Nikki Tate

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  • Bibliography:
    22 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1997
  • Latest Book:
    March 2020
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Full Series List in Order

Estorian Chronicles

1 - Cave of Departure (Jan-2001)
2 - The Battle for Carnillo (Jan-2003)

Stablemates

1 - Rebel of Dark Creek (Jan-1997)
2 - Team Trouble at Dark Creek (Jan-1997)
3 - Jessa Be Nimble, Rebel Be Quick (Jan-1998)
7 - Keeping Secrets at Dark Creek (Jan-2002)

Tarragon Island

No Cafes in Narnia (Jan-2002)
Trouble on Tarragon Island (Jan-2005)

Book List in Order: 22 titles

  • Rebel of Dark Creek

    Stablemates - 1

    Jessa is in Grade 6 and eats, sleeps, and dreams horses. But lessons and ponies are expensive, so how will she ever manage to buy or lease a horse of her own? With a combination of work, luck, and good friends she finds a pony named Rebel...and then ...

  • Team Trouble at Dark Creek

    Stablemates - 2

    When two giant draft horses take up residence at Dark Creek Stables, the trouble starts. Fences collapse, Mrs. Bailey can't keep up with the feed bills, and Jessa's pony, Rebel, finds himself out in the cold during the worst blizzard of the century. ...

  • Sienna's Rescue

    When four abused and neglected horses are seized by the Kenwood Animal Rescue Society, Jessa convinces Mrs. Bailey that Dark Creek Stables would be a perfect foster farm for one of them, but nobody is prepared for the challenges of Sienna's rehabilit...

  • Jessa Be Nimble, Rebel Be Quick

    Stablemates - 3

    The continuing adventures of Jessa and her pony, Rebel, in book #3 of the StableMates Series. Jessa is completely stressed out! Her terrifying dreams about water jumps just won't stop. In fact, as the date of Jimmy McBride's eventing clinic draws clo...

  • Return to Skoki Lake

    Jessa's week-long trail riding trip into the Rocky Mountains should have been the experience of a lifetime. Ignoring increasingly peculiar symptoms, Jessa sets off into the mountains, determined to enjoy herself despite feeling very ill. To her horro...

  • Raven's Revenge

    When Jessa wins a trip for two to horse camp, she and Cheryl are so excited they can hardly think of anything else. But Camp Singing Waters may not be a blissful getaway. Feuding campers, a lame horse and drafty cabins are bad enough, but should they...

  • Cave of Departure

    Estorian Chronicles - 1

    Twelve-year-old Dominique fails to complete a deadly serious ritual and is banished from his place with the Estorian people, a tribe of nomadic storytellers. He must travel alone to a distant cave where, it is believed, he will find the voice he has ...

  • Keeping Secrets at Dark Creek

    Stablemates - 7

    Dark Creek Stables is supposed to be Jessa's haven, a place to escape the frustrations of school and tensions between friends. But riding Jasmine is turning out to be far more difficult than Jessa had hoped, and having to watch Molly ride Rebel is ju...

  • No Cafes in Narnia

    Tarragon Island

    It's not easy to have a private life on a small island. Thirteen-year-old Heather Blake can't stand the fact people on Tarragon Island know about her family's traumas practically before she does. The local youth writing group is supposed to help her ...



  • Jo's Triumph

    In the late 1850s in and around Carson City, struggles between the Indians and the local whites are growing. During the struggles, Joselyn, a young orphan, meets Sarah Winnemucca, a Paiute girl who becomes her friend and gives her some valuable advic...

  • The Battle for Carnillo

    Estorian Chronicles - 2

    Banished from his tribe, twelve-year-old Dominique's quest continues as he reaches the great port city of Carnillo. Civil strife and rumours of imminent invasion bring suspicion upon all who walk the streets. Arrested and imprisoned, Dominique receiv...

  • Grandparents' Day

    An irresistible story about an unconventional grandmother.

    Omi is one strange grandmother. She cuts her own hair and wears green rubber boots held together with duct tape. Stranger still, she lives on a sailboat instead of in a house and ...

  • Trouble on Tarragon Island

    Tarragon Island

    Heather Blake is horrified when her grandmother gets involved with the Ladies of the Forest, a radical group of protesters willing to do just about anything to save a stand of old-growth trees from the loggers' chainsaws. When the Ladies make a calen...

  • Jo's Journey

    It's 1861 and orphan Jo has made it from Carson City, Nevada, to San Francisco without anyone figuring out that she's a girl in boy's clothing. When she hears talk of gold strikes in the Cariboo, Jo and her friend Bart sign on for what tu...

  • Double Take

    Canadian equestrian Karen Brain is determined to compete in the Olympics. Soon jumping over obstacles becomes her specialty -- literally and figuratively. Then, one day, she falls. Her spine is shattered, and her doctors tell her she might never walk...

  • Venom

    Sixteen-year-old Spencer loves his job at the local racing stable, but when he becomes convinced that someone is drugging the racehorse Lord of the Flies, no one believes him. In an effort to find out who is behind a dangerous race-fixing scheme, he ...

  • Razor's Edge

    Travis and his best friends Ryan and Jasper live for the thrill of watching their horses race. When a thief starts hacking off the tails of Standardbred horses stabled at Blackdown Park, suddenly the track isn't such a great place to hang out. Th...

  • Fallout

    Tara's sister died a year ago, on the day that Tara didn't answer her phone when Hannah called. And Hannah stepped in front of a bus. Now Tara lives with the guilt of wondering if things would be different if she had been there when Hannah needed her...

  • Deadpoint

    Ayla loves climbing. But she prefers to climb indoors, with all her safety harnesses in place and soft mats to land on. Her climbing partner and best friend, Lissy, is much more adventurous and loves the outdoors. When Lissy starts hanging out with C...



  • Birthdays: Beyond Cake and Ice Cream

    Inspired by memories of fantastic family birthday parties, mother-and-daughter team Nikki Tate and Dani Tate-Stratton researched the history of birthdays in order to answer such questions as, How much does where you grow up influence the way you cele...

  • Christmas: From Solstice to Santa

    Christmas is a popular holiday celebrated by people all over the world. This informative and engaging exploration of Christmas is aimed at the middle grades but will entertain readers of a much wider age range. Learn about the games played, foods eat...

  • Home Base

    In this empowering picture book perfect for young feminists, a gutsy baseball-playing girl and her bricklaying mom celebrate when love and hard work triumph over nerves.

    A young pitcher steps up to the plate.

    A hardworking mom intervi...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Nikki Tate has published 22 books.

Nikki Tate does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Home Base, was published in March 2020.

The first book by Nikki Tate, Rebel of Dark Creek, was published in January 1997.

Yes. Nikki Tate has 3 series.
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