George Selden

George Selden

George Selden was born in Hartford, Connecticut on May 14th, 1929 and passed away at the age of 60 on December 5th, 1989.

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George Selden Stats: The highest rated book by George Selden on Book Notification is The Cricket in Times Square, the first novel in the Chester Cricket and His Friends series. The second-highest rated book is Tucker's Countryside (Chester Cricket and His Friends #2).

The most read book by George Selden on Book Notification is The Cricket in Times Square, the first novel in the Chester Cricket and His Friends series.

Below is a complete list of George Selden books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by George Selden is the Chester Cricket and His Friends Series.

List of Chester Cricket and His Friends Books in Publication Order (with Garth Williams)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.7
The Cricket in Times Square
1960
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2
6
Tucker's Countryside
1969
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3
Harry Cat's Pet Puppy
1974
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4
Chester Cricket's Pigeon Ride
1981
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5
Chester Cricket's New Home
1983
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6
Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse
1986
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7
The Old Meadow
1987
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List of Children's Books in Publication Order (with Peter Lippman)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Dog That Could Swim Under Water
1956
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2
The Garden Under the Sea
1957
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3
I see what I see!
1962
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4
The Mice, the Monks and the Christmas Tree
1963
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5
Sparrow Socks
1965
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6
Oscar Lobster's Fair Exchange
1966
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7
The Dunkard
1968
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8
The Genie of Sutton Place
1972
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Heinrich Schliemann: Discoverer of Buried Treasure
1964
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2
Sir Arthur Evans: Discoverer of Knossos,
1964
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List of My Readers Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse: Tucker's Beetle Band (With: Garth Williams, Thea Feldman, Aleksey Ivanov)
2011
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2
Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse: Harry to the Rescue! (With: Garth Williams, Thea Feldman, Aleksey Ivanov, Olga Ivanov)
2011
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3
Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse: Starring Harry (With: Garth Williams, Thea Feldman)
2011
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List of Avon Camelot Books in Publication Order

An imprint publishing engaging fiction and non-fiction books for readers of all ages, offering a variety of stories and topics.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Lottie & Lisa (By: Erich Kastner)
1952
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2
Summerdog Comes Home (By: George Albert Zabriskie)
1980
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3
A Hippopotamus Ate the Teacher (By: Mike Thaler)
1981
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4
Baseball Fever (By: Ray Cruz, Johanna Hurwitz)
1981
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5
6
The Trouble with Tuck (By: Theodore Taylor)
1981
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6
Irma and Jerry
1982
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7
Basic Fun (By: Susan Drake Lipscomb, Margaret Ann Zusnich)
1982
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8
Esp McGee (By: Edward Packard)
1983
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9
Tunnel to Yesterday (By: Jerome Beatty Jr.)
1983
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10
Bet You Can! Science Possibilities to Fool You (By: Vicki Cobb)
1983
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11
Rich Mitch (By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat)
1983
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12
Summerdog (By: Thom Roberts)
1983
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13
Bet You Can't! (By: Kathy Darling, Vicki Cobb)
1983
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14
The Earth is Flat--And Other Great Mistakes (By: Laurence Pringle)
1983
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15
6
Behind the Attic Wall (By: Sylvia Cassedy)
1983
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16
Peggy Fleming: Portrait of an Iceskater (By: Bruce Curtis, Stephanie Young)
1984
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17
Gremlins (By: George Gipe)
1984
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18
Maura's Angel (By: Lynne Reid Banks)
1984
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19
The Jellyfish Season (By: Mary Downing Hahn)
1985
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20
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Book 1 (By: Andrew Glass, Catherine Edwards Sadler)
1985
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21
Get Rich Mitch! (By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat)
1985
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22
Mystery of the Melted Diamonds (By: Carol Farley)
1986
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23
Ukrainian Egg Mystery (By: George E. Stanley)
1986
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24
Moroccan Mystery (By: Thomas McKean)
1986
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25
Ralph Fozbek and the Amazing Black Hole Patrol (By: Steve Senn)
1986
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26
Flash Fry, Private Eye (By: Tim Schoch)
1986
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27
The Anti-Peggy Plot (By: Thomas McKean)
1986
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28
Best Joke Book for Kids 2 (By: Joan Eckstein)
1987
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29
The Codebreaker Kids (By: George E. Stanley)
1987
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30
Summer Camp Creeps (By: Tim Schoch)
1987
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31
The Case of the Lost Look-Alike (By: Carol Farley)
1988
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32
Breezy (By: Leda Blumberg)
1988
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33
Racing the Sun (By: Paul Pitts)
1988
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34
Anne Frank (By: Johanna Hurwitz)
1989
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35
The Case of the Vanishing Villain (By: Carol Farley)
1990
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36
Something Upstairs (By: C.S. Adler)
1990
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37
Ghost Brother (By: C.S. Adler)
1990
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38
A Haunting in Williamsburg (By: Lou Kassem)
1990
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39
The Best Ever Kids' Book of Lists (By: Eugenie Allen)
1991
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40
Ask Me Anything About the Presidents (By: Louis Phillips)
1992
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41
The Adventures of King Midas (By: Lynne Reid Banks)
1992
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42
Tons of Trash (By: Joan Rattner Heilman)
1992
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43
Maria, a Christmas Story (By: Theodore Taylor)
1992
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44
How to Travel Through Time (By: James M. Deem)
1993
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45
Lucie Babbidge's House (By: Sylvia Cassedy)
1993
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46
Beardance (By: Will Hobbs)
1993
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47
Christmas Countdown (By: Steve Englehart)
1993
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48
Miss Yonkers Goes Bonkers (By: Mike Thaler)
1994
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49
The Mummy's Curse (By: Daniel Cohen)
1994
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50
Super Snoop Sam Snout and the Case of the Missing Marble (By: Anne C. Lemieux)
1994
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51
Main Street (By: Susan Kirby)
1994
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52
Comet Luck (By: Madge Harrah)
1994
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53
Ali Baba Bernstein, Lost and Found (By: Johanna Hurwitz)
1995
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54
Kwanzaa (By: Mildred Pitts Walter)
1995
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55
Vampire Mom (By: Don Whittington)
1995
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56
My Own Two Feet (By: Beverly Cleary)
1995
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57
Spookhouse (By: Don Whittington)
1995
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58
Harry the Poisonous Centipede (By: Lynne Reid Banks)
1996
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59
Going for the Gold: Shannon Miller (By: Septima Green)
1996
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60
8
Four Perfect Pebbles (By: Lila Perl, Marion Blumenthal Lazan)
1996
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61
Zombie Queen (By: Don Whittington)
1996
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62
Freak Show (By: Don Whittington)
1996
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63
Going to Net (By: Various Various)
1996
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64
Tracks in the Snow (By: Lucy Jane Bledsoe)
1997
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65
Danger Along the Ohio (By: Patricia Willis)
1997
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66
Lasting Echoes (By: Joseph Bruchac)
1997
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67
Night of the Chupacabras (By: Marie G. Lee)
1998
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68
As Ever, Gordy (By: Mary Downing Hahn)
1998
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69
No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War (By: Anita Lobel)
1998
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70
Becoming Felix (By: Nancy Hope Wilson)
1998
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71
Breakaway (By: Kimberley Griffiths Little)
1998
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72
Mischief, Mad Mary, and Me (By: Dawn Knight)
1998
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73
It's In Your Hands, Daisy P. Duckwitz (By: Jacqueline Shannon)
1998
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74
Leaving Summer (By: Donal Harding)
1998
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75
Flea Circus Summer (By: Cheryl Ware)
1998
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76
Calling Me Home (By: Patricia Hermes)
1998
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77
The Pizza That Time Forgot (By: William DeAndrea, Matthew Deandrea)
1999
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78
Love Me, Love My Broccoli (By: Julie Anne Peters)
1999
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79
Get on the Net (By: Robert Pondiscio)
1999
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80
Don't Try This at Home! (By: Vicki Cobb)
1999
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81
Bruce Coville's Shapeshifters (By: Bruce Coville)
1999
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82
A Kids' Guide to America's Bill of Rights (By: Kathleen Krull)
1999
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83
Bruce Coville's Alien Visitors (By: Bruce Coville)
1999
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84
Green Mango Magic (By: Sylvie Hossack)
1999
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85
All the Answers (By: Anne C. Lemieux)
2000
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86
Can of Worms (By: Kathy MacKel)
2000
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87
Orphan Journey Home (By: Liza Ketchum)
2000
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88
Bearstone (By: Will Hobbs)
2000
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89
Alice-by-Accident (By: Lynne Reid Banks)
2000
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90
Death at Devil's Bridge (By: Cynthia C. DeFelice)
2000
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91
Alice By Accident (By: Lynne Reid Banks)
2003
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George Selden

George Selden was born on May 14th, 1929. George passed away December 5th, 1989 at 60 years old. George Selden was born in Hartford, Connecticut.

George Selden was the author of the George Selden Children's Books series which consists of 8 novels. The George Selden Children's Books series started in 1956 with the novel The Dog That Could Swim Under Water. The most recently released novel in the George Selden Children's Books series was The Genie of Sutton Place which was released in 1972. There are no upcoming novels for the George Selden Children's Books series.

George Selden also wrote the Chester Cricket and His Friends series which has 7 books including The Cricket in Times Square and Tucker's Countryside.

George Selden: Awards & Accolades

Selden's book, The Cricket in Times Square won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 1961.

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  1. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
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  3. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
  4. Madeleine L'Engle, author of the Time Quintet Graphic Novels.
  5. Harper Lee, author of the To Kill a Mockingbird Series.

George Selden: F.A.Q

When was George Selden Born?

George Selden was born on May 14th, 1929.

When did George Selden die?

George Selden died on December 5th, 1989 at 60 years old.

Where was George Selden Born?

George Selden was born in Hartford, Connecticut, .

What book awards has George Selden won?

Selden's book, The Cricket in Times Square won the award John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 1961.

What was the first book George Selden wrote?

The first book written by George Selden was The Dog That Could Swim Under Water, published in 1956.

What was the most recent book George Selden wrote?

Their most recently released work was Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse: Starring Harry (a short story) on November 8th, 2011.

How many books has George Selden written?

George Selden has written 21 books. 7 books in the Chester Cricket and His Friends Series, 8 books in the Children's Books, 2 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 3 books in the My Readers Series, 1 book in the Avon Camelot Series.

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