Patricia Reilly Giff

Patricia Reilly Giff

Patricia Reilly Giff was born in Brooklyn on April 26th, 1935 and passed away at the age of 86 on June 22nd, 2021.

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Patricia Reilly Giff Stats: The most read book by Patricia Reilly Giff on Book Notification is Pictures of Hollis Woods, a Children's Book novel. The second most read book is Lily's Crossing (Lily's Crossing #1).

Below is a complete list of Patricia Reilly Giff books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Patricia Reilly Giff is the Patricia Reilly Giff Children's Books.

List of Abby Jones, Junior Detective Books in Publication Order

Features a young girl who solves small mysteries in her everyday life.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Have You Seen Hyacinth Macaw?
1981
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2
4
Loretta P. Sweeny, Where Are You?
1983
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3
Tootsie Tanner, Why Don't You Talk?
1987
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List of Ballet Slippers Books in Publication Order

Rosie balances friendship, challenges, and her love for ballet.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Dance with Rosie
1996
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2
Rosie's Nutcracker Dreams
1996
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3
Starring Rosie
1997
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4
A Glass Slipper for Rosie
1997
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5
Not-So-Perfect Rosie
1997
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6
Rosie's Big City Ballet
1998
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List of Casey, Tracy & Company Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Casey, Tracy & Company books are Fourth Grade Celebrity, The Girl Who Knew it All, and Left-Handed Shortstop.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Fourth Grade Celebrity
1977
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2
The Girl Who Knew it All
1979
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3
Left-Handed Shortstop
1980
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4
The Winter Worm Business
1981
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5
Rat Teeth
1984
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6
Love, From the Fifth Grade Celebrity
1986
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7
Poopsie Pomeranz, Pick Up Your Feet
1989
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List of Fiercely and Friends Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Big Something
2012
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2
The Sneaky Snow Fox
2012
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3
The Garden Monster
2013
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List of Friends and Amigos Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Friends and Amigos books are Adiós, Anna, It's a Fiesta, Benjamin, and Say Hola, Sarah.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Adiós, Anna
1995
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2
Say Hola, Sarah
1995
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3
Ho, Ho, Benjamin, Feliz Navidad
1995
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4
It's a Fiesta, Benjamin
1996
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5
Happy Birthday, Anna Sorpresa!
1996
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6
Good Dog, Bonita
1996
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List of Hunter Moran Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Hunter Moran Saves the Universe
2012
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2
Hunter Moran Hangs Out
2013
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3
Hunter Moran Digs Deep
2014
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List of Lily's Crossing Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
Lily's Crossing
1997
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2
Lily's Crossing: Novel-Ties Study Guides
2000
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3
Willow Run
2005
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List of Lincoln Lions Band Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Lincoln Lions Band books are Meet The Lincoln Lions Marching Band, The Great Shamrock Disaster, and The Jingle Bells Jam.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Rootin' Tootin' Bugle Boy
1992
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2
Meet The Lincoln Lions Marching Band
1992
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3
Yankee Doodle Drum Sticks
1992
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4
The Jingle Bells Jam
1992
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5
The Red, White and Blue Valentine
1993
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6
The Great Shamrock Disaster
1993
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List of Mysteries On Zoo Lane Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Meet the Crew at the Zoo
2020
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2
Animal at Large
2020
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3
Zebra at the Zoo
2021
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List of New Kids at the Polk Street School Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top New Kids at the Polk Street School books are Spectacular Stone Soup, Fancy Feet, and Watch Out! Man-Eating Snake!.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
B-E-S-T Friends
1988
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2
All About Stacy
1988
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3
Fancy Feet
1988
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4
Watch Out! Man-Eating Snake!
1988
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5
Spectacular Stone Soup
1988
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6
Stacy Says Goodbye
1989
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List of Nory Ryan Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Nory Ryan books are Nory Ryan's Song, Water Street, and Maggie's Door.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
Nory Ryan's Song
2000
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2
Maggie's Door
2003
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3
Nory Ryan's Song: Novel-Ties Study Guide
2004
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4
Water Street
2006
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List of Ronald Morgan Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Ronald Morgan books are Today Was a Terrible Day, Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat, and Watch Out, Ronald Morgan!.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Today Was a Terrible Day
1980
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2
The Almost Awful Play
1984
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3
Watch Out, Ronald Morgan!
1985
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4
Happy Birthday, Ronald Morgan!
1986
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5
Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat
1988
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6
Ronald Morgan Goes to Camp
1995
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7
Good Luck, Ronald Morgan!
1996
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List of The Adventures of Minnie and Max Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Mary Moon is Missing
1998
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2
Kidnap at the Catfish Cafe
1998
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List of The Kids of the Polk Street School Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top The Kids of the Polk Street School books are The Beast in Ms. Rooney's Room, The Candy Corn Contest, and Monster Rabbit Runs Amuck.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Say Cheese
1982
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2
The Valentine Star
1982
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3
5
The Candy Corn Contest
1982
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4
December Secrets
1982
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5
Snaggle Doodles
1982
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6
In the Dinosaur's Paw
1982
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7
Fish Face
1984
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8
8
The Beast in Ms. Rooney's Room
1984
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9
Lazy Lions, Lucky Lambs
1985
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10
Purple Climbing Days
1985
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11
Sunnyside Up
1986
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12
Pickle Puss
1986
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13
Popcorn Contest (With: Blanche Sims)
1986
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14
The Beast and the Halloween Horror
1990
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15
Emily Arrow Promises to Do Better This Year
1990
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16
Wake up, Emily, It's Mother's Day
1991
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17
Monster Rabbit Runs Amuck
1991
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List of The Kids of the Polk Street School Specials Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top The Kids of the Polk Street School Specials books are Look Out, Washington D.C., Next Stop, New York City! The Polk Street Kids on Tour, and Turkey Trouble.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Show Time at the Polk Street School
1992
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2
Write Up a Storm with the Polk Street School
1993
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3
Turkey Trouble
1994
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4
Count Your Money with the Polk Street School
1994
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5
The Postcard Pest
1994
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6
Look Out, Washington D.C.
1995
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7
Green Thumbs, Everyone
1996
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8
Pet Parade
1996
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9
Next Stop, New York City! The Polk Street Kids on Tour
1997
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10
Oh Boy, Boston!
1997
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11
Let's Go, Philadelphia!
1998
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List of The Polka Dot Private Eye Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top The Polka Dot Private Eye books are The Mystery of the Blue Ring, The Secret at the Polk Street School, and The Case of the Cool-Itch Kid.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Mystery of the Blue Ring
1987
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2
The Riddle of the Red Purse
1987
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3
The Secret at the Polk Street School
1987
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4
The Powder Puff Puzzle
1987
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5
The Case of the Cool-Itch Kid
1989
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6
Garbage Juice for Breakfast
1989
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7
The Trail of the Screaming Teenager
1990
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8
The Clue at the Zoo
1990
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List of Zigzag Kids Books in Publication Order

A group of kids experience the excitement and surprises of new friends and after-school fun.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Big Whopper
2010
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2
Number One Kid
2010
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3
Flying Feet
2011
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4
Star Time
2011
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5
Bears Beware
2012
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6
Super Surprise
2012
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7
Sky High
2012
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8
Zigzag Zoom
2013
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List of Children's Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top children's books are Pictures of Hollis Woods, Wild Girl, and Genevieve's War.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Suspect
1982
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2
The Gift of the Pirate Queen
1983
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3
Matthew Jackson Meets the Wall
1990
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4
The War Began at Supper
1991
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5
Shark in School
1994
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6
The 100 Book Race: Hog Wild In The Reading Room
1997
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7
R My Name Is Rachel
2000
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8
8
All the Way Home
2001
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9
8
Pictures of Hollis Woods
2002
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10
A House of Tailors
2004
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11
Eleven
2008
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12
8
Wild Girl
2009
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13
Storyteller
2010
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14
Gingersnap
2013
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15
Winter Sky
2014
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16
Until I Find Julian
2015
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17
Writing with Rosie: You Can Write a Story Too
2016
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18
Jubilee
2016
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19
8
Genevieve's War
2017
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20
Island War
2018
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21
10
A Slip of a Girl
2019
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List of Picture Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top picture books are Patti Cake and Her New Doll, Soccer Song, and I Love Saturday.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Next Year I'll Be Special
1980
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2
I Love Saturday
1989
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3
Soccer Song
2008
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4
Patti Cake and Her New Doll
2014
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are Laura Ingalls Wilder: Growing Up in the Little House, Don't Tell the Girls: A Family Memoir, and Mother Teresa: Sister to the Poor.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Mother Teresa: Sister to the Poor
1986
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2
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Growing Up in the Little House
1987
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3
Diana Twentieth Century Princess
1991
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4
Edith Stein: A Radiant Presence
2001
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5
Don't Tell the Girls: A Family Memoir
2005
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Patricia Reilly Giff

Patricia Reilly Giff was born on April 26th, 1935. Patricia passed away June 22nd, 2021 at 86 years old. Patricia Reilly Giff was born in Brooklyn.

Patricia Reilly Giff was the author of the Patricia Reilly Giff Children's Books series which consists of 21 novels. The Patricia Reilly Giff Children's Books series started in 1982 with the novel Suspect. The most recently released novel in the Patricia Reilly Giff Children's Books series was A Slip of a Girl which was released in 2019. There are no upcoming novels for the Patricia Reilly Giff Children's Books series.

Patricia Reilly Giff also wrote The Kids of the Polk Street School series which has 17 books including Say Cheese and The Valentine Star.

Patricia Reilly Giff: Awards & Accolades

Reilly Giff's books have won multiple awards, Lily's Crossing won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 1998. Pictures of Hollis Woods won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 2003.

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Patricia Reilly Giff: F.A.Q

When was Patricia Reilly Giff Born?

Patricia Reilly Giff was born on April 26th, 1935.

When did Patricia Reilly Giff die?

Patricia Reilly Giff died on June 22nd, 2021 at 86 years old.

Where was Patricia Reilly Giff Born?

Patricia Reilly Giff was born in Brooklyn.

What book awards has Patricia Reilly Giff won?

Lily's Crossing: John Newbery Medal Awards: Newbery Honor (1998).
Pictures of Hollis Woods: John Newbery Medal Awards: Newbery Honor (2003).

What was the first book Patricia Reilly Giff wrote?

The first book written by Patricia Reilly Giff was Fourth Grade Celebrity, published in 1977.

What was the most recent book Patricia Reilly Giff wrote?

Her most recently released work was Zebra at the Zoo (a short story) on March 16th, 2021.

What is the most popular book by Patricia Reilly Giff?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Patricia Reilly Giff book is Pictures of Hollis Woods. Here are her most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. Pictures of Hollis Woods (8.00)
  2. Lily's Crossing (7.00)
  3. The Beast in Ms. Rooney's Room (8.00)
  4. Nory Ryan's Song (7.00)
  5. The Candy Corn Contest (5.00)

How many books has Patricia Reilly Giff written?

Patricia Reilly Giff has written 133 books across 22 series.
  • 3 books in the Abby Jones, Junior Detective Series
  • 6 books in the Ballet Slippers Series
  • 7 books in the Casey, Tracy & Company Series
  • 3 books in the Fiercely and Friends Series
  • 6 books in the Friends and Amigos Series
  • 3 books in the Hunter Moran Series
  • 3 books in the Lily's Crossing Series
  • 6 books in the Lincoln Lions Band Series
  • 3 books in the Mysteries On Zoo Lane Series
  • 6 books in the New Kids at the Polk Street School Series
  • 4 books in the Nory Ryan Series
  • 7 books in the Ronald Morgan Series
  • 2 books in The Adventures of Minnie and Max Series
  • 17 books in The Kids of the Polk Street School Series
  • 11 books in The Kids of the Polk Street School Specials Series
  • 8 books in The Polka Dot Private Eye Series
  • 8 books in the Zigzag Kids Series
  • 21 Children's Books
  • 4 Picture Books
  • 5 Non-Fiction Books

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