Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Not Like I’m Jealous or Anything |
2006 |
Buy |
| Does This Book Make Me Look Fat? |
2008 |
Buy |
Ashbury/Brookfield Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Feeling Sorry for Celia |
2000 |
Buy |
| Finding Cassie Crazy |
2003 |
N/A |
| The Year of Secret Assignments / Finding Cassie Crazy |
2003 |
Buy |
| Becoming Bindy Mackenzie |
2006 |
N/A |
| The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie / The Betrayl of Bindy Mackenzie |
2006 |
Buy |
| Dreaming of Amelia |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Ghosts of Ashbury High |
2009 |
Buy |
Kingdoms and Empires Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst |
2021 |
Buy |
| Oscar From Elsewhere |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Astonishing Chronicles of Oscar From Elsewhere |
2021 |
N/A |
| The Secret of Lillian Velvet |
2023 |
N/A |
| The Secret of Lillian Velvet / The Impossible Secret of Lillian Velvet |
2023 |
Buy |
Spell Book of Listen Taylor Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Spell Book of Listen Taylor |
2007 |
Buy |
| Magic to Mend a Broken Heart |
2009 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| I Have a Bed Made of Buttermilk Pancakes |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Whispering Wars |
2018 |
Buy |
| Gravity Is the Thing |
2019 |
Buy |
The Colours of Madeleine Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Corner of White |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Cracks in the Kingdom |
2014 |
Buy |
| A Tangle of Gold |
2016 |
Buy |
Jaclyn Moriarty grew up in Australia and studied law at the University of Sydney before pursuing a career in writing. She is best known for her Ashbury/Brookfield series, a collection of connected YA novels told through letters, emails, and journal entries set across two rival schools in Sydney. The books blend humor with real emotional depth, and each stands alone while sharing characters and settings with the others.
Her fantasy trilogy The Colours of Madeleine follows a girl who can travel between a parallel fantasy world and modern Cambridge, and it brought her a wider international readership. Her Kingdoms and Empires series for younger readers has a lighter, more whimsical tone, full of adventure and wordplay. Across all her work, Moriarty has a gift for voice — her characters feel distinct and alive whether they are writing letters, casting spells, or navigating adolescence.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Jaclyn Moriarty written?
Jaclyn Moriarty has written 24 books across six series.
What was Jaclyn Moriarty's first book?
Jaclyn Moriarty’s first book is Feeling Sorry for Celia, published in 2000.
What age group are Jaclyn Moriarty's books aimed at?
Most of Moriarty’s books are written for young adults and older middle-grade readers, though her standalone novel Gravity Is the Thing is written for adults. Her YA novels work well for readers aged 13 and up.