Ashbury/Brookfield books in order

The Ashbury/Brookfield series by Jaclyn Moriarty follows students from two rival Sydney schools through friendship, romance, and drama told entirely through letters, emails, and journal entries.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Feeling Sorry for Celia 2000 Jaclyn Moriarty Buy
2 Finding Cassie Crazy 2003 Jaclyn Moriarty N/A
3 The Year of Secret Assignments / Finding Cassie Crazy 2003 Jaclyn Moriarty Buy
4 Becoming Bindy Mackenzie 2006 Jaclyn Moriarty N/A
5 The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie / The Betrayl of Bindy Mackenzie 2006 Jaclyn Moriarty Buy
6 Dreaming of Amelia 2009 Jaclyn Moriarty Buy
7 The Ghosts of Ashbury High 2009 Jaclyn Moriarty Buy

Set across two schools in Sydney — the private Ashbury High and the public Brookfield — this series captures the texture of teenage life through a format that feels genuinely fresh. Rather than traditional narration, Moriarty tells each story through the correspondence of her characters: school assignments, letters between pen pals, emails, and diary entries. The result reads as funny and chaotic and honest in a way that conventional third-person narration rarely manages.

The series spans seven books published between 2000 and 2009, with some titles released under different names in different markets. The central locations and a handful of recurring characters tie the books together, but each one focuses on a new group of students and a new central situation. Bindy Mackenzie in particular gets two full books, making her one of the more developed characters in the series.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Ashbury/Brookfield series?

There are seven books in the Ashbury/Brookfield series, published between 2000 and 2009.

What is the first book in the Ashbury/Brookfield series?

The first book in the Ashbury/Brookfield series is Feeling Sorry for Celia, published in 2000.

Do the Ashbury/Brookfield books need to be read in order?

Each book can be read on its own, but reading them in order gives you the richest experience since characters from earlier books reappear and threads carry forward. Start with Feeling Sorry for Celia if you want the full picture.

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