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  • Bibliography:
    9 Books
  • First Book:
    September 2008
  • Latest Book:
    October 2025
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Book List in Order: 9 titles



  • Peter is thrilled to join his parents on an expedition to Greenland, where his father studies global warming. Peter will get to skip school, drive a dogsled, and-finally-share in his dad's adventures. But on the ice cap, Peter struggles to understand...



  • By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it's safe to go, and who to avoid. Like the crazy guy on the corner. But things start to unravel. Sal gets punched by a kid on...



  • When seventh grader Georges (the S is silent) moves into a Brooklyn apartment building, he meets Safer, a twelve-year-old coffee-drinking loner and self-appointed spy. Georges is happy to hang out with Safer's warm, eccentric family, because lately t...



  • When Georges moves into a new apartment block he meets Safer, a twelve-year-old self-appointed spy. Soon Georges has become his spy recruit. His first assignment? To track the mysterious Mr X, who lives in the flat upstairs. But as Safer becomes more...



  • Nathan has been locked in his room ever since “it” started growing back. They’re going to come for him soon, so he’s got precious little time to tell us what is happening. ...



  • This brilliant novel by Newbery Medal winner Rebecca Stead explores multiple perspectives on the bonds and limits of friendship. Bridge is an accident survivor who’s wondering why she’s still alive. Emily has new curves and an almost-boyfri...



  • Bea's family may change, but their love for each other does not in this soon-to-be classic by the Newbery Award-winning author of When You Reach Me "Things are changing, Bea. But there's still a lot you can count on. Okay? Things that ...



  • “An unforgettable story about change with a loving father-daughter bond at its heart.” -- Matt de la Peña, Newbery Medal"winning author of Last Stop on Market StreetNewbery Medalist Rebecca Stead’s first picture book is a transporting tale a...



  • Nathan wants to help his people, but first he has to figure out who they are.Nathan never understood what was fun about secrets, probably because he’s always had to keep a very big one. Although he appears to be a typical sixth-grader (with par...





Award-Winning Books by Rebecca Stead

First Light
2007 Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) -- Recommended
Liar & Spy
2013 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize -- Children's Fiction
When You Reach Me
2009 NAPPA Gold Award -- Ages 9 & Up
2010 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award -- Fiction & Poetry
2010 Indies Choice Book Award -- Middle Readers
2010 Newbery Medal -- Children's
2011 Massachusetts Children's Book Award -- Children's Book


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Rebecca Stead has published 9 books.

The next book by Rebecca Stead, The Experiment, will be published in October 2025.

The first book by Rebecca Stead, First Light, was published in September 2008.

No. Rebecca Stead does not write books in series.