Jan L. Coates

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  • Bibliography:
    18 Books
  • First Book:
    February 2011
  • Latest Book:
    December 2022
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Book List in Order: 18 titles

  • A Hare in the Elephant's Trunk

    In the little village of Duk Padiet in southern Sudan, a boy named Jacob Deng thrives on the love of his mother, the companionship of his sisters, the excitement of learning how to look after his uncle's herds of cattle. The year is 1987, and suddenl...

  • The Power of Harmony

    "On CCBC's Best Books for Kids and Teens list 2013

    On Ontario Library Association Best Bets List 2013

    Jennifer's dream is to become a famous singer--except she's terrified of singing in public. Since her best friend moved away, Jenn has become th...

  • Five Children and It

    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 6 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 9 to 12. It contains a mix of classic story adaptations and new, original stories with approximately ...

  • Rocket Man

    If only Bob could go back to being the Mr. Invisible of his superhero days. Back when he wasn’t always being compared to his super-talented hardcore basketball god brother and perfect little sister. Back when Roy andÂ...

  • Cheesy Man Giant

    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 5 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 7 to 9. With approximately 4,000 words each, the stories provide students the opportunity to expand their reading skills by witnessing character development a...

  • Stop Complaining, Chicken Little

    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 2 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 5 to 7. It offers a range of classic fairy tale adaptations and stories with 500 to 700 words.

  • Queen and Mr. Cunningham

    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 4 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 7 to 9. The diverse, original stories have a word count of approximately 2,000 words. The stories in this series vary with narrative in first person or third ...

  • Mr. Beethoven and Me

    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 4 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 7 to 9. Students expand to diverse original stories with a word count of approximately 2,000 words. The stories in this series vary with narrative in first pe...

  • If Dogs Could Talk

    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 4 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 7 to 9. Students expand to diverse original stories with a word count of approximately 2,000 words. The stories in this series vary with narrative in first pe...



  • Pinocchio Learns to Love

    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 2 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 5 to 7. It offers a range of classic fairy tale adaptations with 500 to 700 words, Lexile measures of 200L to 500L, and the detailed illustrations provide pic...

  • The Tale of Avalon

    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 4 series offers delicious leveled readers for children aged 7 to 9. The diverse original stories have a word count of approximately 2,000 words and Lexile measures between 400L to 700L. The stories in this series vary w...

  • Sky Pig

    First Jack and Ollie try the leafy branches. Then a giant kite. Idea after idea, invention after invention, boy and pig drag them all to the top of the highest hill. Then Ollie runs as hard as ever a pig could run, until his trotters lift from the gr...

  • Talking to the Moon

    Deep roots. Last year in Social Studies, Miss Matattall got us to draw our family trees. Mine was the only one with no roots and just one full branch for me, plus a half branch for Moonbeam. Because maybe she's already dead, and that's why she didn't...

  • A Halifax Time-Travelling Tune

    Grandma closed the piano lid. "I love singing those old tunes with you.
    I wish you could have seen the Halifax I once knew."

    This dreamy and whimsical story follows a young child who travels back in time to 1950s Halifax with a whimsi...

  • The Hermit

    Eleven year old Danny was hoping to have a simple, fun summer, but his plans are derailed when developers threaten to build condos on his community’s beloved soccer field and when he cultivates an unexpected friendship with a hermit living in the n...

  • The Hermit

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    Eleven year old Danny Marsters was planning to have a fun but straightforward summer: pool parties and bike rides with his buddies, the odd game of washer toss with Grampy, and, of course, soccer camp. He didn''t count on developers threatening t...

  • Dancing With Daisy

    When he finds a photograph of his grandfather as a young man, Liam is full of questions. But that’s just fine, because Grampy has a story to spin with every answer. On a fall day in 1962, he tells Liam, he had a run-in with a nasty girl in sea...

  • Anna Maria and Maestro Vivaldi

    A young orphan whose only joy is the singing of her violin. An 18th century composer who became one of the most renowned figures in European classical music. Here, their fictionalized story unfolds as Antonio Vivaldi guides Anna Maria toward becomin...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jan L. Coates has published 18 books.

Jan L. Coates does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Anna Maria and Maestro Vivaldi, was published in December 2022.

The first book by Jan L. Coates, A Hare in the Elephant's Trunk, was published in February 2011.

No. Jan L. Coates does not write books in series.
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