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  • Bibliography:
    16 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2004
  • Latest Book:
    July 2019
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Full Series List in Order

From the Life of Willa Havisham

1 - Forget Me Not (May-2009)
2 - Wish I Might (May-2010)
3 - From Willa, With Love (Jul-2011)

The Funeral Director's Son

1 - The Funeral Director's Son (Aug-2008)
2 - Kip Campbell's Gift (Aug-2009)

Sunny Holiday

1 - Sunny Holiday (Jan-2009)
2 - Sweet and Sunny (Feb-2010)

The Wedding Planner's Daughter

1 - The Wedding Planner's Daughter (Feb-2005)
2 - The Cupid Chronicles (Dec-2006)
3 - Willa by Heart (Jan-2008)
4 - Forget Me Not (May-2009)
5 - Wish I Might (May-2010)
6 - From Willa, With Love (Jul-2011)

Book List in Order: 16 titles



  • Determined to prove that nursery rhymes and fairy tales are nothing but imaginative tales, Prudence Proovit sets off to find and present the facts of her case, but when Prudence starts receiving special mail from the Fairy Tale Forest, she begins to ...



  • Twelve-year-old Willa Havisham is a classics reader, a cherry-cordial eater, and quite possibly the world's worst wisher. But when she and her glamorous single mother, Stella, move to Bramble, Cape Cod, Willa's wishes are beginning to come true: She ...



  • When the only library in Bramble, Cape Cod, announces it's in danger of closing its doors, the town residents have got to raise BIG money and FAST. Thirteen-year-old Willa Havisham must put her crush on Joey Kennelly on the back burner to save the li...



  • Mack McGinn comes from a long line of winners: Gramp, the football hero; Dad, the (almost) Olympic soccer star; and Mack's older brother, Rory, who has enough trophies to start his own hall of fame. After Mack joins Rory at Danville Middle School, hi...



  • It's almost summer on Cape Cod, where Willa Havisham and Joey Kennelly are finally enjoying their status as the most compatible couple at Bramble Academy. When the community theater advertises auditions for Our Town, Willa and Joey seem fated to play...



  • It's a family tradition. At dawn on the last morning of vacation, Dylan and his mom "catch the sun." But next year, things will be different. Soon Dylan will have a new baby brother or sister. Coleen Paratore captures the mixture of excitement and wo...



  • This family business is for life... In the small town of Clover, when you die, you are put to rest by Campbell and Sons Funeral Home. Unfortunately twelve-year-old Kip Campbell happens to be the only "son" in that title. And that's a problem for ...



  • From the author of THE WEDDING PLANNER'S DAUGHTER, a fantastic new series about a poor girl with a rich outlook on life.

    Sunny Holiday thinks that every month should have a kid-friendly holiday. Valentine's Day, July 4th, and Christmas definit...



  • For Willa, it’s a summer unlike any other… It's summer on Cape Cod, where Willa Havisham and Joey "JFK" Kennelly are enjoying their status as most compatible couple. There's plenty of romance, friendship, and summertime fun in sight. Willa's m...






  • Kip Campbell is still living in the town of Clover, still working in his family’s funeral home, and yes, still speaking to the dead. Those souls who have passed on but aren’t yet able to go to “the good” because something in their life was ne...



  • Welcome to the island where princes learn to be charming. Gracepearl Coal is the cook?s daughter on Miramore, the island all princes visit for their summer program in the Charming Arts. Each year, the princes-in-training arrive on gallant seacraft...



  • Sunny Holiday starts off her new year as Junior Deputy Mayor of Riverton, New York. Her mission? To help create a Kid's Day and turn it into a national holiday. Kids should have a holiday, just for them! So Sunny takes it upon herself to make this ne...



  • It's a sparkling, magical summer for Willa! It's July on Cape Cod, and Willa Havisham isn't so happy about her boyfriend, JFK, being away all summer at baseball training camp. With best-friend Tina and Ruby edging her out lately, Willa wonders wha...



  • It's a surprising, sparkling summer for Willa! It's August on Cape Cod and Willa has a lot to look forward to. Soon, JFK will return home from baseball camp, and Willa has an idea for an exciting new project that will challenge her to dream big! B...



  • It's the start of the summer before eighth grade, and Aislinn "A" O'Neill has so many dreams, she's filled up an entire book. Some of A's dreams are more challenging than others, but A isn't one to give up without a fight. It's not going to be easy. ...



  • A beautifully illustrated picture book with a "BIG" message, BIG is the perfect gift to celebrate all the biggest milestones in life, in the spirit of Dr. Seuss's Oh, the Places You'll Go!

    Are you big yet? Follow three young friends as they ...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Coleen Murtagh Paratore has published 16 books.

Coleen Murtagh Paratore does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Big Book about Being Big, was published in July 2019.

The first book by Coleen Murtagh Paratore, How Prudence Proovit Proved The Truth About Fairy Tales, was published in May 2004.

Yes. Coleen Murtagh Paratore has 4 series.