Karen English

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  • Bibliography:
    24 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 1996
  • Latest Book:
    May 2026
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Full Series List in Order

The Carver Chronicles

1 - Dog Days (Dec-2013)
2 - Skateboard Party (Dec-2014)
3 - Don't Feed the Geckos! (Dec-2015)
4 - Trouble Next Door (Dec-2016)
5 - The New Kid (Dec-2017)
6 - Pizza Party (Dec-2018)

Nikki & Deja

1 - Nikki and Deja (Dec-2007)
2 - Birthday Blues (Jan-2009)
3 - The Newsy News Newsletter (Jan-2010)
4 - Election Madness (Jul-2011)
5 - Wedding Drama (Mar-2012)
6 - Substitute Trouble (Jul-2013)

Books in Order: 24 titles

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  • The Big Once-a-Year Broussard-Bouchard Family Reunion

    Zydeco—pure and beautiful and stomping good—takes the stage in a joyous celebration of extended family, community, and Louisiana culture. Every year on the last Saturday in July, Broussard-Bouchard folks come from near and far to the Big ...

  • Red Shoes

    Red shoes glowing--Perched on a pedestal in the shop windowas if on a throne."I want those, Nana," Malika says, as they pass the shop."We'll see," Nana says with a wink. "Looks like you could use a new pair."Malika is delighted when Nana surprises he...

  • Pizza Party

    The Carver Chronicles - 6

    A new title in a chapter book series featuring African American and Latino boys that's full of kid-friendly charm and universal appeal. Third-grader Richard and his friends are just four days away from setting a record for excellent behavior and ...

  • The New Kid

    The Carver Chronicles - 5

    Third-grader Gavin and his friends aren’t sure what to make of the new boy in their class, Khufu. He sure doesn’t look or act like the other kids ... and they suspect that he stole Gavin's bike! Meanwhile, Gavin’s Great-Aunt Myrtle is coming to...

  • It All Comes Down to This

    It’s 1965, Los Angeles. All twelve-year-old Sophie wants to do is write her book, star in the community play, and hang out with her friend Jennifer. But she’s the new black kid in a nearly all-white neighborhood; her beloved sister, Lily, is goin...

  • Trouble Next Door

    The Carver Chronicles - 4

    In the fourth book in the Carver Chronicles series, third grader Calvin is dealing with his next door neighbors moving away -- and the school bully moving in. Meanwhile, competition at the school science fair is heating up, and Calvin must decide wha...

  • Don't Feed the Geckos!

    The Carver Chronicles - 3

    Carlos isn’t sure how he feels about the news that his cousin Bernardo will be joining his class at Carver Elementary. But when Bernardo comes to live with him temporarily, taking over Carlos’s top bunk, his spot on the school soccer team, and ev...

  • Skateboard Party

    The Carver Chronicles - 2

    Richard can't wait to show off his flat-ground Ollies at a friend's birthday party at the skate park, but a note home from his teacher threatens to ruin his plans. He really meant to finish his assignment on howler monkeys, but he just got ... distra...

  • Dog Days

    The Carver Chronicles - 1

    It's tough being the new kid at Carver Elementary. Gavin had lots of friends at his old school, but the kids here don't even know that he's pretty good at skateboarding, or how awesome he is at soccer. And when his classmate Richard comes over and th...



  • Substitute Trouble

    Nikki & Deja - 6

    Deja is dismayed to learn that her teacher has had an accident and a substitute will be taking her place. Under the new sub's care, nothing is the same in Room Ten. A few of the class troublemakers plot to take advantage of the clueless teacher, and ...

  • Wedding Drama

    Nikki & Deja - 5

    Ms. Shelby is getting married! As the girls in Nikki and Deja's class compete over who can plan the best imaginary wedding for their teacher, Nikki excitedly throws herself into preparations for the real thing. But Deja is not so enthusiastic. Her Au...

  • Election Madness

    Nikki & Deja - 4

    When the students in Nikki and Deja's class find out that their school is going to hold its first-ever election for student body president, some kids are more excited than others. But none is as excited as Deja, who figures she's a shoo-in for the th...

  • The Newsy News Newsletter

    Nikki & Deja - 3

    Newsy news is not just regular news. It's news that's interesting and exciting. Nikki and Deja know that there's plenty of newsy news happening on their block and at Carver Elementary, just waiting to be reported. Luckily, Nikki has her special pen a...

  • Birthday Blues

    Nikki & Deja - 2

    The second popular book about Nikki and Deja, two third-grade girls who are best friends.Deja’s birthday is coming up, and she’s been talking about it for weeks. But just before the big day, Auntie Dee gets called away on a business trip and Deja...

  • Nikki and Deja

    Nikki & Deja - 1

    Will Nikki and Deja's plans to become celebrated journalists succeed?Nikki and Deja know that there's plenty of newsy news -- news that's interesting and exciting -- happening on their block and at Carver Elementary, just waiting to be reported....

  • The Baby on the Way

    By the Coretta Scott King Honor authorIn an urban rooftop garden, a young African American boy named Jamal initiates an intriguing conversation with his grandmother when he asks her if she was ever a baby. Turns out Grandma was even once ?the ...

  • Hot Day on Abbott Avenue

    It's the hottest, stickiest day of the summer. A fat-sun-in-the-sky day. An eating-ice-pops-on-the-porch day. And for Kishi and Renée, it's a best-friends-breakup day. Each girl sits on her own front porch, waiting for the other to apologize, even t...

  • Just Right Stew

  • Speak English for Us, Marisol!



  • Francie

    A distinctive new voice in children's fiction Francie lives with her mother and younger brother, Prez, in rural Alabama, where all three work and wait. Francie's father is trying to get settled in Chicago so he can move his family up North. Unf...

  • Nadia's Hands

    When Nadia is chosen to be a flower girl in Auntie Laila's traditional Pakistani wedding, her hands are decorated with beautiful designs made with mehndi, and she comes to understand the rich culture she has inherited....

  • Neeny Coming, Neeny Going

    Neeny, now a young lady, returns to visit her former home on Daufuskie Island and seems uninterested in the island way of life, but her cousin Essie does not believe that she can abandon her roots and so gives Neeny a gift that will always bind her t...

  • Big Wind Coming!

    When Sarah and her family realize a hurricane is headed toward their farm, they board up the windows, collect their candles and flashlights, and wait, but Sarah begins to worry about her favorite doll....

  • Strawberry Moon

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    Two new heroines from the author of Francie.

    There's trouble between Imani's mom and dad, so her mother is taking her and her brother to stay awhile at Auntie Dot's house in Los Angeles. Imani is resentful -- she plans to call her father a...

Award-Winning Books by Karen English

Skateboard Party
2015 Gryphon Award -- Children's Literature


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Karen English has published 24 books.

The next book by Karen English, The Big Once-a-Year Broussard-Bouchard Family Reunion, will be published in May 2026.

The first book by Karen English, Big Wind Coming!, was published in September 1996.

Yes. Karen English has 2 series.
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