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  • Bibliography:
    10 Books
  • First Book:
    August 1990
  • Latest Book:
    May 2024
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Book List in Order: 10 titles







  • Chosen by Tantie to be the family's next storyteller, Amber waits for a story to come to her (it does) as she listens to stories told by others, stories about mischievous spirits, ghosts, and uncanny fates....







  • Vivid pastel drawings display the excitement of the carnival as Lily desperately wishes she was the one to participate in the Children's Carnival wearing the beautiful hummingbird costume instead of her sister....



  • TWELVE-YEAR-OLD ANA ROSA is a blossoming writer growing up in the Dominican Republic, a country where words are feared. Yet there is so much inspiration all around her -- watching her brother search for a future, learning to dance and to love, and fi...



  • In a debut novel by an established poet, Ana Rosa--a blossoming young writer growing up in a poor seaside village in the Dominican Republic--must struggle to find her own voice and the means for it to be heard in a country where words are feared rath...



  • Just about everyone from my country, Republica Dominicana, dreams of moving to New York City, except for me. On the flight to New York, my first time on a plane, my first time away from Mami, I was finally free to cry. But nothing came out. I watched...






  • The world outside is shaking. It’s growling like an angry lion Snapping like a great white shark, Every day a piece breaks off Scaring tigers, elephants, and giraffes. My Code Word: For When I Am Scared or Afraid is a story about a young bo...


Award-Winning Books by Lynn Joseph

The Color of My Words
2000 Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature -- Grades 4-8
Mermaid's Twin Sister
1994 Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature -- Young Readers


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Lynn Joseph has published 10 books.

The next book by Lynn Joseph, My Code Word, will be published in May 2024.

The first book by Lynn Joseph, Coconut Kind of Day, was published in August 1990.

No. Lynn Joseph does not write books in series.