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Home / Authors / Roland Smith Roland Smith American author best known for the *Peak* series and *Cryptid Hunters*. His adventure novels have sold millions of copies worldwide and earned numerous state book awards. This page provides the Roland Smith books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
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1990 Sea Otter Rescue POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1991 A Ride into Morning(By: Ann Rinaldi) POoGEB · 1 Buy ↗ 1992 Primates in the Zoo POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1992 A Break with Charity(By: Ann Rinaldi) POoGEB · 2 Buy ↗ 1992 Snakes in the Zoo POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1993 The Fifth of March(By: Ann Rinaldi) POoGEB · 3 Buy ↗ 1993 Inside the Zoo Nursery POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 1994 Keep Smiling Through(By: Ann Rinaldi) POoGEB · 4 Buy ↗ 1994 Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises in the Zoo POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 1994 Finishing Becca(By: Ann Rinaldi) POoGEB · 5 Buy ↗ 1994 Cats in the Zoo POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 1995 Thunder Cave POoJLB · 1 Buy ↗ 1995 The Secret of Sarah Revere(By: Ann Rinaldi) POoGEB · 6 Buy ↗ 1995 African Elephants POoNB · 7 Buy ↗ 1996 Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons(By: Ann Rinaldi) POoGEB · 7 Buy ↗ 1996 Journey of the Red Wolf POoNB · 8 Buy ↗ 1997 Jaguar POoJLB · 2 Buy ↗ 1997 An Acquaintance with Darkness(By: Ann Rinaldi) POoGEB · 8 Buy ↗ 1997 Vultures POoNB · 9 Buy ↗ 1998 Cast Two Shadows(By: Ann Rinaldi) POoGEB · 9 Buy ↗ 1998 In the Forest with the Elephants POoNB · 10 Buy ↗ 1999 Sasquatch POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1999 The Last Lobo POoJLB · 3 Buy ↗ 1999 The Captain's Dog POoGEB · 10 Buy ↗ 1999 The Coffin Quilt(By: Ann Rinaldi) POoGEB · 11 Buy ↗ 2000 L Is for Lincoln: An Illinois Alphabet(By: Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen,Kathy-jo Wargin) POoDASBSB · 1 Buy ↗ 2000 S is for Sunshine(By: Carol Crane) POoDASBSB · 2 Buy ↗ 2000 The Staircase(By: Ann Rinaldi) POoGEB · 12 Buy ↗ 2001 Zach's Lie POoZLB · 1 Buy ↗ 2001 Guns for General Washington(By: Seymour Reit) POoGEB · 13 Buy ↗ 2001 The Riddle of Penncroft Farm(By: Ann Rinaldi) POoGEB · 14 Buy ↗ 2001 Behind Rebel Lines(By: Seymour Reit) POoGEB · 15 Buy ↗ 2002 L Is for Last Frontier(By: Carol Crane) POoDASBSB · 3 Buy ↗ 2002 G Is for Grand Canyon(By: Barbara Gowan,Katherine Larson) POoDASBSB · 4 Buy ↗ 2002 P is for Peach(By: Carol Crane) POoDASBSB · 5 Buy ↗ 2002 M Is for Mayflower(By: Margot Theis Raven) POoDASBSB · 6 Buy ↗ 2003 B is for Beaver POoAPB · 1 Buy ↗ 2003 E Is for Empire(By: Ann E. Burg) POoDASBSB · 7 Buy ↗ 2003 "A" Is For Arches(By: Becky Hall,Katherine Larson) POoDASBSB · 8 Buy ↗ 2003 T Is for Tar Heel(By: Carol Crane) POoDASBSB · 9 Buy ↗ 2003 V Is for Viking: A Minnesota Alphabet(By: Kathy-jo Wargin,Karen Latham,Rebecca Latham) POoDASBSB · 10 Buy ↗ 2003 B is for Beaver(With: Marie Smith) POoDASBSB · 11 Buy ↗ 2003 Or Give Me Death(By: Ann Rinaldi) POoGEB · 16 Buy ↗ 2004 Cryptid Hunters / Jungle Hunters POoMaGB · 1 Buy ↗ 2004 E is for Evergreen POoAPB · 2 Buy ↗ 2004 B Is for Badger: A Wisconsin Alphabet(By: Ren�e Graef,Kathy-jo Wargin) POoDASBSB · 12 Buy ↗ 2004 E Is for Enchantment(By: Helen Foster James) POoDASBSB · 13 Buy ↗ 2004 E is for Evergreen(With: Marie Smith) POoDASBSB · 14 Buy ↗ 2004 S Is for Silver(By: Eleanor Coerr) POoDASBSB · 15 Buy ↗ 2005 Jack's Run POoZLB · 2 Buy ↗ 2005 N is for Our Nation's Capital POoAPB · 3 Buy ↗ 2005 Z is for Zookeeper POoAPB · 4 Buy ↗ 2005 N is for Our Nation's Capital(With: Marie Smith) POoDASBSB · 16 Buy ↗ 2005 "A" is for Aloha(By: U'ilani Goldsberry) POoDASBSB · 17 Buy ↗ 2005 F is for First State(By: Carol Crane) POoDASBSB · 18 Buy ↗ 2005 O Is for Old Dominion(By: Pamela Duncan Edwards) POoDASBSB · 19 Buy ↗ 2007 Elephant Run POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 2007 An Unlikely Friendship(By: Ann Rinaldi) POoGEB · 17 Buy ↗ 2007 Come Juneteenth(By: Ann Rinaldi) POoGEB · 18 Buy ↗ 2007 The Ever-After Bird(By: Ann Rinaldi) POoGEB · 19 Buy ↗ 2008 Independence Hall POoIQB · 1 Buy ↗ 2008 W is for Waves POoAPB · 5 Buy ↗ 2008 The Letter Writer(By: Ann Rinaldi) POoGEB · 20 Buy ↗ 2009 Beneath POoBB · 1 Buy ↗ 2009 Tentacles POoMaGB · 2 Buy ↗ 2009 The White House POoIQB · 2 Buy ↗ 2010 Storm Runners POoSRB · 1 Buy ↗ 2010 S is for Smithsonian POoAPB · 6 Buy ↗ 2010 B is for Badger(By: Kathy-jo Wargin) POoDASBSB · 20 Buy ↗ 2010 S is for Sooner(By: Devin Scillian) POoDASBSB · 21 Buy ↗ 2010 C is for Cornhusker(By: Rajean Luebs Shepherd) POoDASBSB · 22 Buy ↗ 2010 L Is for Lincoln(By: Kathy-jo Wargin) POoDASBSB · 23 Buy ↗ 2010 G is for Granite(By: Marie Harris) POoDASBSB · 24 Buy ↗ 2010 H is for Hawkeye(By: Patricia A. Pierce) POoDASBSB · 25 Buy ↗ 2010 S is for Sunflower(By: Devin Scillian) POoDASBSB · 26 Buy ↗ 2010 G is for Golden(By: David Domeniconi) POoDASBSB · 27 Buy ↗ 2010 G is for Garden State(By: Doris Ettlinger) POoDASBSB · 28 Buy ↗ 2010 C Is for Centennial(By: Helle Urban) POoDASBSB · 29 Buy ↗ 2010 M Is For Magnolia(By: Michael Shoulders) POoDASBSB · 30 Buy ↗ 2010 R is for Rhode Island Red(By: Mary Jane Begin) POoDASBSB · 31 Buy ↗ 2010 A Is For Arches(By: Becky Hall) POoDASBSB · 32 Buy ↗ 2010 H is for Hoosier(By: Bruce Langton) POoDASBSB · 33 Buy ↗ 2010 B is for Big Sky Country(By: Joanna Yardley) POoDASBSB · 34 Buy ↗ 2010 P is for Peace Garden(By: Joanna Yardley) POoDASBSB · 35 Buy ↗ 2010 B Is For Buckeye(By: Marcia Schonberg) POoDASBSB · 36 Buy ↗ 2010 V is for Viking(By: Kathy-jo Wargin) POoDASBSB · 37 Buy ↗ 2010 P is for Potato(By: Stan Steiner) POoDASBSB · 38 Buy ↗ 2010 S is for Show Me(By: Judy Young) POoDASBSB · 39 Buy ↗ 2010 B Is For Bluegrass(By: Mary Ann Mccabe Riehle) POoDASBSB · 40 Buy ↗ 2010 P Is for Palmetto(By: Carol Crane) POoDASBSB · 41 Buy ↗ 2010 M is for Mountain State(By: Laura J. Bryant) POoDASBSB · 42 Buy ↗ 2010 M is for Mount Rushmore(By: William Anderson,Cheryl Harness) POoDASBSB · 43 Buy ↗ 2010 L Is for Lobster(By: Jeannie Brett) POoDASBSB · 44 Buy ↗ 2010 N Is for Nutmeg(By: Maureen K. Brookfield) POoDASBSB · 45 Buy ↗ 2010 P is for Pelican(By: Anita C. Prieto) POoDASBSB · 46 Buy ↗ 2010 C is for Cowboy(By: Eugene Gagliano) POoDASBSB · 47 Buy ↗ 2010 V is for Volunteer(By: Michael Shoulders) POoDASBSB · 48 Buy ↗ 2010 M Is For Mitten(By: Michael Glenn Monroe) POoDASBSB · 49 Buy ↗ 2010 K Is for Keystone(By: Kristen Kane) POoDASBSB · 50 Buy ↗ 2011 The Medusa Plot(By: Gordon Korman) POoT3CCvVB · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 Legwork POoSS · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 A King's Ransom(By: Jude Watson) POoT3CCvVB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 The Surge POoSRB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 Leigh Ann's Civil War(By: Ann Rinaldi) POoGEB · 21 Buy ↗ 2011 B is for Blue Crab(By: Shirley C. Menendez) POoDASBSB · 51 Buy ↗ 2012 Kitty Hawk POoIQB · 3 Buy ↗ 2012 Hijack Over Weaver's Needle POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 2012 Eruption POoSRB · 3 Buy ↗ 2012 The Dead of Night(By: Peter Lerangis) POoT3CCvVB · 3 Buy ↗ 2012 Shatterproof POoT3CCvVB · 4 Buy ↗ 2012 Trust No One(By: Linda Sue Park) POoT3CCvVB · 5 Buy ↗ 2013 Chupacabra POoMaGB · 3 Buy ↗ 2013 The Alamo(With: Michael P. Spradlin) POoIQB · 4 Buy ↗ 2013 The Windy City(With: Michael P. Spradlin) POoIQB · 5 Buy ↗ 2013 Day of Doom(By: David Baldacci) POoT3CCvVB · 6 Buy ↗ 2014 Mutation POoMaGB · 4 Buy ↗ 2014 Alcatraz(With: Michael P. Spradlin) POoIQB · 6 Buy ↗ 2015 The Edge POoPB · 2 Buy ↗ 2015 T is for Time POoAPB · 7 Buy ↗ 2020 Descent POoPB · 4 Buy ↗ 2020 The Switch POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 2024 The Amazon POoTWB · 1 Buy ↗ 2025 Captivity POoTWB · 2 Buy ↗ 2025 The Vaquita POoTWB · 3 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 4 books · 1999–2020
03 Hijack Over Weaver's Needle 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Beneath Books 2 books · 2009–2016
Publication Order of Alphabet Picture Books 7 books · 2003–2015
01 B is for Beaver 2003 Buy ↗ 02 E is for Evergreen 2004 Buy ↗ 03 N is for Our Nation's Capital 2005 Buy ↗ 04 Z is for Zookeeper 2005 Buy ↗ 05 W is for Waves 2008 Buy ↗ 06 S is for Smithsonian 2010 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas 1 book · 2011
Publication Order of Storm Runners Books 3 books · 2010–2012
Publication Order of Zach's Lie Books 2 books · 2001–2005
Publication Order of I, Q Books 6 books · 2008–2014
01 Independence Hall 2008 Buy ↗ 02 The White House 2009 Buy ↗ 04 The Alamo(With: Michael P. Spradlin) 2013 Buy ↗ 05 The Windy City(With: Michael P. Spradlin) 2013 Buy ↗ 06 Alcatraz(With: Michael P. Spradlin) 2014 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Marty and Grace Books 4 books · 2004–2014
01 Cryptid Hunters / Jungle Hunters 2004 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 10 books · 1990–1998
01 Sea Otter Rescue 1990 Buy ↗ 02 Primates in the Zoo 1992 Buy ↗ 03 Snakes in the Zoo 1992 Buy ↗ 04 Inside the Zoo Nursery 1993 Buy ↗ 05 Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises in the Zoo 1994 Buy ↗ 06 Cats in the Zoo 1994 Buy ↗ 07 African Elephants 1995 Buy ↗ 08 Journey of the Red Wolf 1996 Buy ↗ 10 In the Forest with the Elephants 1998 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Peak Books 4 books · 2007–2020
Publication Order of The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Books 6 books · 2011–2013
01 The Medusa Plot(By: Gordon Korman) 2011 Buy ↗ 02 A King's Ransom(By: Jude Watson) 2011 Buy ↗ 03 The Dead of Night(By: Peter Lerangis) 2012 Buy ↗ 05 Trust No One(By: Linda Sue Park) 2012 Buy ↗ 06 Day of Doom(By: David Baldacci) 2013 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Discover America State By State Books 51 books · 2000–2011
01 L Is for Lincoln: An Illinois Alphabet(By: Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen,Kathy-jo Wargin) 2000 Buy ↗ 02 S is for Sunshine(By: Carol Crane) 2000 Buy ↗ 03 L Is for Last Frontier(By: Carol Crane) 2002 Buy ↗ 04 G Is for Grand Canyon(By: Barbara Gowan,Katherine Larson) 2002 Buy ↗ 05 P is for Peach(By: Carol Crane) 2002 Buy ↗ 06 M Is for Mayflower(By: Margot Theis Raven) 2002 Buy ↗ 07 E Is for Empire(By: Ann E. Burg) 2003 Buy ↗ 08 "A" Is For Arches(By: Becky Hall,Katherine Larson) 2003 Buy ↗ 09 T Is for Tar Heel(By: Carol Crane) 2003 Buy ↗ 10 V Is for Viking: A Minnesota Alphabet(By: Kathy-jo Wargin,Karen Latham,Rebecca Latham) 2003 Buy ↗ 11 B is for Beaver(With: Marie Smith) 2003 Buy ↗ 12 B Is for Badger: A Wisconsin Alphabet(By: Ren�e Graef,Kathy-jo Wargin) 2004 Buy ↗ 13 E Is for Enchantment(By: Helen Foster James) 2004 Buy ↗ 14 E is for Evergreen(With: Marie Smith) 2004 Buy ↗ 15 S Is for Silver(By: Eleanor Coerr) 2004 Buy ↗ 16 N is for Our Nation's Capital(With: Marie Smith) 2005 Buy ↗ 17 "A" is for Aloha(By: U'ilani Goldsberry) 2005 Buy ↗ 18 F is for First State(By: Carol Crane) 2005 Buy ↗ 19 O Is for Old Dominion(By: Pamela Duncan Edwards) 2005 Buy ↗ 20 B is for Badger(By: Kathy-jo Wargin) 2010 Buy ↗ 21 S is for Sooner(By: Devin Scillian) 2010 Buy ↗ 22 C is for Cornhusker(By: Rajean Luebs Shepherd) 2010 Buy ↗ 23 L Is for Lincoln(By: Kathy-jo Wargin) 2010 Buy ↗ 24 G is for Granite(By: Marie Harris) 2010 Buy ↗ 25 H is for Hawkeye(By: Patricia A. Pierce) 2010 Buy ↗ 26 S is for Sunflower(By: Devin Scillian) 2010 Buy ↗ 27 G is for Golden(By: David Domeniconi) 2010 Buy ↗ 28 G is for Garden State(By: Doris Ettlinger) 2010 Buy ↗ 29 C Is for Centennial(By: Helle Urban) 2010 Buy ↗ 30 M Is For Magnolia(By: Michael Shoulders) 2010 Buy ↗ 31 R is for Rhode Island Red(By: Mary Jane Begin) 2010 Buy ↗ 32 A Is For Arches(By: Becky Hall) 2010 Buy ↗ 33 H is for Hoosier(By: Bruce Langton) 2010 Buy ↗ 34 B is for Big Sky Country(By: Joanna Yardley) 2010 Buy ↗ 35 P is for Peace Garden(By: Joanna Yardley) 2010 Buy ↗ 36 B Is For Buckeye(By: Marcia Schonberg) 2010 Buy ↗ 37 V is for Viking(By: Kathy-jo Wargin) 2010 Buy ↗ 38 P is for Potato(By: Stan Steiner) 2010 Buy ↗ 39 S is for Show Me(By: Judy Young) 2010 Buy ↗ 40 B Is For Bluegrass(By: Mary Ann Mccabe Riehle) 2010 Buy ↗ 41 P Is for Palmetto(By: Carol Crane) 2010 Buy ↗ 42 M is for Mountain State(By: Laura J. Bryant) 2010 Buy ↗ 43 M is for Mount Rushmore(By: William Anderson,Cheryl Harness) 2010 Buy ↗ 44 L Is for Lobster(By: Jeannie Brett) 2010 Buy ↗ 45 N Is for Nutmeg(By: Maureen K. Brookfield) 2010 Buy ↗ 46 P is for Pelican(By: Anita C. Prieto) 2010 Buy ↗ 47 C is for Cowboy(By: Eugene Gagliano) 2010 Buy ↗ 48 V is for Volunteer(By: Michael Shoulders) 2010 Buy ↗ 49 M Is For Mitten(By: Michael Glenn Monroe) 2010 Buy ↗ 50 K Is for Keystone(By: Kristen Kane) 2010 Buy ↗ 51 B is for Blue Crab(By: Shirley C. Menendez) 2011 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Wildes Books 3 books · 2024–2025
Publication Order of Great Episodes Books 21 books · 1991–2011
01 A Ride into Morning(By: Ann Rinaldi) 1991 Buy ↗ 02 A Break with Charity(By: Ann Rinaldi) 1992 Buy ↗ 03 The Fifth of March(By: Ann Rinaldi) 1993 Buy ↗ 04 Keep Smiling Through(By: Ann Rinaldi) 1994 Buy ↗ 05 Finishing Becca(By: Ann Rinaldi) 1994 Buy ↗ 06 The Secret of Sarah Revere(By: Ann Rinaldi) 1995 Buy ↗ 07 Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons(By: Ann Rinaldi) 1996 Buy ↗ 08 An Acquaintance with Darkness(By: Ann Rinaldi) 1997 Buy ↗ 09 Cast Two Shadows(By: Ann Rinaldi) 1998 Buy ↗ 10 The Captain's Dog 1999 Buy ↗ 11 The Coffin Quilt(By: Ann Rinaldi) 1999 Buy ↗ 12 The Staircase(By: Ann Rinaldi) 2000 Buy ↗ 13 Guns for General Washington(By: Seymour Reit) 2001 Buy ↗ 14 The Riddle of Penncroft Farm(By: Ann Rinaldi) 2001 Buy ↗ 15 Behind Rebel Lines(By: Seymour Reit) 2001 Buy ↗ 16 Or Give Me Death(By: Ann Rinaldi) 2003 Buy ↗ 17 An Unlikely Friendship(By: Ann Rinaldi) 2007 Buy ↗ 18 Come Juneteenth(By: Ann Rinaldi) 2007 Buy ↗ 19 The Ever-After Bird(By: Ann Rinaldi) 2007 Buy ↗ 20 The Letter Writer(By: Ann Rinaldi) 2008 Buy ↗ 21 Leigh Ann's Civil War(By: Ann Rinaldi) 2011 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Jacob Lansa Books 3 books · 1995–1999