Emerly Lord Standalone Novels Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Open Road Summer | 2014 | Buy |
| When We Collided | 2016 | Buy |
| The Names They Gave Us | 2017 | Buy |
| All That’s Left to Say | 2023 | Buy |
The Start of Me and You Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Start of Me and You | 2015 | Buy |
| The Map from Here to There | 2020 | Buy |
Emery Lord writes young adult contemporary fiction that deals with friendship, grief, mental health, and first love. Her debut, Open Road Summer (2014), follows a senator’s daughter on a road trip with her country-music-star best friend, and set the tone for the rest of her work — stories grounded in close female friendships with romance woven alongside.
Her 2016 novel When We Collided, which earned the Schneider Family Book Award for its portrayal of bipolar disorder, showed Lord’s willingness to take on heavier subjects without losing the warmth her readers expect. The Start of Me and You and its sequel The Map from Here to There form her only connected series, following Paige Hancock from junior year through the end of high school.
Lord’s books are popular picks for readers who grew up on Sarah Dessen and are looking for stories that take teen emotions seriously. Her most recent novel, All That’s Left to Say (2023), was an instant USA Today bestseller.