Rachel Vail

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  • Bibliography:
    48 Books (5 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 1991
  • Latest Book:
    June 2025
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Full Series List in Order

The Avery Sisters

1 - Lucky (May-2008)
2 - Gorgeous (Jun-2009)
3 - Brilliant (Jun-2010)

Elizabeth

1 - A Is for Elizabeth (May-2019)
2 - Big Mouth Elizabeth (May-2019)

The Friendship Ring

1 - If You Only Knew (Jul-1998)
2 - Please, Please, Please (Jul-1998)
3 - Not That I Care (Nov-1998)
4 - What Are Friends For? (Oct-1999)
5 - Popularity Contest (Feb-2000)
6 - Fill in the Blank (May-2000)

Justin Case

1 - School, Drool and Other Daily Disasters (May-2010)
2 - Shells, Smells, and the Horrible Flip-Flops of Doom (May-2012)
3 - Rules, Tools, and Maybe a Bully (May-2014)

Mama Rex & T

Mama Rex and T Lose a Waffle (2000)
Mama Rex and T Shop for Shoes (2000)
Mama Rex and T Run Out of Tape (2001)
The Sort-of-Super Snowman (2002)
Homework Trouble (Aug-2002)
The Horrible Play Date (Aug-2002)
The Prize (2003)
The Reading Champion (2003)
Mama Rex and T Turn Off the TV (May-2003)
The (Almost) Perfect Mother's Day (May-2003)
Halloween Knight (Sep-2003)
Mama Rex and T Stay Up Late (Sep-2003)

Book List in Order: 48 titles

  • Wonder

  • Ever After

    A young girl records in her journal all of the common difficulties of adolescence, including her longing for a supportive friend, fears about being unattractive, concerns about rivaling companions, and worries over boys. Reprint....

  • Do-Over

    Whit is furious with his father, disappointed with his best friend, and completely baffled by girls. For someone who doesn't quite know "how to get started" with girls, Whit moves quickly from his first kiss, to his first heartbreak, to his first rea...

  • Daring to Be Abigail

    During her summer at Camp Nashaquitsa, eleven-year-old Abby tries to reinvent herself, while worrying about her mother, missing her dead father, and getting to know her equally self-conscious bunkmates...

  • If You Only Knew

    The Friendship Ring - 1

    4 rings, 1 promise: Best Friends ForeverGrowing up is never easy. But when things get tough, you can always count on your best friends. CJ, Olivia, Morgan and Zoe know one thing’s for sure: they’ll always have each other!Zoe isn’t like her thre...

  • Please, Please, Please

    The Friendship Ring - 2

    Best friends stick together in Rachel Vail's Friendship Ring series!Growing up is never easy. But when things get tough, you can always count on your best friends. CJ, Olivia, Morgan and Zoe know one thing for sure: they’ll always have each other!C...

  • Over the Moon

  • Not That I Care

    The Friendship Ring - 3

    Book three in bestselling author Rachel Vail's beloved Friendship Ring series!"Fans of Judy Blume . . . and Rachel Robinson will enjoy Morgan's view of her world."--School Library Journal4 rings, 1 promise: Best Friends ForeverGrowing up is never eas...

  • Going Sentimental

    in Places I Never Meant to Be

    "What effect does [the climate of censorship] have on a writer?....It's chilling. It's easy to become discouraged, to second-guess everything you write. There seemed to be no one to stand up to the censors....so I began to speak out about my experie...



  • What Are Friends For?

    The Friendship Ring - 4

    The fourth book in bestselling author Rachel Vail's beloved Friendship Ring series!4 rings, 1 promise: Best Friends ForeverOlivia is the 'brain' of the group and she's not afraid to speak her mind. So when the rest of her friends gush over guys and c...

  • Mama Rex and T Lose a Waffle

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    Mama Rex & T

  • Mama Rex and T Shop for Shoes

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    Mama Rex & T

  • Popularity Contest

    The Friendship Ring - 5

  • Fill in the Blank

    The Friendship Ring - 6

  • Mama Rex and T Run Out of Tape

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    Mama Rex & T

  • The Sort-of-Super Snowman

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    Mama Rex & T

  • Homework Trouble

    Mama Rex & T

  • The Horrible Play Date

    Mama Rex & T

    Beloved author Rachel Vail's newest series, about an earnest young dinosaur who tries as hard as he can, and his frazzled mother who always knows how to save the day.

    Mama Rex and T are two dinosaurs living in the city. T, a young dinosaur, is...

  • The Prize

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    Mama Rex & T



  • The Reading Champion

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    Mama Rex & T
    Scholastic Reader: Level 3

    In The Reading Champion--the first Mama Rex & T in the Scholastic Reader format--T learns how to read.

    T is frustrated. He can't read one single word and his best friend Walter can read whole books all by himself!
    When his teacher helps hi...

  • The (Almost) Perfect Mother's Day

    Mama Rex & T

    Beloved author Rachel Vail's newest series, about an earnest young dinosaur who tries as hard as he can, and his frazzled mother who always knows how to save the day.

    T can't wait for Mother's Day this year. He's planned the perfect surprise f...

  • Mama Rex and T Turn Off the TV

    Mama Rex & T

    Beloved author Rachel Vail's newest series, about an earnest young dinosaur who tries as hard as he can, and his frazzled mother who always knows how to save the day.

    It's a rainy Saturday morning and T plans to watch TV all day long. Then, su...

  • Halloween Knight

    Mama Rex & T

    Beloved author Rachel Vail's newest series, about an earnest young dinosaur who tries as hard as he canand his frazzled mother who always knows how to save the day.

    Halloween is finally here and T is all dressed up in his brand-new knight cost...

  • Mama Rex and T Stay Up Late

    Mama Rex & T

    Beloved author Rachel Vail's newest series, about an earnest young dinosaur who tries as hard as he can and his frazzled mother who always knows how to save the day.

    What time does a Tyrannosaurus rex go to sleep at night? At bedtime! But toni...

  • Sometimes I'm Bombaloo

    A tender story that explores BIG feelings and includes a wise take on tantrums and learning how to feel like yourself again!Katie Honors is a really good kid -- most of the time. But sometimes... well, sometimes, say when her little brother knocks do...

  • If We Kiss

    WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE KISS? Kevin led me quickly around the side of the building, then stopped. I managed not to crash into him. I tried to look calm, cool, unperturbed. I told myself not to laugh, especially not a snorting kind of laugh. "Wha . ....

  • You, Maybe

    Josie is an independent, self-assured sophomore who doesn't care what anyone thinks about her -- until Carson Gold, senior and hottest guy around, suddenly shows an interest. Neither Josie nor her best friends quite understand why she tentatively ind...

  • Righty and Lefty

    A charming and funny picture book about the value of irreplaceable friendships.

    Righty and Lefty, an adorable pair of feet, can't seem to agree on anything. Righty wakes up early, while Lefty likes to sleep in; Righty dreams of wearing fancy f...

  • Lucky

    The Avery Sisters - 1

    It's all good . . . and lucky Phoebe Avery plans to celebrate by throwing an end-of-the-year bash with her four closest friends. Everything will be perfect--from the guest list to the fashion photographer to the engraved invitations. The only thing l...



  • Jibberwillies at Night

    Rachel Vail and Yumi Heo team up for the much anticipated follow-up to SOMETIMES I'M BOMBALOO.

    Katie Honors is back! Katie loves playing with her friends and snuggling with her family, but sometimes at night she's afraid. For Katie, her fears ...

  • Gorgeous

    The Avery Sisters - 2

    She's looking good . . . but Allison Avery can't believe it. Growing up with beautiful, blond sisters, Allison has always been the dark-haired, "interesting-looking" Avery. So when the devil shows up and offers to make her gorgeous, Allison jumps at ...

  • School, Drool and Other Daily Disasters

    Justin Case - 1

    It's the start of the school year, and nothing feels right to Justin. He didn't get the teacher he wanted, he's not in the same class as his best friend, and his little sister, Elizabeth, is starting kindergarten at his school. Elizabeth doesn't seem...

  • Brilliant

    The Avery Sisters - 3

    Everything is going to be fine . . . . Quinn Avery can handle change. It's just paint, right? Bright, blinding white paint covering her once dazzling red bedroom walls. Quinn knows she shouldn't be angry at her mom -- she's doing what she must to ...

  • Flabbersmashed About You

    Readers first met Katie Honors in Rachel and Yumi's Sometimes I'm Bombaloo and Jibberwillies at Night. Now Katie is back as she deals with feeling "flabbersmashed" by her best friend, who suddenly wants to be friends with another kid. We've all been ...

  • Piggy Bunny

    Most piglets want to be pigs when they grow up. Not Liam. He wants to be a bunny. Even if it takes a lot of practice to learn how to hop...and to eat salad. Even if no one believes that a piggy can be a bunny. With a lot of determination, and a littl...

  • Shells, Smells, and the Horrible Flip-Flops of Doom

    Justin Case - 2

    Justin is going to start fourth grade -- but first, he has to survive the summer. He "gets" to go to camp every day on a bus. He "gets" to experience all sorts of new things: Bugs. Mess hall food. Flip-flops (they hurt the space between his toes and ...

  • Kiss Me Again

    He closed the distance I'd opened up between us and kissed me lightly on the lips. "Maybe we can just be," Kevin whispered. Charlie Collins doesn't know what to do about Kevin Lazarus, her crush and, awkwardly, her new stepbrother. Things were com...

  • Rules, Tools, and Maybe a Bully

    Justin Case - 3

    Justin Case made it through third grade and summer camp in the previous two books. Now he’s in fourth grade, and there’s even more to worry about: friends, bullies, grades, tests -- and did we say bullies? Once again, Rachel Vail and Matthew ...

  • Unfriended

    In middle school, nothing is more important than friendship. When Truly is invited to sit at the Popular Table with the group she has dreamed of joining, she can hardly believe her luck. Everyone seems so nice, so kind to one another. But all is n...



  • Well, That Was Awkward

    Gracie has never felt like this before. One day, she suddenly can’t breathe, can’t walk, can’t anything -- and the reason is standing right there in front of her, all tall and weirdly good-looking: A.J. But it turns out A.J. likes not Grac...

  • A Is for Elizabeth

    Elizabeth - 1

    Elizabeth is in second grade. Class 2B! It's great! Friends, recess, homework! Even a big project: Make a poster of your name. Yayyy! Hang on. The name Elizabeth has a bajillion letters in it! The name Anna has only four letters. Plu...

  • Big Mouth Elizabeth

    Elizabeth - 2

    Big Mouth Elizabeth is the second in a new chapter book series spinning off of the Justin Case books, starring Justin's little sister, Elizabeth. Second-grader Elizabeth longs to be a member of the Big Mouth Club, which is made up of kids who ...

  • Bad Best Friend

    Rachel Vail's powerful middle-grade novel proves once again that no one does tween better than she does! Niki Ames can't wait to start eighth grade, that all-important year before high school. She and her best friend Ava have shared so man...

  • Cat Ears on Elizabeth

    Cat Ears on Elizabeth is the third in Rachel Vail's A Is for Elizabeth chapter book series--featuring illustrations by Paige Keiser.Cat ears on your headband is not the only way to look great.But it is a very good way. Mallory has glitter folders and...

  • Doodlebug Elizabeth

    Doodlebug Elizabeth is the fourth title in Rachel Vail's A Is for Elizabeth chapter book series--featuring illustrations by Paige Keiser.Class 2B is getting pets!What pets will they be?Elizabeth does not like surprises, but she does like pets.And she...

  • Sometimes I Grumblesquinch

    A sweet and touching exploration of the scariness of BIG feelings and overcoming the pressures to do everything "just right," in this companion title to bestselling picture book Sometimes I'm Bombaloo.Katie Honors is a really nice kid. But there’s ...

  • Sometimes I Kaploom

    Another heartfelt and tender story about dealing with BIG feelings from the bestselling author of Sometimes I'm Bombaloo and Sometimes I Grumblesquinch, Rachel Vail.Katie Honors is a really brave kid. She can go to bed with just one small night light...

  • You and Me, Anenome

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Rachel Vail has published 48 books.

The next book by Rachel Vail, You and Me, Anenome, will be published in June 2025.

The first book by Rachel Vail, Wonder, was published in September 1991.

Yes. Rachel Vail has 5 series.
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