Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Learning to Fly | 2002 | April Henry | Buy |
| 2 | Shock Point | 2006 | April Henry | Buy |
| 3 | Torched | 2009 | April Henry | Buy |
| 4 | The Night She Disappeared | 2012 | April Henry | Buy |
| 5 | The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die | 2013 | April Henry | Buy |
| 6 | The Girl I Used to Be | 2016 | April Henry | Buy |
| 7 | The Lonely Dead | 2019 | April Henry | Buy |
| 8 | Run, Hide, Fight Back | 2019 | April Henry | Buy |
| 9 | The Girl in the White Van | 2020 | April Henry | Buy |
| 10 | Playing with Fire | 2021 | April Henry | Buy |
| 11 | The Eyes of the Forest | 2021 | April Henry | Buy |
| 12 | Two Truths and a Lie | 2022 | April Henry | Buy |
| 13 | Girl Forgotten | 2023 | April Henry | Buy |
| 14 | Stay Dead | 2024 | April Henry | Buy |
| 15 | When We Go Missing | 2025 | April Henry | Buy |
| 16 | In the Blood | 2026 | April Henry | Buy |
April Henry’s standalone YA novels share a common approach: take a teenager, put her in immediate danger, and then let the story run. The settings and situations vary across the sixteen books, but the pacing is consistently tight. Protagonists wake up not knowing how they got somewhere, are taken hostage in mall shootings, discover bodies while hiking, or find themselves suspected of crimes they did not commit.
Some novels draw on specific real-world contexts. The Eyes of the Forest involves a true-crime podcast and a cold case in the Oregon wilderness. Run, Hide, Fight Back is set during an active shooter situation in a mall. The Girl I Used to Be opens with the revelation that a girl who went missing as a child was actually the survivor, not the victim, of a parental murder. Henry tends to pick premises that feel current and uses them to build compact, plot-driven stories.
The standalones span more than two decades and show consistent output rather than a dramatic shift in style. Readers who enjoy one book in this group will find the others reliable in tone and length.