best-selling Eric Walters basketball series, Nick, Kia and their teammates embark on a letter writing campaign to persuade the Toronto Raptors community relations department to send one or more of the players to visit ...



  • The date is October 15, 1954. Thirteen-year-old Elizabeth, who lives in the Toronto suburb of Weston, is a typical grade 8 girl. She has a secret crush on a boy in her class and she thinks Elvis Presley is "dreamy." Elizabeth also has a p...



  • A novel from one of the country’s most prolific and popular YA authors, this book, set in New York City on September 11th, shows us how the experiences of that day profoundly changed one teen’s life and relationships.Today is September 10, 2001, ...



  • In his sequel to Alexandria of Africa, Eric Walters brings exciting new characters to life, with the urban jungle of Los Angeles as their backdrop.It's the ultimate clash of cultures when Nebala, a Maasai warrior, leaves behind Kenya and, with two fe...






  • Three tweens, Alex, Sam, and their intriguing new friend Twilight, go on a weekend adventure in New York City - without their parents. An action-packed story about friendship, trust and having fun.

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  • Ricky has always love animals. After all, he shares his house with twenty-nine weird and wonderful creatures. So when vandals break into his school and destroy many of his beloved science teacher's animals, including Ricky's favorite, Bogart the ...



  • Taylor and his mother have moved from a small northern town to the heart of Toronto. The differences are dramatic as Taylor becomes part of a classroom of kids as diverse as the city itself. While taking a shortcut across a junkyard with his new best...



  • Robbie's father is a spitfire pilot who was shot down during World War II and is now a POW. At only seventeen, Robbie lies about his identity to enlist in the Royal Canadian Air Force under the guise of going to a boarding school so that his mother d...



  • Another riveting page-turner from Canada's favourite teen author--and this time, the adventure takes place in outer space.It's 2012 and the world's most renowned astrophysicists, astronomers, and theoretical mathematicians have all died within the sa...



  • An epic life-story of a magnificent fish and her fellow denizens of the Pacific, plus their adventures and interaction with a rich cast of human characters. Ships, planes and submersibles jockey to exploit or save the precious marine tableau. A geolo...



  • Kioko had been watching the matatus come and go for as long as he could remember. But today, for his fifth birthday, he climbs aboard one with his grandfather. As the matatu pulls away from the market, the village dogs chase after them. When Kioko as...



  • Hunter knows humans are dangerous to himself and the other cats of his colony. He avoids them, as all wild cats should. So when a neighborhood boy starts showing up in Hunter's junkyard to chase away dogs and bring the colony food, Hunter keeps his d...



  • DJ is David McLean's eldest grandson, so it stands to reason that he be the one to scatter his beloved grandfather's ashes. At least that's how DJ sees it. He's always been the best at everything -- sports, school, looking after his fatherless family...



  • Seven-year-old Christina desperately wants a dog. When she visits a kennel with her parents, she comes home with Prince, a greyhound recently retired from his champion racing career. Christina is thrilled and spends all her time with her new pal. The...



  • The city is cracking down on graffiti and guerilla art. Between that and cutbacks to the local art gallery it seems like nothing is safe. But Oswald, masquerading as a graffiti artist known as The Wiz, is fighting back -- by painting elaborate murals...



  •  Based on the life of a real boy, this warm-hearted, beautifully illustrated book tells the story of Baraka, a young Kenyan boy with a physical disability. Baraka and eight cousins live with their grandmother. She gives them boundless love, but ...



  • Eric Walters' timeless series about the zoo next door is now available from Scholastic Canada!In this sequel to Tiger by the Tail, Sarah and Nicholas Fraser are off to zoo camp for the week. Once they arrive, however, they quickly learn that the camp...



  • One shocking afternoon, computers around the globe shut down in a viral catastrophe. At sixteen-year-old Adam Daley's high school, the problem first seems to be a typical electrical outage, until students discover that cell phones are down, municipal...



  • “Nothing to Fear” is an episode inspired by The Rule of Three, the opening novel in Eric Walter’s trilogy of the same name about the terrifying challenges faced by an ordinary suburban kid, his family, and his neighbors, in the first days and w...



  • After Morgan’s backyard is flooded by the nearby river, her dog, Shire, finds a baby beaver that has been washed out of its den. Realizing that its parents aren’t coming back, Morgan must quickly learn to care for the beaver, which she names Samm...



  • Eric Walters' series about the zoo next door continues!Mr. McCurdy and Vladimir are well on their way to installing the new animals on Mr. McCurdy's farm: Boo Boo the bear, Peanuts the elephant, Kushna the tiger, and Sarah's pet deer are joining the ...



  • A drought has settled in the area around the orphanage where Boniface lives. There are long line-ups at the tiny spring where all the local people get their water, and suddenly the orphans are pushed to the back of the line, unwelcome. Boniface's hou...



  • Set in both the wilds and slums of Kenya, a powerful story about a brother and sister's brave journey to find a place to call home.      13-year-old Muchoki and his younger sister, Jata, can barely recognize what's become of ...



  • DJ jets across the Atlantic to England to follow a series of obscure clues and symbols he hopes will reveal the truth about his grandfather. In London, he stays with Doris, the elderly woman he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with. Laid up with a broken an...



  • Nine-year-old Skye has always had a fascination with flying. She’d love to be a pilot someday, like both of her parents, but deep down she really wishes she could be a bird. When Skye’s parents take her to Costa Rica, she is thrilled about all of...



  • After sixty-six days of a catastrophic global blackout, life in the suburbs is not what it used to be for Adam and his fortified neighborhood of Eden Mills. Although an explosive clash has minimized one threat from outside the walls, Adam's battle-ha...



  • An asteroid has hit the Earth: the end of the world is just beginning. Billy and his companions have been taking refuge in outer space to avert this catastrophe. But what will it take to survive?     This dramatic second book in a...



  • After the orphanage she lives in is destroyed by fire, Betty, an innocent and trusting teen, takes a job as a maid in Kingston, Ontario. Welcomed into the household of the wealthy Remington clan, Betty makes friends with the staff at the house and so...



  • Here is the gripping conclusion to an acclaimed trilogy about one suburban neighborhood's existence after a global blackout. Teenager Adam Daley has killed again. It had to be done, part of him knows that, but murder changes a person. It can certainl...



  • DJ is always thrilled to spend time with his grandfather, a person he idolizes. When his grandfather announces that he's going to take all of his grandsons on individual adventures, it seems only fair that DJ, as the oldest grandchild, will get his a...



  • Nathan has always loved animals and longs for a pet. When a baby squirrel shows up at Nathan's door, he wonders what could have happened to its mother. It isn't long before his family discovers six more orphaned baby squirrels in need of food and she...



  • AN AFRICAN ALPHABET is a vibrant ABC book that introduces babies and toddlers to the unique variety of animals found in Africa. An alphabet for all ages, the stunning linocut-influenced artwork brings an uncommon selection of critters to life in this...



  • On the last day of high school, Sophie's boyfriend breaks up with her. It turns out he thinks she is too predictable, too responsible, too mature...too boring. When Sophie turns to her best friend, Ella, for comfort and reassurance, Ella just conf...



  • Lull your little one to sleep while counting the animals also nestling in for the night. Count the stars coming out, fox cubs snuggling, puppies piling and chicks cuddling as baby rocks gently to sleep in this gorgeously illustrated board book from b...



  • From aardvark to zebra and all that's in between, little ones will love learning their alphabet with these colorful creatures.An African Alphabet is a vibrant ABC book that introduces babies and toddlers to the unique variety of animals found in Afri...



  • In a world with no power, chaos soon descends. A powerful look at the disintegration of society in the wake of a massive and mysterious outage that has knocked out all modern amenities.Fifteen-year-old Emma has moved house with her ex-Marine mother a...



  • What is the true meaning of friendship? Follow along as a boy meets up with his friend -- a dog who faithfully waits for him every day so they can ride out to the beach together to surf. The boy doesn't own the dog and he doesn't know who does, but t...



  • When Noah Whitmore's 17-year-old cousin Lukas turned up on his doorstep one day, four years ago, it was a life-defining moment for both of them.  As a single, thirty-something teacher with a personal life that was akin to a vacuum, Noah now...



  • WE BOUGHT A ZOO meets JURASSIC PARK in a gripping story featuring the evergreen appeal of human-animal friendships and set in an elephant sanctuary, about a thirteen-year-old girl, a cast of elephants, and a surprising new arrival -- a woolly mammoth...



  • Inspired by a story told to the author while on safari in 2015, THE WILD BEAST describes the creation of one of Africa's most unusual animals, the wildebeest. According to oral tradition, the Creator built this unique beast out of leftover parts from...



  • From the bestselling coauthor of Broken Strings, “a sensitive and supportive approach to . . . the universal, ageless experiences of love and loss” (Quill & Quire).   A heartfelt new picture book from bestselling...



  • Dylan lives on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest with his parents, but when they have to go to the mainland, his grandfather weathers a storm to come spend time with him. Grandpa’s brought Dylan a number of gifts, and one comes in handy the ...



  • Fourteen-year-old Dylan is sent to live with his estranged grandfather, Angus. Basically strangers, the two avoid each other as best they can. One day Dylan discovers a young orca stranded high up on the rocky beach. Dylan runs to tell his grandfathe...



  • What makes bath time fun for baby? Bath toys! From parading penguins and splashing seals to frolicking frogs and bathing beavers, these joyful animal toys are ready to play. Join the splashy party in the tub.you may even get wet too! Bright, vibra...



  • What makes bath time fun for baby? Bath toys! From parading penguins and splashing seals to frolicking frogs and bathing beavers, these joyful animal toys are ready to play. Join the splashy party in the tub…you may even get wet too!Bright, vibrant...



  • When Noah Whitmore's teenage cousin Lukas arrived on his doorstep one day in the middle of his sophomore year, it was a life-defining moment for both of them. As a single, thirty-something science teacher with a personal life akin to a vacuum, N...



  • Thirteen-year-old Quinn and her friends can't believe their luck when spring break is extended an extra two weeks -- even if it's because of some virus.But when the impact of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic becomes apparent, everyone, not just the st...



  • Thirteen-year-old Robbie leads a double life. It's just Robbie and his dad, but no one knows that his dad isn't like most parents. Sometimes he wakes Robbie up in the middle of the night to talk about dying. Sometimes he just leaves without t...



  • ... “This simple story of discovery, sport, and friendship is filled with likable characters and innocently joyful moments...Delightful.” -- Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewKenyan orphans, Kitoo and Nigosi, spend their days studying, playing socc...



  • This call-and-response board book with animals is perfect for your bedtime routine.A young child imagines all of his animal friends have come to life as he says good night to each of them before tucking in to sleep. “Moo,” says the cow. “Good n...



  • Thirteen-year-old Houston Williams is smart. Very smart.So no one is surprised when he earns a scholarship to attend a prestigious NASA space camp. At the training facility he immediately bonds with his new team, including a girl named Teal. He also ...



  • Thirteen-year-old basketball star Jordan Ryker feels like his life is falling apart.All Jordie wanted was for his parents to stop fighting. Soon, he gets his wish. His parents separate and then his dad announces he’s gay. Shocked, Jordie struggles ...



  • ...“A profound, realistic story of a multiracial family...This brilliantly written tale is a lovely introduction to the important topics of wildfires and animal sanctuaries for young readers. Great for animal lovers and children curious about nat...



  • Becky Lawrence lives in a small Indiana town where nothing much ever happens. Padding her college applications with good grades and volunteer work — while also managing the boys’ basketball team and playing in the school band — is h...



  • Teen astronaut Houston Williams is finally headed into outer space.Houston Williams was thrilled to win a scholarship to attend a space program at NASA. What he didn’t realize was that organizers were recruiting people for a cutting-edge research p...



  • Teen astronaut Houston Williams is now the pilot on a mission to Mars. Houston Williams was thrilled to win a scholarship to attend a space program at NASA. What he didn’t realize was that organizers were recruiting people for a top-secret research...



  • When all technology breaks down and he’s far from home, thirteen-year-old Jamie learns he’s stronger (and braver) than he thought he was in this dystopian adventure.Thirteen-year-old Jamie’s plane is just taking off when something goes terribly...



  • Jaxson is the only child of a single mom, but he’s never been short on family. His best friend Logan, who has four sisters, claims Jax as a “brother.” Jaxson enjoys the chaos of Logan’s home, but he also loves the calm of his ...


Award-Winning Books by Eric Walters

Hope Springs
2015 Christopher Award -- Books for Young People
The Pole
2008 National Outdoor Book Award -- Children's
We All Fall Down
2008 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award -- Young Readers


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Eric Walters has published 103 books.

The next book by Eric Walters, The Club, will be published in April 2024.

The first book by Eric Walters, Wonderful Words of Life, was published in October 1985.

Yes. Eric Walters has 2 series.