Kate Messner

Kate Messner
Kate Messner
Born	1970 or 1971 (age 55–56)
Education	Syracuse University
Occupation	Author;
Children	2
	Writing career
Years active	2009–present
Genres	Children's literature;
Notable awards	E. B. White Read Aloud Award; Golden Kite Award;
Website	katemessner.com

Kate Messner (born 1970 or 1971) is an American children's author. She has written over seventy books, which have sold over five million copies in over a dozen languages. She primarily writes picture books, chapter books, and middle grade novels.

Life

Messner was born in 1970 or 1971, and grew up in Medina, New York as the youngest of four children.^{[non-primary source needed]} When growing up, Messner loved "everything by Beverly Cleary", especially the Ramona books.^{[non-primary source needed]}

Messner graduated from Medina High School in 1988. She then went on to attain a bachelor's degree in journalism at Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications. She worked as an intern at a TV station in the summer following her freshman year. She spent seven years as a TV news reporter and producer, before pursuing a master's degree in education. She spent fifteen years as a middle school English teacher, with her first published books being written during this time.^{[non-primary source needed]}^{[non-primary source needed]} She obtained a National Board Certification in 2006.^{[non-primary source needed]}

She lives on the New York side of Lake Champlain with her family.^{[non-primary source needed]} She has a 30-year-old son and a 24–25-year-old daughter.^{[non-primary source needed]}^{[non-primary source needed]} Her husband is part of a group that offers to help start up businesses in Vermont.^{[non-primary source needed]}

Career

Messner started her writing career in 2009 with the middle grade novel The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z, which won an E. B. White Read Aloud Award in 2010.^{[independent source needed]} Over the course of her writing career, she has written over seventy books, which have sold over five million copies in over a dozen languages. She won the Empire State Award for Excellence in Literature for Young People in 2022.

In 2011, Messner published the picture book Over and Under the Snow. The book won a Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Text,^{[independent source needed]} and was named a Notable Children's Book by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). It received seven sequels.

In 2016, she published a middle grade novelThe Seventh Wish, which was met with controversy for depicting opioid addiction.^{[non-primary source needed]} The week of its release, she was disinvited from a school talk, had her books sent back from the school, and was told by a librarian at another school that her book would not appear in their collection.In

In 2019, Messner published The Brilliant Deep. The novel was well received by critics. The ALSC named it on their annual list of Notable Children's Books, and it won the year's Green Earth Book Award.

Her 2021 picture book Dr. Fauci, a biography of Anthony Fauci, reached the New York Times Children's Picture Book Best Seller List on July 18, 2021.^{[independent source needed]}

She is the head a three-year-long multi-author project titled The Kids of Mrs. Z's Class, an eighteen-book series about the children of one elementary school class.^{[non-primary source needed]} Each author creates a character who would serve as the lead of their book and features as a secondary character in the rest of the books of the series. Messner wrote the first book, Emma McKenna, Full Out, which was released in 2024. She will also write the final book, which has not yet been published.

In 2025, she published The Trouble with Heroes, which she wrote while climbing all 46 Adirondack Mountains over the course of eight years.^{[non-primary source needed]}

In 2026, she published her first graphic novel, Camp Monster, with art by Falynn Koch, who also illustrated five books in Messner's History Smashers series.^{[non-primary source needed]}^{[non-primary source needed]} It is the first in a series.

Works

Novels

Standalone novels

The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. Bloomsbury Children's Books. September 1, 2009. ISBN 978-0802798428.
Sugar and Ice. Bloomsbury Children’s Books. December 7, 2010. ISBN 978-0802720818.
Eye of the Storm. Bloomsbury Children’s Books. February 28, 2012. ISBN 978-0802723130.
Wake Up Missing. Bloomsbury Children’s Books. September 10, 2013. ISBN 978-0802723147.
All the Answers. Bloomsbury Children’s Books. January 27, 2015. ISBN 978-1619633742.
The Seventh Wish. Bloomsbury Children’s Books. June 7, 2016. ISBN 978-1619633766.
The Exact Location of Home. Bloomsbury Children’s Books. September 12, 2017. ISBN 978-1681195483.
Breakout. Bloomsbury Children’s Books. June 5, 2018. ISBN 978-1681195360.
Chirp. Bloomsbury Children’s Books. February 4, 2020. ISBN 978-1547602810.
The Trouble with Heroes. Bloomsbury Children’s Books. April 29, 2025. ISBN 978-1547616398.

Silver Jaguar Society Mysteries

Capture the Flag. Scholastic Press. July 1, 2012. ISBN 978-0545419741.
Hide and Seek. Scholastic Press. April 1, 2013. ISBN 978-0545419758.
Manhunt. Scholastic Press. July 1, 2014. ISBN 978-0545419772.

Chapter books

Marty McGuire

Marty McGuire. Illustrated by Brian Floca. Scholastic Press. May 1, 2011. ISBN 978-0545142465.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Marty McGuire Digs Worms!. Illustrated by Brian Floca. Scholastic Press. April 1, 2012. ISBN 978-0545142472.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Marty McGuire Has Too Many Pets!. Illustrated by Brian Floca. Scholastic Press. April 28, 2015. ISBN 978-0545535601.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

Ranger in Time

Rescue on the Oregon Trail. Scholastic Press. January 6, 2015. ISBN 978-0545639149.
Danger in Ancient Rome. Scholastic Press. June 30, 2015. ISBN 978-0545639187.
Long Road to Freedom. Scholastic Press. December 29, 2015. ISBN 978-0545639217.
Race to the South Pole. Scholastic Press. June 28, 2016. ISBN 978-0545639255.
Journey Through Ash and Smoke. Scholastic Press. January 31, 2017. ISBN 978-0545909785.
Escape from the Great Earthquake. Scholastic Press. June 27, 2017. ISBN 978-0545909839.
D-Day: Battle on the Beach. Scholastic Press. January 30, 2018. ISBN 978-1338133905.
Hurricane Katrina Rescue. Scholastic Press. June 26, 2018. ISBN 978-1338133950.
Disaster on the Titanic. Scholastic Press. January 29, 2019. ISBN 978-1338133981.
Night of Soldiers and Spies. Scholastic Press. July 9, 2019. ISBN 978-1338134018.
Escape from the Twin Towers. Scholastic Press. February 4, 2020. ISBN 978-1338537949.
Attack on Pearl Harbor. Scholastic Press. July 21, 2020. ISBN 978-1338537963.

The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class

Emma McKenna, Full Out. Illustrated by Kat Fajardo. Algonquin Young Readers. April 30, 2024. ISBN 978-1523525713.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

Wildlife Rescue

How to Save an Otter. Bloomsbury Children’s Books. October 21, 2025. ISBN 978-1547616428.
How to Save an Owl. Bloomsbury Children’s Books. October 21, 2025. ISBN 978-1547616466.
How to Save a Tortoise. Bloomsbury Children’s Books. March 3, 2026. ISBN 978-1547616497.

Picture books

Standalone picture books

Sea Monster's First Day. Illustrated by Andy Rash. Chronicle Books. June 22, 2011. ISBN 978-0811875646.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Sea Monster and the Bossy Fish. Illustrated by Andy Rash. Chronicle Books. August 1, 2013. ISBN 978-1452112534.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
How to Read a Story. Illustrated by Mark Siegel. Chronicle Books. May 5, 2015. ISBN 978-1452112336.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree. Illustrated by Simona Mulazzani. Chronicle Books. August 11, 2015. ISBN 978-1452112480.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Rolling Thunder. Illustrated by Greg Ruth. Chronicle Books. August 25, 2017. ISBN 978-0545470124.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs. Illustrated by Matthew Forsythe. Chronicle Books. May 8, 2018. ISBN 978-1452133508.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Insect Superpowers. Illustrated by Jillian Nickell. Chronicle Books. November 5, 2019. ISBN 978-1452139104.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
How to Write a Story. Illustrated by Mark Siegel. Chronicle Books. July 7, 2020. ISBN 978-1452156668.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America's Presidents. Illustrated by Adam Rex. Chronicle Books. March 24, 2020. ISBN 978-1452174884.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Sloth Wasn't Sleepy. Illustrated by Valentina Toro. Sounds True. January 12, 2021. ISBN 978-1683645467.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America's Doctor. Illustrated by Alexandra Bye. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. June 29, 2021. ISBN 978-1665902434.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Only the Best: The Exceptional Life and Fashion of Ann Lowe. Co-written by Margaret E. Powell. Illustrated by Erin Robinson. Chronicle Books. October 18, 2022. ISBN 978-1452161600.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Once Upon a Book. Illustrated by Grace Lin. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. February 7, 2023. ISBN 978-0316541077.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
The Scariest Kitten in the World. Illustrated by MacKenzie Haley. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. August 29, 2023. ISBN 978-0374390051.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
The Next Scientist: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World’s Great Scientists. Illustrated by Julia Kuo. Chronicle Books. August 27, 2024. ISBN 978-1452176963.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
First Ascent: The Epic Yosemite Rock-Climbing Rivalry of Royal Robbins and Warren Harding. Illustrated by Stevie Lewis. Yosemite Conservancy. August 5, 2025. ISBN 978-1951179335.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
The Whale's Tale and the Otter's Side of the Story. Illustrated by Brian Biggs. Clarion Books. April 21, 2026. ISBN 978-0063372627.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Axolotl-Ella. Illustrated by Lian Cho. Ten Speed Young Readers. June 2, 2026. ISBN 978-0593837993.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

Over and Under

Over and Under the Snow. Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal. Chronicle Books. October 9, 2011. ISBN 978-0811867849.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt. Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal. Chronicle Books. March 3, 2015. ISBN 978-1452119366.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Over and Under the Pond. Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal. Chronicle Books. March 7, 2017. ISBN 978-1452145426.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Over and Under the Rainforest. Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal. Chronicle Books. August 11, 2020. ISBN 978-1452169408.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Over and Under the Canyon. Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal. Chronicle Books. September 7, 2021. ISBN 978-1452169392.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Over and Under the Waves. Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal. Chronicle Books. September 13, 2022. ISBN 978-1797203478.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Over and Under the Wetland. Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal. Chronicle Books. August 13, 2024. ISBN 978-1797210872.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Over and Under the Coral Reef. Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal. Chronicle Books. August 26, 2025. ISBN 978-1797225357.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

Easy readers

Fergus and Zeke

Fergus and Zeke. Illustrated by Heather Ross. Candlewick Press. June 13, 2017. ISBN 978-0763678463.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Fergus and Zeke at the Science Fair. Illustrated by Heather Ross. Candlewick Press. September 18, 2018. ISBN 978-0763678470.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Fergus and Zeke and the Field Day Challenge. Illustrated by Heather Ross. Candlewick Press. April 14, 2020. ISBN 978-1536202021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Fergus and Zeke and the 100th Day of School. Illustrated by Heather Ross. Candlewick Press. December 14, 2021. ISBN 978-1536213003.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Fergus and Zeke for President. Illustrated by Heather Ross. Candlewick Press. May 23, 2023. ISBN 978-1536218312.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Fergus and Zeke and the Great Farm Field Trip. Illustrated by Heather Ross. Candlewick Press. May 7, 2024. ISBN 978-1536227611.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

Nonfiction

Standalone nonfiction

Solve This! Forensics. Co-written by Anne Rupert. National Geographic Children's Books. March 17, 2020. ISBN 978-1426337444.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

Books for teachers

Real Revision: Authors' Strategies to Share with Student Writers. Stenhouse Publishers. June 28, 2011. ISBN 978-1571108562.
59 Reasons to Write. Stenhouse Publishers. January 28, 2015. ISBN 978-1625310033.

History Smashers

The Mayflower. Illustrated by Dylan Meconis. Random House. July 7, 2020. ISBN 978-0593120316.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Women's Right to Vote. Illustrated by Dylan Meconis. Random House. July 7, 2020. ISBN 978-0593120347.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Pearl Harbor. Illustrated by Dylan Meconis. Random House. November 10, 2020. ISBN 978-0593120385.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
The Titanic. Illustrated by Dylan Meconis. Random House. February 2, 2021. ISBN 978-0593120446.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
The American Revolution. Illustrated by Justin Greenwood. Random House. July 20, 2021. ISBN 978-0593120460.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Plagues and Pandemics. Illustrated by Falynn Koch. Random House. October 5, 2021. ISBN 978-0593120408.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
The Underground Railroad. Co-written by Gwendolyn Hooks. Illustrated by Damon Smyth. Random House. May 17, 2022. ISBN 978-0593428931.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Christopher Columbus and the Taino People. Co-written by José Barreiro. Illustrated by Falynn Koch. Random House. August 8, 2023. ISBN 978-0593564264.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Salem Witch Trials. Illustrated by Falynn Koch. Random House. August 13, 2024. ISBN 978-0593705278.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Earth Day and the Environment. Illustrated by Justin Greenwood. Random House. March 11, 2025. ISBN 978-0593705308.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Ancient Egypt. Illustrated by Falynn Koch. Random House. October 7, 2025. ISBN 978-0593902332.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
The Space Race. Illustrated by Falynn Koch. Random House. July 21, 2026. ISBN 978-0593902363.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

Tracking Animals

Tracking Pythons: The Quest to Catch an Invasive Predator and Save an Ecosystem. Millbrook Press. March 3, 2020. ISBN 978-1541557062.
Tracking Tortoises: The Mission to Save a Galápagos Giant. Millbrook Press. September 7, 2021. ISBN 978-1541596115.

Graphic novels

Camp Monster. Illustrated by Falynn Koch. Bloomsbury Children’s Books. February 3, 2026. ISBN 978-1547609413.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

References

1 2 3 4 Rosen, Judith (May 8, 2020). "Kate Messner Is Smashing Expectations". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
1 2 "The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class: An Interview with Kate Messner & Rajani LaRocca". From the Mixed Up Files. May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
1 2 3 "Kate Messner, Medina native and author, wins literature award, will visit hometown on May 24" (Press release). Orleans Hub. May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2025.^{[independent source needed]}
↑ "Author Interview: Kate Messner - Rapunzel Reads - Weebly". Rapunzel Reads. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
↑ Messner, Kate (January 14, 2009). "What's So Different Now? Everything. And Nothing. | Kate Messner on Writing & Reading in the Trump Era". School Library Journal. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
1 2 Brewer, Robert Lee (April 28, 2025). "Kate Messner: On Writing About the Many Masks of Grief". Writer's Digest. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
1 2 Jensen, Kelly (June 16, 2016). ""Stories Will Help You Understand Yourself": An Interview About Censorship with Kate Messner". Book Riot. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
↑ "About Me". Kate Messner. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
↑ "An Interview with Author Kate Messner". Watch. Connect. Read. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
↑ Messner, Kate (February 5, 2020). "Guest Post: Kate Messner on The Secrets to Writing Lots of Books, Promoting Them, and Still Having a Life". Cynthia Leitich Smith. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
↑ Cary, Alice (January 31, 2020). "Kate Messner". BookPage. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
↑ "The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z". Booklist. August 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "E. B. White Read Aloud Award Winners". American Booksellers Association. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
↑ "Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. October 3, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "BREAKING NEWS: The 2012 Golden Kite Award Winners and the 2012 Sid Fleischman Award Winner!". Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators. March 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
↑ "Notable Children's Books: 2012". www.booklistonline.com. March 1, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "The Seventh Wish by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. April 11, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "Notable Children's Books: 2019". Booklist. March 15, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
1 2 "The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs". Junior Library Guild . July 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America's Doctor by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. April 22, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "Children's Picture Books- July 18, 2021". The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
↑ Messner, Kate (April 23, 2024). "The Story Behind THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS". Kate Messner. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
↑ "Emma McKenna, Full Out (The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class #1) by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. April 24, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. January 16, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "Q&A with Kate Messner, Author of May/June Kids' Indie Next List Top Pick "The Trouble with Heroes"". the American Booksellers Association. April 30, 2025. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
↑ "Camp Monster by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. October 30, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ Johnston, Rich. "Kate Messner & Falynn Koch Create Camp Monster MG Graphic Novel Series". Bleeding Cool News. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
↑ Messner, Kate. "January News, Virtual Author Visits, and CAMP MONSTER baseball hats (when you preorder!)". Kate Messner. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
↑ "Sugar and Ice". Booklist. September 1, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "Wake Up Missing". Junior Library Guild . February 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Wake Up Missing by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. August 12, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "All the Answers by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. December 22, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "The Exact Location of Home". Junior Library Guild . October 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "The Exact Location of Home by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. August 21, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "Breakout". Junior Library Guild . September 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Breakout by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. April 16, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "Chirp". Junior Library Guild . April 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Chirp by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. November 14, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "The Trouble with Heroes". Junior Library Guild . June 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Capture the Flag". Junior Library Guild . August 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Capture the Flag by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. May 28, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "Hide and Seek". Junior Library Guild . May 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Marty McGuire". Booklist. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "Marty McGuire Digs Worms!". Booklist. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "Marty McGuire Has Too Many Pets!". Booklist. February 26, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "Rescue on the Oregon Trail by Kate Messner, Kelley McMorris". Publishers Weekly. November 17, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ Peters, John (May 21, 2015). "Ranger in Time: Danger in Ancient Rome". Booklist. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "History Smashers: The Titanic". Junior Library Guild . July 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "History Smashers: Pearl Harbor". Junior Library Guild . March 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "How to Save an Otter (Wildlife Rescue #1) by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. May 29, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "How to Save a Tortoise". Junior Library Guild . May 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Sea Monster's First Day by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. May 23, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree". Junior Library Guild . October 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree". Booklist. October 15, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ Rosenfeld, Shelle (May 12, 2017). "Rolling Thunder". Booklist. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ Leeper, Angela (November 1, 2019). "Insect Superpowers". Booklist. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "How to Write a Story by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. June 25, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America's Presidents by Kate Messner, Adam Rex". Publishers Weekly. January 2, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America's President". Junior Library Guild . July 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Only the Best: The Exceptional Life and Fashion of Ann Lowe by Kate Messner, Margaret E Powell". Publishers Weekly. August 24, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "Once Upon a Book". Junior Library Guild . August 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Once upon a Book by Kate Messner, Grace Lin". Publishers Weekly. November 17, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "The Scariest Kitten in the World by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "The Next Scientist: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World's Great Scientists". Junior Library Guild . November 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "The Next Scientist: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World's Great Scientists by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. April 18, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ Ballenger, Kit (July 22, 2025). "First Ascent: The Epic Yosemite Rock-Climbing Rivalry of Royal Robbins and Warren Hardin". Booklist. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "First Ascent: The Epic Rock-Climbing Rivalry of Royal Robbins and Warren Harding". Junior Library Guild . October 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "The Whale's Tale and the Otter's Side of the Story by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. January 22, 2026. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "Axolotl-Ella: A Sort-of Cinderella Story by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. March 12, 2026. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. February 20, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ McBroom, Kathleen (September 11, 2020). "Over and Under the Rainforest". Booklist. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "Over and Under the Canyon". Junior Library Guild . October 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Over and Under the Canyon". Booklist. September 15, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "Over and Under the Wetland". Junior Library Guild . December 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Fergus and Zeke". Junior Library Guild . September 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Fergus and Zeke by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. June 5, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "Fergus and Zeke At the Science Fair". Junior Library Guild . January 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Fergus and Zeke and the Field Day Challenge". Junior Library Guild . August 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Fergus and Zeke and the 100th Day of School". Junior Library Guild . February 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Fergus and Zeke for President". Junior Library Guild . September 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Fergus and Zeke and the Great Farm Field Trip". Junior Library Guild . June 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ Smith, Julia (April 30, 2020). "Solve This! Forensics: Super Science and Curious Capers for the Daring Detective in You". Booklist. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "History Smashers: The Mayflower by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. August 6, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "History Smashers: The Mayflower". Junior Library Guild . August 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "History Smashers: The American Revolution". Junior Library Guild . September 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ Booth, Heather (January 9, 2026). "History Smashers: The American Revolution". Booklist. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics". Junior Library Guild . January 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "The Underground Railroad: History Smashers". Junior Library Guild . August 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "History Smashers: The Underground Railroad". Booklist. July 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "History Smashers: Christopher Columbus and the Taino People". Junior Library Guild . September 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "History Smashers: Salem Witch Trials". Junior Library Guild . October 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "History Smashers: Earth Day and the Environment". Junior Library Guild . May 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Earth Day and the Environment". Booklist. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "History Smashers: Ancient Egypt". Junior Library Guild . February 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ Graham, Emily (October 9, 2025). "History Smashers: Ancient Egypt". Booklist. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "History Smashers: The Space Race". Junior Library Guild . September 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Tracking Pythons: The Quest to Catch an Invasive Predator and Save an Ecosystem". Junior Library Guild . May 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Tracking Pythons: The Quest to Catch an Invasive Predator and Save an Ecosystem". Booklist. March 1, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "Tracking Tortoises: The Mission to Save a Galápagos Giant". Booklist. September 15, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
↑ "Tracking Tortoises: The Mission to Save a Galápagos Giant". Junior Library Guild . November 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "Rastreando tortugas: La misión para salvar al gigante de las Galápago (Tracking Tortoises: The Mission to Save a Galápagos Giant)". Junior Library Guild . October 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

External links

Kate Messner
My Interview with NYT Bestselling children's Author Kate Messner! E Train Talks: All About Books!, 2025

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[14] "Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. October 3, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

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[17] "The Seventh Wish by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. April 11, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[18] "The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

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[:0-20] 1 2 "The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs". Junior Library Guild . July 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

[21] "Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America's Doctor by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. April 22, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[22] "Children's Picture Books- July 18, 2021". The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2026.

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[25] "The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. January 16, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

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[28] Johnston, Rich. "Kate Messner & Falynn Koch Create Camp Monster MG Graphic Novel Series". Bleeding Cool News. Retrieved April 17, 2026.

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[30] "Sugar and Ice". Booklist. September 1, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[31] "Wake Up Missing". Junior Library Guild . February 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

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[33] "All the Answers by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. December 22, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[34] "The Exact Location of Home". Junior Library Guild . October 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

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[38] "Chirp". Junior Library Guild . April 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

[39] "Chirp by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. November 14, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

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[41] "Capture the Flag". Junior Library Guild . August 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

[42] "Capture the Flag by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. May 28, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[43] "Hide and Seek". Junior Library Guild . May 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

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[45] "Marty McGuire Digs Worms!". Booklist. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[46] "Marty McGuire Has Too Many Pets!". Booklist. February 26, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[47] "Rescue on the Oregon Trail by Kate Messner, Kelley McMorris". Publishers Weekly. November 17, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[48] Peters, John (May 21, 2015). "Ranger in Time: Danger in Ancient Rome". Booklist. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[49] "History Smashers: The Titanic". Junior Library Guild . July 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

[50] "History Smashers: Pearl Harbor". Junior Library Guild . March 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

[51] "How to Save an Otter (Wildlife Rescue #1) by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. May 29, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[52] "How to Save a Tortoise". Junior Library Guild . May 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

[53] "Sea Monster's First Day by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. May 23, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[54] "Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree". Junior Library Guild . October 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

[55] "Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree". Booklist. October 15, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[56] Rosenfeld, Shelle (May 12, 2017). "Rolling Thunder". Booklist. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[57] Leeper, Angela (November 1, 2019). "Insect Superpowers". Booklist. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[58] "How to Write a Story by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. June 25, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[59] "The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America's Presidents by Kate Messner, Adam Rex". Publishers Weekly. January 2, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[60] "The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America's President". Junior Library Guild . July 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

[61] "Only the Best: The Exceptional Life and Fashion of Ann Lowe by Kate Messner, Margaret E Powell". Publishers Weekly. August 24, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[62] "Once Upon a Book". Junior Library Guild . August 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

[63] "Once upon a Book by Kate Messner, Grace Lin". Publishers Weekly. November 17, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[64] "The Scariest Kitten in the World by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[65] "The Next Scientist: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World's Great Scientists". Junior Library Guild . November 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

[66] "The Next Scientist: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World's Great Scientists by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. April 18, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[67] Ballenger, Kit (July 22, 2025). "First Ascent: The Epic Yosemite Rock-Climbing Rivalry of Royal Robbins and Warren Hardin". Booklist. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

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[69] "The Whale's Tale and the Otter's Side of the Story by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. January 22, 2026. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[70] "Axolotl-Ella: A Sort-of Cinderella Story by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. March 12, 2026. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[71] "Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. February 20, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[72] McBroom, Kathleen (September 11, 2020). "Over and Under the Rainforest". Booklist. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

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[76] "Fergus and Zeke". Junior Library Guild . September 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

[77] "Fergus and Zeke by Kate Messner". Publishers Weekly. June 5, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[78] "Fergus and Zeke At the Science Fair". Junior Library Guild . January 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

[79] "Fergus and Zeke and the Field Day Challenge". Junior Library Guild . August 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

[80] "Fergus and Zeke and the 100th Day of School". Junior Library Guild . February 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

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[83] Smith, Julia (April 30, 2020). "Solve This! Forensics: Super Science and Curious Capers for the Daring Detective in You". Booklist. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

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[85] "History Smashers: The Mayflower". Junior Library Guild . August 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

[86] "History Smashers: The American Revolution". Junior Library Guild . September 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

[87] Booth, Heather (January 9, 2026). "History Smashers: The American Revolution". Booklist. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[88] "History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics". Junior Library Guild . January 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

[89] "The Underground Railroad: History Smashers". Junior Library Guild . August 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

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[91] "History Smashers: Christopher Columbus and the Taino People". Junior Library Guild . September 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

[92] "History Smashers: Salem Witch Trials". Junior Library Guild . October 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

[93] "History Smashers: Earth Day and the Environment". Junior Library Guild . May 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

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[95] "History Smashers: Ancient Egypt". Junior Library Guild . February 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

[96] Graham, Emily (October 9, 2025). "History Smashers: Ancient Egypt". Booklist. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

[97] "History Smashers: The Space Race". Junior Library Guild . September 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

[98] "Tracking Pythons: The Quest to Catch an Invasive Predator and Save an Ecosystem". Junior Library Guild . May 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

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