Will Hobbs Books in Order
Will Hobbs is a celebrated author of seventeen novels for upper elementary, middle school, and young adult readers, as well as two picture book stories. His works, including Bearstone, Downriver, The Big Wander, Beardance, Far North, The Maze, and Jason's Gold, have been named Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association. Notably, ALA also included Far North and Downriver in their list of the 100 Best Young Adult Books of the 20th Century. Hobbs' novel, Ghost Canoe, received the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1998 for Best Young Adult Mystery. Through his outdoor stories, Hobbs empowers readers to discover wild places, form connections with diverse characters, and make meaningful life choices. A Stanford University graduate and former reading and language arts teacher, Will has been a full-time writer since 1990. He resides in Durango, Colorado, with his wife, Jean. His books have garnered numerous awards, including the California Young Reader Medal, the Western Writers of America Spur Award, and the Colorado Book Award, with nominations from over thirty states.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Will Hobbs
- #1AmazonLottie & Lisa (By: Erich Kastner)(1952)
- #2AmazonSummerdog Comes Home (By: George Albert Zabriskie)(1980)
- #3AmazonA Hippopotamus Ate the Teacher (By: Mike Thaler)(1981)
- #4AmazonBaseball Fever (By: Ray Cruz,Johanna Hurwitz)(1981)
- #5AmazonThe Trouble with Tuck (By: Theodore Taylor)(1981)
- #6AmazonIrma and Jerry (By: George Selden)(1982)
- #7AmazonBasic Fun (By: Susan Drake Lipscomb,Margaret Ann Zusnich)(1982)
- #8AmazonEsp McGee (By: Edward Packard)(1983)
- #9AmazonTunnel to Yesterday (By: Jerome Beatty Jr.)(1983)
- #10AmazonBet You Can! Science Possibilities to Fool You (By: Vicki Cobb)(1983)
- #11AmazonRich Mitch (By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat)(1983)
- #12AmazonSummerdog (By: Thom Roberts)(1983)
- #13AmazonBet You Can't! (By: Kathy Darling,Vicki Cobb)(1983)
- #14AmazonThe Earth is Flat--And Other Great Mistakes (By: Laurence Pringle)(1983)
- #15AmazonBehind the Attic Wall (By: Sylvia Cassedy)(1983)
- #16AmazonPeggy Fleming: Portrait of an Iceskater (By: Bruce Curtis,Stephanie Young)(1984)
- #17AmazonGremlins (By: George Gipe)(1984)
- #18AmazonMaura's Angel (By: Lynne Reid Banks)(1984)
- #19AmazonThe Jellyfish Season (By: Mary Downing Hahn)(1985)
- #20AmazonSir Arthur Conan Doyle's Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Book 1 (By: Andrew Glass,Catherine Edwards Sadler)(1985)
- #21AmazonGet Rich Mitch! (By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat)(1985)
- #22AmazonMystery of the Melted Diamonds (By: Carol Farley)(1986)
- #23AmazonUkrainian Egg Mystery (By: George E. Stanley)(1986)
- #24AmazonMoroccan Mystery (By: Thomas McKean)(1986)
- #25AmazonRalph Fozbek and the Amazing Black Hole Patrol (By: Steve Senn)(1986)
- #26AmazonFlash Fry, Private Eye (By: Tim Schoch)(1986)
- #27AmazonThe Anti-Peggy Plot (By: Thomas McKean)(1986)
- #28AmazonBest Joke Book for Kids 2 (By: Joan Eckstein)(1987)
- #29AmazonThe Codebreaker Kids (By: George E. Stanley)(1987)
- #30AmazonSummer Camp Creeps (By: Tim Schoch)(1987)
- #31AmazonThe Case of the Lost Look-Alike (By: Carol Farley)(1988)
- #32AmazonBreezy (By: Leda Blumberg)(1988)
- #33AmazonRacing the Sun (By: Paul Pitts)(1988)
- #34AmazonAnne Frank (By: Johanna Hurwitz)(1989)
- #35AmazonThe Case of the Vanishing Villain (By: Carol Farley)(1990)
- #36AmazonSomething Upstairs (By: C.S. Adler)(1990)
- #37AmazonGhost Brother (By: C.S. Adler)(1990)
- #38AmazonA Haunting in Williamsburg (By: Lou Kassem)(1990)
- #39AmazonThe Best Ever Kids' Book of Lists (By: Eugenie Allen)(1991)
- #40AmazonAsk Me Anything About the Presidents (By: Louis Phillips)(1992)
- #41AmazonThe Adventures of King Midas (By: Lynne Reid Banks)(1992)
- #42AmazonTons of Trash (By: Joan Rattner Heilman)(1992)
- #43AmazonMaria, a Christmas Story (By: Theodore Taylor)(1992)
- #44AmazonHow to Travel Through Time (By: James M. Deem)(1993)
- #45AmazonLucie Babbidge's House (By: Sylvia Cassedy)(1993)
- #46AmazonBeardance(1993)
- #47AmazonChristmas Countdown (By: Steve Englehart)(1993)
- #48AmazonMiss Yonkers Goes Bonkers (By: Mike Thaler)(1994)
- #49AmazonThe Mummy's Curse (By: Daniel Cohen)(1994)
- #50AmazonLemonade Days (By: Susan Kirby)(1994)
- #51AmazonSuper Snoop Sam Snout and the Case of the Missing Marble (By: Anne C. Lemieux)(1994)
- #52AmazonMain Street (By: Susan Kirby)(1994)
- #53AmazonComet Luck (By: Madge Harrah)(1994)
- #54AmazonHome Front Hero (By: Susan Kirby)(1994)
- #55AmazonAli Baba Bernstein, Lost and Found (By: Johanna Hurwitz)(1995)
- #56AmazonKwanzaa (By: Mildred Pitts Walter)(1995)
- #57AmazonGoodbye, Desert Rose (By: Susan Kirby)(1995)
- #58AmazonVampire Mom (By: Don Whittington)(1995)
- #59AmazonMy Own Two Feet (By: Beverly Cleary)(1995)
- #60AmazonSpookhouse (By: Don Whittington)(1995)
- #61AmazonHarry the Poisonous Centipede (By: Lynne Reid Banks)(1996)
- #62AmazonGoing for the Gold: Shannon Miller (By: Septima Green)(1996)
- #63AmazonFour Perfect Pebbles (By: Lila Perl,Marion Blumenthal Lazan)(1996)
- #64AmazonZombie Queen (By: Don Whittington)(1996)
- #65AmazonFreak Show (By: Don Whittington)(1996)
- #66AmazonGoing to Net (By: Various)(1996)
- #67AmazonTracks in the Snow (By: Lucy Jane Bledsoe)(1997)
- #68AmazonDanger Along the Ohio (By: Patricia Willis)(1997)
- #69AmazonLasting Echoes (By: Joseph Bruchac)(1997)
- #70AmazonNight of the Chupacabras (By: Marie G. Lee)(1998)
- #71AmazonAs Ever, Gordy (By: Mary Downing Hahn)(1998)
- #72AmazonNo Pretty Pictures: A Child of War (By: Anita Lobel)(1998)
- #73AmazonBecoming Felix (By: Nancy Hope Wilson)(1998)
- #74AmazonBreakaway (By: Kimberley Griffiths Little)(1998)
- #75AmazonMischief, Mad Mary, and Me (By: Dawn Knight)(1998)
- #76AmazonIt's In Your Hands, Daisy P. Duckwitz (By: Jacqueline Shannon)(1998)
- #77AmazonLeaving Summer (By: Donal Harding)(1998)
- #78AmazonFlea Circus Summer (By: Cheryl Ware)(1998)
- #79AmazonCalling Me Home (By: Patricia Hermes)(1998)
- #80AmazonThe Pizza That Time Forgot (By: William DeAndrea,Matthew Deandrea)(1999)
- #81AmazonLove Me, Love My Broccoli (By: Julie Anne Peters)(1999)
- #82AmazonGet on the Net (By: Robert Pondiscio)(1999)
- #83AmazonDon't Try This at Home! (By: Vicki Cobb)(1999)
- #84AmazonBruce Coville's Shapeshifters (By: Bruce Coville)(1999)
- #85AmazonA Kids' Guide to America's Bill of Rights (By: Kathleen Krull)(1999)
- #86AmazonBruce Coville's Alien Visitors (By: Bruce Coville)(1999)
- #87AmazonGreen Mango Magic (By: Sylvie Hossack)(1999)
- #88AmazonAll the Answers (By: Anne C. Lemieux)(2000)
- #89AmazonCan of Worms (By: Kathy MacKel)(2000)
- #90AmazonOrphan Journey Home (By: Liza Ketchum)(2000)
- #91AmazonBearstone(2000)
- #92AmazonAlice-by-Accident (By: Lynne Reid Banks)(2000)
- #93AmazonDeath at Devil's Bridge (By: Cynthia C. DeFelice)(2000)
- #94AmazonAlice By Accident (By: Lynne Reid Banks)(2003)
- #1AmazonChanges in Latitudes(1988)
- #2AmazonThe Big Wander(1992)
- #3AmazonKokopelli's Flute(1995)
- #4AmazonFar North(1996)
- #5AmazonGhost Canoe(1997)
- #6AmazonThe Maze(1998)
- #7AmazonWild Man Island(2002)
- #8AmazonJackie's Wild Seattle(2003)
- #9AmazonLeaving Protection(2004)
- #10AmazonCrossing the Wire(2006)
- #11AmazonGo Big or Go Home(2008)
- #12AmazonTake Me to the River(2010)
- #13AmazonNever Say Die(2013)
- #14AmazonCity of Gold(2020)
About Will Hobbs
Will Hobbs is a celebrated author of seventeen novels for upper elementary, middle school, and young adult readers, as well as two picture book stories. His works, including Bearstone, Downriver, The Big Wander, Beardance, Far North, The Maze, and Jason's Gold, have been named Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association. Notably, ALA also included Far North and Downriver in their list of the 100 Best Young Adult Books of the 20th Century. Hobbs' novel, Ghost Canoe, received the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1998 for Best Young Adult Mystery. Through his outdoor stories, Hobbs empowers readers to discover wild places, form connections with diverse characters, and make meaningful life choices. A Stanford University graduate and former reading and language arts teacher, Will has been a full-time writer since 1990. He resides in Durango, Colorado, with his wife, Jean. His books have garnered numerous awards, including the California Young Reader Medal, the Western Writers of America Spur Award, and the Colorado Book Award, with nominations from over thirty states.
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