Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Naked Came the Leaf Peeper |
2011 |
Buy |
| Tomo |
2012 |
Buy |
Graphic Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Captain America: The Ghost Army |
2023 |
Buy |
Horatio Wilkes Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Something Rotten |
2007 |
Buy |
| Something Wicked |
2008 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Hero of the Five Points |
2014 |
Buy |
| Resist |
2019 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Samurai Shortstop |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Brooklyn Nine |
2009 |
Buy |
| Fantasy Baseball |
2011 |
Buy |
| Prisoner B-3087 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Code of Honor |
2015 |
Buy |
| Projekt 1065 |
2016 |
Buy |
| Refugee |
2017 |
Buy |
| Ban This Book |
2017 |
Buy |
| Grenade |
2018 |
Buy |
| Allies |
2019 |
Buy |
| Ground Zero |
2021 |
Buy |
| Two Degrees |
2022 |
Buy |
| Heroes of Pearl Harbor |
2024 |
Buy |
| War Games |
2025 |
Buy |
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2010) Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Die Delta-Anomalie |
2010 |
N/A |
| The Delta Anomaly |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Edge |
2010 |
N/A |
| TheEdge |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Gemini Agent |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Assassination Game |
2012 |
Buy |
The League of Seven Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The League of Seven |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Dragon Lantern |
2015 |
Buy |
| Join, or Die |
2015 |
N/A |
| The Monster War |
2016 |
Buy |
Alan Gratz is an American author who writes historical fiction for young readers. His books regularly appear on school reading lists and bestseller charts, with Refugee (2017) being his biggest commercial and critical success. That novel, which follows three young refugees from 1930s Germany, 1990s Cuba, and 2010s Syria, spent more than two years on the New York Times bestseller list and won the Sydney Taylor Book Award and the National Jewish Book Award, among many others.
Gratz began his career with Samurai Shortstop (2006), a novel about a Japanese-American teen navigating baseball and family honor. Since then he has published widely, including Prisoner B-3087 (2013), based on a real Holocaust survivor’s story, Code of Honor (2015), Projekt 1065 (2016), Grenade (2018), Allies (2019), and Ground Zero (2021). He has also written the League of Seven fantasy series, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy novels, the Horatio Wilkes Mystery duology, and a Captain America graphic novel. His books consistently focus on young people caught up in real historical events, told with accessible prose and careful research.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Alan Gratz written?
Alan Gratz has written 31 books across seven series.
What was Alan Gratz's first book?
Alan Gratz’s first book is Samurai Shortstop, published in 2006.
What is Alan Gratz best known for?
Gratz is best known for Refugee (2017), which spent over two years on the New York Times bestseller list and won 14 state awards. The novel follows three young refugees from different time periods and countries, weaving their stories together across decades of history.