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Gut Reaction (Children's Book) was the most recently released book by Kirby Larson, on January 1st, 2024.

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Kirby Larson Stats: The most read book by Kirby Larson on Book Notification is Hattie Big Sky, the first novel in the Hattie series. The second most read book is The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941 (Dear America #36).

Below is a complete list of Kirby Larson books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Kirby Larson is the Hattie Series.

List of Audacity Jones Books in Publication Order

An adventurous orphan solves mysteries with friends while seeking excitement beyond her ordinary life.

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1
Audacity Jones to the Rescue
2016
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6
Audacity Jones Steals the Show
2017
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List of Bitty Baby Books in Publication Order (with Sue Cornelison)

Ranked by popularity, the top Bitty Baby books are Bitty Baby and Me, Bitty Baby at the Ballet, and Princess Bitty Baby.

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1
Bitty Baby and Me
2013
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2
Bitty Baby at the Ballet
2013
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3
Princess Bitty Baby
2013
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4
Bitty Baby the Brave
2013
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5
Bitty Baby Has a Tea Party
2014
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6
Bitty Baby Makes a Splash
2014
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7
Bitty Baby Shares a Gift
2014
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List of Dogs of World War II Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Dogs of World War II books are Code Word Courage, Dash, and Duke.

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1
Duke
2013
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2
Dash
2014
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3
Liberty
2016
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4
Code Word Courage
2018
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List of Hattie Books in Publication Order

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1
8.7
Hattie Big Sky
2006
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2
Hattie Ever After
2013
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List of Non-Fiction in Publication Order

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1
Two Bobbies (With: Jean Cassels, Mary Nethery)
2008
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2
10
Nubs (With: Mary Nethery, Major Brian Dennis)
2009
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List of Children's Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top children's books are The Magic Kerchief, Second Grade Pig Pals, and The Friendship Doll.

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1
Second Grade Pig Pals
1994
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2
Cody and Quinn, Sitting in a Tree
1996
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3
The Magic Kerchief
2000
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4
The Friendship Doll
2011
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5
Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Nice Neighbor
2023
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6
Gut Reaction
2024
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List of American Girl: Nanea Books in Publication Order

Follows a Hawaiian girl whose life is upended by the Pearl Harbor attack, showing her resilience during WWII.

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1
10
Growing Up with Aloha
2017
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2
Hula for the Home Front
2017
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3
Prints in the Sand (By: Erin Falligant)
2017
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4
8
The Legend of the Shark Goddess (By: Erin Falligant)
2018
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List of Dear America Books in Publication Order

Features fictional diaries of young women during important events in American history.

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1
When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864 (By: Barry Denenberg)
1996
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2
6
A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620 (By: Kathryn Lasky)
1996
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3
8
Winter Of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary Of Abigail Jane Stewart ( By: Kristiana Gregory)
1996
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4
8
I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl, Mars Bluff, South Carolina, 1865 (By: Joyce Hansen)
1997
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5
A Picture Of Freedom (By: Patricia McKissack)
1997
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6
8
Early Sunday Morning: the Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941 (By: Barry Denenberg)
1998
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7
Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903 (By: Kathryn Lasky)
1998
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8
West to a Land of Plenty: The Diary of Teresa Angelino Viscardi (By: Jim Murphy)
1998
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9
8
Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763 ( By: Mary Pope Osborne)
1998
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10
10
A Line in the Sand: The Alamo Diary of Lucinda Lawrence (By: Sherry Garland)
1998
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11
Stationery Pack (By: Patricia McKissack)
1998
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12
8
Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R.M.S. Titanic 1912 (By: Ellen Emerson White)
1998
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13
The Great Railroad Race: The Diary of Libby West, Utah Territory 1868 (By: Kristiana Gregory)
1999
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14
My Heart is on the Ground (By: Ann Rinaldi)
1999
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15
8
The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl (By: Ann Turner)
1999
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16
8
A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin (By: Karen Hesse)
1999
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17
Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North (By: Patricia McKissack)
2000
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18
10
A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896 (By: Susan Campbell Bartoletti)
2000
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19
My Secret War: The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck, Long Island, New York 1941 (By: Mary Pope Osborne)
2000
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20
One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping: The Diary of Julie Weiss, Vienna, Austria to New York 1938 (By: Barry Denenberg)
2000
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21
8
Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis, Indiana 1932 ( By: Kathryn Lasky)
2001
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22
Valley of the Moon: The Diary of María Rosalía de Milagros, Sonoma Valley, Alta Valley, California, 1846, (By: Sherry Garland)
2001
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23
8
Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild, California Territory 1849 (By: Kristiana Gregory)
2001
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24
10
My Face to the Wind: The Diary of Sarah Jane Price, a Prairie Teacher, Broken Bow, Nebraska 1881 (By: Jim Murphy)
2001
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25
When Christmas Comes Again: The World War I Diary of Simone Spencer (By: Beth Seidel Levine)
2002
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26
My Secret War : The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck (By: Kathryn Lasky)
2002
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27
10
A Time for Courage: The Suffragette Diary of Kathleen Bowen, Washington, D.C. 1917 (By: Kathryn Lasky)
2002
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28
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? (By: Ellen Emerson White)
2002
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29
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Diary of Bess Brennan, The Perkins School for the Blind, 1932 (By: Barry Denenberg)
2002
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30
Survival in the Storm: The Dust Bowl Diary of Grace Edwards, Dalhart, Texas 1935 (By: Katelan Janke)
2002
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31
8
So Far From Home: the Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1847 (By: Barry Denenberg)
2003
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32
Love Thy Neighbor: The Tory Diary of Prudence Emerson (By: Ann Turner)
2003
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33
Land of the Buffalo Bones: The Diary of Mary Ann Elizabeth Rodgers, An English Girl in Minnesota (By: Marion Dane Bauer)
2003
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34
All the Stars in the Sky ( By: Megan McDonald)
2003
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35
Look to the Hills: The Diary of Lozette Moreau, a French Slave Girl, New York Colony 1763 (By: Patricia McKissack)
2004
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36
Hear My Sorrow: The Diary of Angela Denoto, a Shirtwaist Worker, New York City 1909 (By: Deborah Hopkinson)
2004
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37
I Walk in Dread: The Diary of Deliverance Trembley, Witness to the Salem Witch Trials, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1691 (By: Lisa Rowe Fraustino)
2004
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38
8
The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941
2010
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39
10
Like the Willow Tree ( By: Lois Lowry)
2011
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40
Cannons at Dawn ( By: Kristiana Gregory)
2011
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41
With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson, Hadley, Virginia, 1954 (By: Andrea Davis Pinkney)
2011
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42
Behind the Masks: The Diary of Angeline Reddy, Bodie, California, 1880 (By: Susan Patron)
2012
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43
Down the Rabbit Hole, Chicago, Illinois, 1871: The Diary of Pringle Rose (By: Susan Campbell Bartoletti)
2013
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44
6
A City Tossed and Broken: The Diary of Minnie Bonner, San Francisco, California, 1906 (By: Judy Blundell)
2013
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List of American Girl Historical Characters Books in Publication Order

Follows different American girls from the past as they face personal challenges and important moments in history.

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1
Kaya: An American Girl- 1764 (By: Janet Beeler Shaw)
2000
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Julie ( By: Megan McDonald)
2014
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3
A Heart Full of Hope (By: Juliana Kolesova, Michael Dworkin, Connie Rose Porter)
2014
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4
Julie Takes a Stand ( By: Megan McDonald)
2014
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5
The Journey Begins (By: Janet Beeler Shaw)
2014
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6
Taking Off (By: Valerie Tripp)
2015
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7
No Ordinary Sound (By: Denise Lewis Patrick)
2016
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8
Never Stop Singing (By: Denise Lewis Patrick)
2016
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9
The Spirit of Aloha
2017
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10
Rebecca: The Sound of Applause (By: Jacqueline Dembar Greene)
2019
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11
Rebecca: Lights, Camera, Rebecca! (By: Jacqueline Dembar Greene)
2019
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12
Courtney Changes the Game (By: Kellen Hertz)
2020
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13
Samantha: The Gift (By: Jennifer Hirsch)
2021
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14
Meet Claudie (By: Brit Bennett)
2022
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List of Kirby Larson Anthologies in Publication Order

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The Creativity Project
2018
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Kirby Larson

Kirby Larson was born on August 17th, 1954 and is currently 71 years old. Kirby Larson was born in Seattle, Washington.

Kirby Larson is the author of the Bitty Baby series which currently consists of 7 novels. The Bitty Baby series started in 2013 with the novel Bitty Baby and Me. The most recently released novel in the Bitty Baby series was Bitty Baby Shares a Gift which was released in 2014. There are no upcoming novels for the Bitty Baby series.

Kirby Larson has also written the Children's Books series which has 6 books including Second Grade Pig Pals and Cody and Quinn, Sitting in a Tree.

Kirby Larson: Awards & Accolades

Larson's book, Hattie Big Sky won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 2007.

Kirby Larson books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Audacity Jones Steals the Show was nominated for the Agatha Award, Best Children’s/Young Adult, in 2017 as well as the Edgar Award - Best Juvenile in 2018.

Related Authors

Fans of Kirby Larson also enjoy these authors:

  1. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
  2. Dean Koontz, author of the Odd Thomas Series.
  3. Louise Penny, author of the Inspector Gamache Series.
  4. James Patterson, author of the Alex Cross Series.
  5. Bill Bryson, author of the Bill Bryson Travel Books.

Kirby Larson: F.A.Q

When was Kirby Larson Born? How old is Kirby Larson?

Kirby Larson was born on August 17th, 1954. Kirby Larson is currently 71 years old.

Where was Kirby Larson Born?

Kirby Larson was born in Seattle, Washington, .

What book awards has Kirby Larson won?

Larson's book, Hattie Big Sky won the award John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 2007.

What was the first book Kirby Larson wrote?

The first book written by Kirby Larson was Second Grade Pig Pals, published in 1994.

What was the most recent book Kirby Larson wrote?

Her most recently released work was Gut Reaction on January 1st, 2024.

What is the most popular book by Kirby Larson?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Kirby Larson book is Hattie Big Sky. Here are her most popular books:
  1. Hattie Big Sky (8.67)
  2. The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941 (8)
  3. Audacity Jones Steals the Show (6)
  4. Growing Up with Aloha (10)
  5. Nubs (10)

Are there upcoming new books by Kirby Larson?

Kirby Larson does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Kirby Larson written?

Kirby Larson has written 27 books across 11 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 2 books in the Audacity Jones Series
  • 7 books in the Bitty Baby Series
  • 4 books in the Dogs of World War II Series
  • 2 books in the Hattie Series
  • 2 Non-Fiction
  • 6 Children's Books
  • 2 books in the American Girl: Nanea Series
  • 1 book in the Dear America Series
  • 1 book in the American Girl Historical Characters Series

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