Gloria Whelan

Author Information
Gloria Whelan's Latest Book

Newest Release

  • Bibliography:
    60 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    July 1978
  • Latest Book:
    April 2021
  • Author Rating:
  • Share:

Full Series List in Order

Related Books

1 - Next Spring an Oriole ()
2 - Night of the Full Moon (1993)

Multi-Author Series List

Tales of Young Americans

Friend on Freedom River (Mar-2005)
Mackinac Bridge (Aug-2006)
The Listeners (Sep-2009)

Book List in Order: 60 titles

  • A Clearing in the Forest

    Aided by resourceful young Wilson Catchner, Frances Crawford, a physician's aging widow with a great love for nature, wages battle against the powerful oil company that obtains drilling rights to her land...

  • A Time to Keep Silent

    After her mother's death, 13-year-old Clair refuses to speak and her minister father moves them from their comfortable existence to the wilds of northern Michigan to start a small mission and to begin a new life....

  • A Week of Raccoons

  • Hannah

    “Just because I can’t see, strangers think I can’t hear either. Or they believe I am stupid.” Nine-year-old Hannah would do almost anything to go to school -- and to prove these strangers wrong. But the year is 1887, Hannah is blind, and h...

  • Bringing the Farmhouse Home

    A little girl recalls her grandmother's death, when her aunts, uncles, cousins, and others converged on Grandma's farm, and she recalls such objects as the family Bible, a little box painted with forget-me-nots, and Grandma's quilt....

  • Night of the Full Moon

    Related Books - 2

    The night of the full moon is almost here! That's when Libby Mitchell will finally get to visit her best friend, Fawn, at the Indian camp. Even though Mama's about to have a baby, Libby's determined not to miss the fun! But when soldiers rush i...

  • Goodbye, Vietnam

    "When Mai's family discovers that Vietnam government soldiers will soon apprehend her father and grandmother, the family slips away in the night. They trudge through the swamps of the Mekong Delta toward the sea. The gut-wrenching trip to Hong Kong i...

  • Once on This Island

    From the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Homeless Bird comes a gripping historical novel about a young girl during the British-American War of 1812.

    When war erupts between England and America, it brings change and uncerta...

  • The President's Mother

    Gloria Whelan weaves an imaginatie tale of politcal intrigue that exploress the horrific consequences of misplaced power. With sweeping strokes of realism that focus on our nation's health care reform, Whelan demonstrates how the best intentions can ...



  • The Indian School

    SHE WOULD NEVER FORGET WHAT SHE LEARNED THERE... When shy, ten-year-old Lucy goes to live with her aunt and uncle at their mission school for Indians, she is surprised at the number of harsh rules and restrictions imposed on the Indian children. Why...

  • Shadow of the Wolf

    Libby Mitchell can’t believe her luck! In 1841, her pioneer family decides to move north -- near her best friend, Fawn, who lives with the Ottawa tribe. But the girls’ happiness at reuniting is short-lived. Greedy men want to cheat Fawn’s peopl...

  • The Ambassador's Wife

    This is Gloria Whelan's second Christian adult novel, filled with political intrigue and a quest for the truth that takes a family from the political inferno of Central America to the snowy woodlands of northern Michigan....

  • Friends

  • The Miracle of Saint Nicholas

    It was the day before Christmas in a small Russian village. Alexi's babushka was telling him what Christmas was like when she was a girl - before the soldiers came. "Our church was as crowded as a pod full of peas. Candles made the church as brigh...

  • The Pathless Woods

  • Homeless Bird

    Forced to leave her family at thirteen and marry someone she has never met... Koly's parents have arranged a marriage for their only daughter and now, like many girls her age in India, she will leave home forever. She yearns to flee, but tradition...

  • Welcome to Starvation Lake

    Road to Reading: Mile 5

    Starvation Lake Elementary is just a regular school...except that it's due north by an icy lake, lost in a swirl of snow most of the time. And it lacks one thing most schools have- a decent library. The fourth grade is putting on a fund-raiser, but i...

  • Rich and Famous in Starvation Lake

  • Goodbye, Vietnam with Connections



  • Jam and Jelly by Holly and Nellie

    Holly's family lives a simple life in northern Michigan, enjoying the bounty of the earth and very much in step with the rhythm of the changing seasons. But times are hard and a cold winter is coming. Without a warm coat, Holly might not be able to s...

  • Fruitlands: Louisa May Alcott Made Perfect

    We are all going to be made perfect . . .In 1843, with all their possessions loaded onto a single wagon, ten-year-old Louisa May Alcott and her family bravely set out into the wilderness to make a new home for themselves on a farm called Fruitlands. ...

  • Are There Bears in Starvation Lake?

    The kids from Starvation Lake are all excited about their trip to the ecology center . . . all of them, that is, except Baylor. Just the thought of being outdoors makes Baylor sick. The cold and the germs are bad enough, but no one said anything abou...

  • Angel on the Square

    From the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Homeless Bird comes “an absorbing saga”* about a young heroine coming of age in the tumultuous years leading up to the Russian revolution.Gripping, accessible historical fiction t...

  • A Haunted House in Starvation Lake

    Dawn Zonder is finally starting to feel at home in Starvation Lake with all her new friends when she finds out she might have to move again. If only Dawn could convince her family to stay in Starvation Lake for good. But the only house the Zonders ca...

  • Forgive the River, Forgive the Sky

    After her father dies in the river they both love, twelve-year-old Lily struggles to come to terms with her loss, and in so doing, she helps a paraplegic former pilot accept his condition and move on with his life....

  • Silver

    Deep in the Alaskan wilds, 9-year-old Rachel dreams of owning and racing a sled dog one day. When her father, who breeds and races huskies, gives her the runt of the litter, Rachel names the puppy Silver and sets out to prove he's a champion....

  • Farewell to the Island

    The year is 1816, and the war between England and the United States has come to an end. Once again the American flag flies proudly over the remote island of Mackinac, which Mary O'Shea calls home. Now for the first time in her life, Mary is leaving t...

  • Friend on Freedom River

    Tales of Young Americans

    In 1850 the Detroit River was a major track along the Underground Railroad -- the last step to freedom. The journey across the river was dangerous, especially in winter and especially for a 12-year-old boy. When Louis's father left him in charge of t...

  • Chu Ju's House

    One girl too many . . . When a girl is born to Chu Ju's family, it is quickly determined that the baby must be sent away. After all, the law states that a family may have only two children, and tradition dictates that every family should have a boy. ...



  • Mackinac Bridge

    Tales of Young Americans

    Set in the late 1950s, this is the moving story of a young boy whose father operates a ferryboat between Michigan's Upper and Lower peninsulas. As young Mark witnesses the building of the new Mackinac Bridge, he is torn between family loyalty and eag...

  • Listening for Lions

    A critically acclaimed historical novel “that roars” (Kliatt), from the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Homeless Bird. Africa is the only home Rachel Sheridan has ever known. But when her missionary parents are struck with influen...

  • Yatandou

    Yatandou lives in a Mali village with her family and neighbors. And though she is only eight years old and would much rather play with her pet goat, she must sit with the women and pound millet kernels. To grind enough millet for one day's food, the ...

  • Yuki and the One Thousand Carriers

    In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Japanese provincial governors had to travel between the cities of Kyoto and Edo (modern-day Tokyo). This 300+ mile journey on the historic Tokaido Road required the presence of one to three thousand attend...

  • The Disappeared

    A riveting tale about love and sacrifice by a National Book Award winner. The Disappeared. Los desaparecidos. This is the name given to those who opposed Argentina?s dictatorial government and were kidnapped to ensure their silence. With her homet...

  • After the Train

    Peter Liebig can't wait for summer. He's tired of classrooms, teachers, and the endless lectures about the horrible Nazis. The war has been over for ten years, and besides, his town of Rolfen, West Germany, has moved on nicely. Despite its bombed-out...

  • Locked Garden

    It's the year 1900, the dawn of a new century and a chance for a new beginning for Verna and Carlie, whose mother died two years ago. They are headed to their new home -- the grounds of an asylum for the mentally ill. Their father, a doctor, has been...

  • The Listeners

    Tales of Young Americans

    Ella May lives on a plantation but she doesn't live in the great house. She is a slave. It's dark in the morning when Ella May heads to the fields to pick cotton. And it's sunset when she comes home. But her day isn't done, not yet. Ella May still ha...

  • Waiting for the Owl's Call

    Eight-year-old Zulviya, her sister and her cousin, her mother and her grandmother... they all belong to the loom. For generations the women of Zulviya's family have earned their living by weaving rugs by hand. The rugs are valuable and the women ...

  • Burying the Sun

    Too young for the army, one boy takes saving the city into his own hands. The Russian city of Leningrad is darkening with winter and war, and Georgi's family prepares for the worst. His sister, Marya, packs up the great artwork at the Hermitage museu...



  • Fruitlands

    We are all going to be made perfect . . .In 1843, with all their possessions loaded onto a single wagon, ten-year-old Louisa May Alcott and her family bravely set out into the wilderness to make a new home for themselves on a farm called Fruitlands. ...

  • The Impossible Journey

    One Russian night in 1934, Marya and Georgi's parents disappear. Despite high risks, Katya and Misha had spoken against the government. The children, alone and desperate, fear the worst. Will they ever see their parents again?But all it takes is one ...

  • Summer of the War

    It's the summer of 1942. At her grandparents' island cottage in Michigan, 14"year"old Belle excitedly awaits the arrival of her exotic older cousin, Carolyn. Belle's expecting worldly sophistication and French style. But Carolyn brings much more ...

  • Miranda's Last Stand

    Miranda and her mama have always agreed about everything. So when Mama is offered a job with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show painting scenery, she and Miranda certainly agree that it is time to get out of Fort Lincoln, where they've been doing soldiers...

  • See What I See

    Kate Tapert sees her life in paintings. She makes sense of the world around her by relating it to what she adores -- art. Armed with a suitcase, some canvases, and a scholarship to art school in Detroit, Kate is ready to leave home and fully immerse...

  • Small Acts of Amazing Courage

    It is 1918, six months after the end of World War I, and Rosalind awaits the return of her father from the war. While it is common practice for British children in India to be packed off to boarding school at the age of 6, Rosalind is unusual because...

  • Megan's Year: An Irish Traveler's Story

    Through the voice of a young girl, the life of the people known as Irish Travelers is explored. Megan spends her summers traveling around the Irish countryside with her family. They move from place to place, hauling their camper behind their old car....

  • The Boy Who Wanted to Cook

    La Bonne Vache (The Good Cow) is a little restaurant in the south of France. It takes its name from and is famous for its boeuf à la mode, a delicious beef stew. Ten-year-old Pierre longs to follow in the culinary footsteps of his father, Monsieur V...

  • K is for Kabuki

    AV2 Fiction Readalong by Weigl brings you timeless tales of mystery, suspense, adventure, and the lessons learned while growing up. These celebrated children’s stories are sure to entertain and educate while captivating even the most reluctant ...

  • Smudge and the Book of Mistakes: A Christmas Story

    The monastery of St. Ambrose is situated on the Irish island of Morcarrick. Here, monks old and young live quiet lives spent in prayer and service. One day the Abbot decides that Brother Bede, their finest illuminator of manuscripts, will illustrate ...



  • In Andals House

    As a young boy in Gujarat, India, Kumar sometimes feels like he lives in two worlds. First there is the old world where people and their choices are determined by prejudice and bigotry. But then there is the second, modern world: in this world Kumar ...

  • Living Together

    We all have to live together, whether we do it with enthusiasm or grace, reluctance or despair. In this skillfully drawn collection, National Book award-winning Michigan writer Gloria Whelan presents short stories and a novella that look at people li...

  • All My Noble Dreams and Then What Happens

    Rosalind is caught between two worlds as Gandhi’s nonviolent revolution takes hold in this standalone companion to Small Acts of Amazing Courage. Rosalind inhabits two worlds in 1920s India. There is the world of her heritage -- English to the c...

  • Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine

    Prince Albert comes up with a royally creative solution to Queen Victoria’s modesty concerns in this true story that reveals an overlooked splash of history. Poor Queen Victoria! She loves to swim, but can’t quite figure out how to get to the ...

  • Parade of Shadows

    At the dawn of the Young Turk Revolution, an English girl goes on the adventure of a lifetime For years Julia has stared at her globe, dreaming of countries on the other side of the earth. In 1907, when her father is assigned to go on a diplomati...

  • That Wild Berries Should Grow

    In the depths of the Depression, a young girl goes to live in the country Although the Depression has destroyed Detroit's economy, Elsa cannot imagine living anywhere else. She loves her friends, her family, and the hustle and bustle of the great...

  • The Turning

    As the Soviet Union crumbles, one ballerina dreams of Paris It is 1991, and revolution is coming to the Soviet Union, but in Leningrad, life goes on as it always has. Food is scarce and luxuries are few, but for a young dancer named Tanya, life i...

  • The Wanigan

    To save his family, a logger goes down the river -- and brings along his wife and daughter When Annabel's father sells their house in Detroit, she is thrilled by the idea of life on a farm. But when they reach their little plot of land, she sees ...

  • Summer of the Tree Army

    When young Charlie Brightelot first spies the mysterious barracks in the woods near his home, he's not sure what to think. His father explains that the barracks will soon house young men serving in the Civilian Conservation Corps. President Franklin ...

  • Next Spring an Oriole

    • / Historical
    • Buy Buy
    Related Books - 1

    A pioneer adventure perfect for fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House series!  On Libby Mitchell’s tenth birthday, she and her parents climb into a covered wagon and set off on a journey that takes them two months and a thousand miles....

  • The Secret Keeper

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

Award-Winning Books by Gloria Whelan

Homeless Bird
2000 National Book Award -- Young People's Literature
Jam and Jelly by Holly and Nellie
2003 National Outdoor Book Award -- Children's
Mackinac Bridge
2007 Michigan Notable Books -- Notable Book
Once on This Island
1996 Great Lakes Book Award -- Children's


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Gloria Whelan has published 60 books.

Gloria Whelan does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Summer of the Tree Army, was published in April 2021.

The first book by Gloria Whelan, A Clearing in the Forest, was published in July 1978.

Yes. Gloria Whelan has 1 series.
Author Series
Multi-Author Series
Publisher Series
No ads, please...

$20 / year

FictionDB Premium Membership

Subscribe