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Roland Smith Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Roland Smith in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 127 books / 15 series

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.

Books by Roland Smith in Publication Order

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 Finishing Becca(By: Ann Rinaldi) POoGEB / 5 Buy
1994 Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises in the Zoo POoNB / 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 Peak POoPB / 1 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 The White House POoIQB / 2 Buy
2009 Tentacles POoMaGB / 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 Legwork POoSS / 1 Buy
2011 The Medusa Plot(By: Gordon Korman) POoT3CCvVB / 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 The Dead of Night(By: Peter Lerangis) POoT3CCvVB / 3 Buy
2012 Kitty Hawk POoIQB / 3 Buy
2012 Hijack Over Weaver's Needle POoSN / 3 Buy
2012 Eruption POoSRB / 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
2016 Above POoBB / 2 Buy
2018 Ascent POoPB / 3 Buy
2020 The Switch POoSN / 4 Buy
2020 Descent POoPB / 4 Buy
2024 The Amazon POoTWB / 1 Buy
2025 Captivity POoTWB / 2 Buy
2025 The Vaquita POoTWB / 3 Buy

Complete Roland Smith Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 4 books / 1999-2020
01 Sasquatch 1999 Buy
02 Elephant Run 2007 Buy
03 Hijack Over Weaver's Needle 2012 Buy
04 The Switch 2020 Buy
Beneath Reading Order 2 books / 2009-2016
01 Beneath 2009 Buy
02 Above 2016 Buy
Alphabet Picture Reading Order 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
07 T is for Time 2015 Buy
01 Legwork 2011 Buy
Storm Runners Reading Order 3 books / 2010-2012
01 Storm Runners 2010 Buy
02 The Surge 2011 Buy
03 Eruption 2012 Buy
Zach's Lie Reading Order 2 books / 2001-2005
01 Zach's Lie 2001 Buy
02 Jack's Run 2005 Buy
I, Q Reading Order 6 books / 2008-2014
01 Independence Hall 2008 Buy
02 The White House 2009 Buy
03 Kitty Hawk 2012 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
Marty and Grace Reading Order 4 books / 2004-2014
01 Cryptid Hunters / Jungle Hunters 2004 Buy
02 Tentacles 2009 Buy
03 Chupacabra 2013 Buy
04 Mutation 2014 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 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
09 Vultures 1997 Buy
10 In the Forest with the Elephants 1998 Buy
Peak Reading Order 4 books / 2007-2020
01 Peak 2007 Buy
02 The Edge 2015 Buy
03 Ascent 2018 Buy
04 Descent 2020 Buy
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
04 Shatterproof 2012 Buy
05 Trust No One(By: Linda Sue Park) 2012 Buy
06 Day of Doom(By: David Baldacci) 2013 Buy
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
The Wildes Reading Order 3 books / 2024-2025
01 The Amazon 2024 Buy
02 Captivity 2025 Buy
03 The Vaquita 2025 Buy
Great Episodes Reading Order 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
Jacob Lansa Reading Order 3 books / 1995-1999
01 Thunder Cave 1995 Buy
02 Jaguar 1997 Buy
03 The Last Lobo 1999 Buy

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