Carolyn Meyer Books in Order
Carolyn Meyer is a versatile writer with a diverse range of works. She crafts historical fiction and realistic novels for young adults, as well as nonfiction and children's books on topics spanning the Amish, Irish, Japanese, Yup'ik Eskimos, rock music, rock tumbling, and baking. Meyer's writing has earned her recognition, with ten of her books selected as Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association. Her historical novels, particularly those centered on Mary Tudor, Princess Elizabeth, Anastasia, and Isabel of Castilla, Spain, have garnered significant attention in recent years.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Carolyn Meyer
- #1AmazonMiss Patch's Learn-to-Sew Book (With: Mary Suzuki)(1969)
- #2AmazonStitch by Stitch: Needlework for Beginners(1970)
- #3AmazonMilk, Butter, and Cheese: The Story of Dairy Products (With: Giulio Maestro)(1974)
- #4AmazonThe Needlework Book of Bible Stories (With: Janet McCaffery)(1975)
- #5AmazonAmish People: Plain Living In A Complex World(1976)
- #6AmazonCoconut, the Tree of Life(1976)
- #7AmazonEskimos: Growing Up in a Changing Culture (With: John McDonald)(1977)
- #8AmazonC. C. Poindexter(1978)
- #9AmazonMask Magic(1978)
- #10AmazonThe Center: From a Troubled Past to a New Life(1979)
- #11AmazonRock Band: Big Men in a Great Big Town(1980)
- #12AmazonMusic is for Everyone (With: Linda Allen)(1980)
- #13AmazonThe Mystery of the Ancient Maya(1985)
- #14AmazonVoices of South Africa: Growing Up in a Troubled Land(1986)
- #15AmazonVoices of Northern Ireland: Growing Up in a Troubled Land(1987)
- #16AmazonA Voice from Japan: An Outsider Looks in(1988)
- #17AmazonMulticultural Sing and Learn: Folk Songs and Monthly Activities (With: Kel Pickens)(1995)
- #18AmazonIn a Different Light: Growing Up in a Yupik Eskimo Village in Alaska(1996)
- #19Anastasia(19)
- #1AmazonEulalia's Island(1982)
- #2AmazonThe Luck of Texas McCoy(1984)
- #3AmazonDenny's Tapes(1987)
- #4AmazonWild Rover(1989)
- #5AmazonWhere the Broken Heart Still Beats: The Story of Cynthia Ann Parker(1992)
- #6AmazonWhite Lilacs(1993)
- #7AmazonDrummers of Jericho(1995)
- #8AmazonGideon's People(1996)
- #9AmazonJubilee Journey(1997)
- #10AmazonBrown Eyes Blue(2003)
- #11AmazonMarie, Dancing(2005)
- #12AmazonLoving Will Shakespeare(2006)
- #13AmazonIn Mozart's Shadow: His Sister's Story(2008)
- #14AmazonThe True Adventures of Charley Darwin(2009)
- #15AmazonCleopatra Confesses(2011)
- #16AmazonVictoria Rebels(2013)
- #17AmazonBeauty's Daughter: The Story of Hermione and Helen of Troy(2013)
- #18AmazonAnastasia and Her Sisters(2015)
- #19AmazonDiary of a Waitress: The Not-So-Glamorous Life of a Harvey Girl(2015)
- #20AmazonGirl with a Camera: Margaret Bourke-White, Photographer(2017)
- #21AmazonGirl with Brush and Canvas: Georgia O'Keeffe, American Artist(2019)
- #22AmazonRio Grande Stories(1994)
- #1AmazonMary, Queen of Scots (By: Kathryn Lasky)(1994)
- #2AmazonCleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile (By: Kristiana Gregory)(1999)
- #3AmazonElizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor (By: Kathryn Lasky,Kristiana Gregory)(1999)
- #4AmazonIsabel: Jewel of Castilla(2000)
- #5AmazonMarie Antoinette, Princess of Versailles (By: Kathryn Lasky)(2000)
- #6AmazonAnastasia: The Last Grand Duchess(2000)
- #7AmazonWeetamoo: Heart of the Pocassets (By: Patricia Clark Smith)(2001)
- #8AmazonLady of Ch'iao Kuo: Red Bird of the South (By: Laurence Yep)(2001)
- #9AmazonVictoria: May Blossom of Britannia (By: Anna Kirwan)(2001)
- #10AmazonSŏndŏk: Princess of the Moon and Stars (By: Sheri Holman)(2002)
- #11AmazonEleanor, Crown Jewel of Aquitaine (By: Kristiana Gregory)(2002)
- #12AmazonKaiulani (By: Ellen Emerson White)(2002)
- #13AmazonJahanara, Princess Of Princesses (By: Kathryn Lasky)(2002)
- #14AmazonElisabeth: The Princess Bride (By: Barry Denenberg)(2003)
- #15AmazonKristina: The Girl King(2003)
- #16AmazonNzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba (By: Patricia McKissack)(2003)
- #17AmazonLady of Palenque: Flower of Bacal (By: Anna Kirwan)(2004)
- #18AmazonKazunomiya: Prisoner of Heaven (By: Kathryn Lasky)(2004)
- #19AmazonAnacaona: Golden Flower (By: Edwidge Danticat)(2005)
- #20AmazonCatherine, The Great Journey (By: Kristiana Gregory)(2006)
- #1AmazonMary, Bloody Mary(1999)
- #2AmazonBeware, Princess Elizabeth(2001)
- #3AmazonDoomed Queen Anne(2002)
- #4AmazonPatience, Princess Catherine(2004)
- #5AmazonDuchessina of Catherine de' Medici(2007)
- #6AmazonThe Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie-Antoinette(2010)
- #7AmazonThe Wild Queen: The Days and Nights of Mary Queen of Scots(2012)
About Carolyn Meyer
Carolyn Meyer is a versatile writer with a diverse range of works. She crafts historical fiction and realistic novels for young adults, as well as nonfiction and children's books on topics spanning the Amish, Irish, Japanese, Yup'ik Eskimos, rock music, rock tumbling, and baking. Meyer's writing has earned her recognition, with ten of her books selected as Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association. Her historical novels, particularly those centered on Mary Tudor, Princess Elizabeth, Anastasia, and Isabel of Castilla, Spain, have garnered significant attention in recent years.
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