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Ann Rinaldi (born August 27, 1934, in New York City) is an American young adult fiction author. She is best known for her historical fiction, including In My Father's House, The Last Silk Dress, An Acquaintance with Darkness, A Break with Charity, and Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons. She has written a total of forty novels, eight of which were listed as notable by the ALA. In 2000, Wolf by the Ears was listed as one the best novels of the preceding twenty-five years, and later of the last one hundred years. She also writes for the Dear America series.

Her career, prior to being an author, was a newspaper columnist. She continued the column, called The Trentonian, through much of her writing career. Her first published novel, Term Paper, was written in 1979.

Great episodes

  • A Ride into Morning: The Story of Tempe Wick (1991)
  • A Break with Charity: A Story About the Salem Witch Trials (1992)
  • The Fifth of March: A Story of the Boston Massacre (1993)
  • Finishing Becca: A Story about Peggy Sheppin and Benedict Arnold (1994)
  • The Secret of Sarah Revere (1995)
  • Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: The Story of Phillis Wheatley (1996)
  • An Acquaintance with Darkness (1997)
  • Cast Two Shadows: The American Revolution in the South (1998)
  • The Coffin Quilt: The Feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys (1999)
  • The Staircase (2000)
  • Or Give Me Death: A Novel of Patrick Henry's Family (2003), ISBN 0-15-216687-4
  • An Unlikely Friendship: A Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley (2007), ISBN 0-15-205597-5
  • Come Juneteenth (2007), ISBN 0-15-205947-4
  • The Ever-After Bird (2007), ISBN 0-15-202620-7
  • Juliet's Moon (2008), ISBN 0-15-206170-3
  • The Letter Writer (2008)

Dear America

  • The Diary of Nannie Little Rose, a Sioux Girl (1999), ISBN 0-590-14922-9
  • The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce, a Pilgrim Boy (2000), ISBN 0-590-51078-9

Others

  • Term Paper (1980), ISBN 0-8027-6395-2
  • Promises Are for Keeping (1982), ISBN 0-8027-6442-8
  • But in the Fall I'm Leaving (1985), ISBN 0-8234-0560-5
  • Time Enough for Drums (1986), ISBN 0-8234-0603-2
  • The Good Side of My Heart (1987), ISBN 0-8234-0648-2
  • The Last Silk Dress (1988), ISBN 0-8234-0690-3
  • Wolf by the Ears (1991), ISBN 0-590-43413-6
  • In My Father's House (1992), ISBN 0-590-44730-0
  • The Second Bend in the River (1997), ISBN 0-590-74258-2
  • Mine Eyes Have Seen (1997), ISBN 0-590-54318-0
  • Amelia's War (1999), ISBN 0-590-11744-0
  • The Education of Mary: A Little Miss of Color, 1832 (2000), ISBN 0-7868-0532-3
  • Girl in Blue (2001), ISBN 0-439-07336-7
  • Numbering All the Bones (2002), ISBN 0-7868-0533-1
  • Millicent's Gift (2002), ISBN 0-06-029636-4
  • Taking Liberty: The Story of Oney Judge, George Washington's Runaway Slave (2002), ISBN 0-689-85187-1
  • Sarah's Ground (2004), ISBN 0-689-85924-4
  • Mutiny's Daughter (2004), ISBN 0-06-029638-0
  • Nine Days a Queen: The Short Life and Reign of Lady Jane Grey (2005), ISBN 0-06-054923-8
  • Brooklyn Rose (2005), ISBN 0-15-205117-1
  • The Color of Fire (2005), ISBN 0-7868-0938-8
  • The Redheaded Princess (2008), ISBN 0-0607-3374-8
  • My Vicksburg (2009)
  • Leigh-Anne's Civil War (2009)
  • The Family Greene (2010)
  • The Last Full Measure (November 2010)
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Total Books: 238
Sarah's Ground
2012 - Sarah's Ground (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781442481077
ISBN-10: 1442481072
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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The Family Greene
2011 - The Family Greene (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780547577234
ISBN-10: 0547577230
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 3

Leigh Ann's Civil War
2011 - Leigh Ann's Civil War (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780547549996
ISBN-10: 0547549997
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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My Vicksburg
2011 - My VIcksburg (Paperback)Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780547550008
ISBN-10: 0547550006
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
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The Last Full Measure
2010 - The Last Full Measure (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780547389806
ISBN-10: 0547389809
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1

The Letter Writer
2010 - The Letter Writer (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780547327853
ISBN-10: 0547327854
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 3

The EverAfter Bird
2010 - The Everafter Bird [Great Episodes] (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780547258546
ISBN-10: 0547258542
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 2

Juliet's Moon
2010 - Juliet's Moon (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780547258744
ISBN-10: 0547258747
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
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Come Juneteenth
2009 - Come Juneteenth (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780152063924
ISBN-10: 0152063927
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 2/5 Stars.
 2

Wolf by the Ears
2009 - Wolf By the Ears (Other)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781439507698
ISBN-10: 1439507694
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Girl in Blue
2009 - Girl in Blue (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781439511367
ISBN-10: 1439511365
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An Unlikely Friendship A Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley
2009 - An Unlikely Friendship a Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781439583111
ISBN-10: 1439583110
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A Break With Charity A Story About the Salem Witch Trials
2008 - A Break with Charity a Story About the Salem Witch Trials [Great Episodes] (Other)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781439517086
ISBN-10: 1439517088
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A Ride into Morning The Story of Tempe Wick
2008 - A Ride Into Morning the Story of Tempe Wick [Great Episodes] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9781439517093
ISBN-10: 1439517096
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Finishing Becca A Story About Peggy Shippen and Benedict Arnold
2008 - Finishing Becca a Story About Peggy Shippen and Benedict Arnold [Great Episodes] (Other)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781439517215
ISBN-10: 1439517215
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2008 - Nine Days a Queen the Short Life and Reign of Lady Jane Grey [Cirque Du Freak: the Saga of Darren Shan] (Other)
The Coffin Quilt The Feud Between the Hatfields and the Mccoys
The Secret of Sarah Revere
2008 - The Secret of Sarah Revere [Great Episodes] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9781435298170
ISBN-10: 1435298179
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An Acquaintance With Darkness
2008 - An Acquaintance with Darkness (Other)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781435291980
ISBN-10: 1435291980
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Numbering All the Bones
2008 - Numbering All the Bones (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781435273153
ISBN-10: 143527315X
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
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2008 - The Staircase [Great Episodes] (Other)Hardcover
Hang a Thousand Trees With Ribbons The Story of Phillis Wheatley
2008 - Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons the Story of Phillis Wheatley (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781435244221
ISBN-10: 1435244222
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Keep Smiling Through
2008 - Keep Smiling Through (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781435248274
ISBN-10: 1435248279
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2006 - Nine Days a Queen [Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition] (Other)
2005 - Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons [Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition] (Other)
2004 - Cast Two Shadows the American Revolution in the South [Great Episodes Turtleback] (Other)
2003 - Staircase (Other)Paperback
2001 - Blue Door [Quilt Trilogy Library] (Other)
2000 - The Staircase [Great Episodes] (Hardcover)
1999 - Broken Days [Quilt Trilogy, Bk 2] (Other)Paperback
1999 - The Fifth of March a Story of the Boston Massacre [Great Episodes Hardcover] (Other)
1999 - In My Father's House [Point] (Other)
1999 - A Stitch in Time the Quilt Trilogy Book 1 [Quilt Trilogy Library] (Other)
1999 - The Blue Door [Quilt Trilogy, Bk 3] (Paperback)
1995 - A Stitch in Time [Quilt, Bk 1] (Paperback)
In My Father's House Sourcebook [Literature Connections] (Paperback)
Or Give Me Death [Patrick Henry's Family] (Other)