Katherine Applegate is an American young adult and children’s fiction writer, who has written many books, including The Buffalo Storm (a picture book), Roscoe Riley Rules (a chapter book series), and the award-winning novel, Home of the Brave (2008 Golden Kite Award for Best Fiction, the Bank Street 2008 Josette Frank Award for children’s fiction, and it was a Judy Lopez Memorial Award honor book). Animorphs, which she wrote with her husband, Michael Grant, has sold more than 35 million copies worldwide.
Katherine was inspired to write The One and Only Ivan after reading about the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, the “Shopping Mall Gorilla”. This novel was awarded the John Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Katherine lives in California with her husband and two children.
Her works include:
Picture books
- Jack Rabbit and the Beanstalk (1997)
- The Buffalo Storm (2007)
Novels
- Sharing Sam (1995)
- Listen to My Heart (1996)
- Home of the Brave (2007)
- The One and Only Ivan (2012)
- Eve & Adam (with Michael Grant) (2013)
- Crenshaw (2015)
- Wishtree (2017)
Animorphs series
The Andalite Chronicles (c. 1976, 1980s, 1997)
- 1: The Invasion (Spring 1997)
- 2: The Visitor
- 3: The Encounter
- 4: The Message
- 5: The Predator
- 6: The Capture
- 7: The Stranger
Megamorphs 1: The Andalite’s Gift (Summer 1997)
- 8: The Alien
- 9: The Secret
- 10: The Android
- 11: The Forgotten
- 12: The Reaction
- 13: The Change
- 14: The Unknown
- 15: The Escape
- 16: The Warning
- 17: The Underground
- 18: The Decision—(c. 1998)
Megamorphs 2: In the Time of Dinosaurs—(Sario Rip time travel to 65,000,000 years ago.)
- 19: The Departure
The Hork-Bajir Chronicles (1966, 1968–69, 1998)
- 20: The Discovery
- 21: The Threat
- 22: The Solution
- 23: The Pretender
- 24: The Suspicion
- 25: The Extreme
- 26: The Attack
- 27: The Exposed
- 28: The Experiment
- 29: The Sickness
Megamorphs 3: Elfangor’s Secret (Time Matrix time travel to 10/25/1415, 12/25/1776, 10/21/1805, c. 1932-1939, 6/6/1944, and 1967)
- 30: The Reunion—(sometime a little bit before or after 12/18/98)
- 31: The Conspiracy
- 32: The Separation—(c. 1999)
- 33: The Illusion
- 34: The Prophecy
- 35: The Proposal
Visser (1976, 1980s, 1991–1999)
- 36: The Mutation
- 37: The Weakness
- 38: The Arrival
- 39: The Hidden
- 40: The Other
Megamorphs 4: Back to Before (1999, experimental timeline to 1997)
- 41: The Familiar
- 42: The Journey
- 43: The Test
- 44: The Unexpected
- 45: The Revelation
- 46: The Deception
- 47: The Resistance
- 48: The Return
- 49: The Diversion (c. 2000)
- 50: The Ultimate
- 51: The Absolute
- 52: The Sacrifice
- 53: The Answer
The Ellimist Chronicles (story stretching billions of years into the past)
- 54: The Beginning (2000-c. 2004)
Companion books
- Megamorphs 1: The Andalite’s Gift (1997)
- Megamorphs 2: In the Time of Dinosaurs (1998)
- Megamorphs 3: Elfangor’s Secret (1999)
- Megamorphs 4: Back to Before (2000)
- The Andalite Chronicles (1997)
- The Hork-Bajir Chronicles (1998)
- The Ellimist Chronicles (2000)
- Visser (2000)
- Alternamorphs 1: The First Journey (1999) (ghostwritten)
- Alternamorphs 2: The Next Passage (2000) (ghostwritten)
Remnants
- The Mayflower Project (2001)
- Destination Unknown (2001)
- Them (2001)
- Nowhere Land (2002)
- Mutation (2002)
- Breakdown (2002)
- Isolation (2002)
- Mother, May I? (2002)
- No Place Like Home (2002)
- Lost and Found (2003)
- Dream Storm (2003)
- Aftermath (2003)
- Survival (2003)
- Begin Again (2003)
Everworld series
- Search for Senna (1999)
- Land of Loss (1999)
- Enter the Enchanted (1999)
- Realm of the Reaper (2000)
- Discover the Destroyer (2000)
- Fear the Fantastic (2000)
- Gateway to the Gods (2000)
- Brave the Betrayal (2000)
- Inside the Illusion (2000)
- Understand the Unknown (2000)
- Mystify the Magician (2001)
- Entertain the End (2001)
Making Out
- Zoey Fools Around (1994)
- Jake Finds Out (1994)
- Nina Won’t Tell (1994)
- Ben’s In Love (1994)
- Claire Gets Caught (1994)
- What Zoey Saw (1994)
- Lucas Gets Hurt (1994)
- Aisha Goes Wild (1994)
- Zoey Plays Games (1996)
- Nina Shapes Up (1996)
- Ben Takes a Chance (1996)
- Claire Can’t Lose (1996)
- Don’t Tell Zoey (1996)
- Aaron Lets Go (1996)
- Who Loves Kate? (1996)
- Lara Gets Even (1996)
- Two-Timing Aisha (1996)
- Zoey Speaks Out (1996)
- Kate Finds Love (1997)
- Never Trust Lara (1997)
- Trouble with Aaron (1997)
- Always Loving Zoey (1997)
- Lara Gets Lucky (1997)
- Now Zoey’s Alone (1997)
- Don’t Forget Lara (1998)
- Zoey’s Broken Heart (1998)
- Falling for Claire (1998)
- Zoey Comes Home (1998)
Summer series
- June Dreams (1995)
- July’s Promise (1995)
- August Magic (1995)
- Beaches, Boys, and Betrayal (1996)
- Sand, Surf, and Secrets (1996)
- Rays, Romance, and Rivalry (1996)
- Christmas Special Edition (1996)
- Spring Break Reunion (1996)
- Tan Lines: Sand, Surf, and Secrets; Rays, Romance, and Rivalry; Beaches, Boys, and Betrayal (2008)
- Beach Blondes: June Dreams; July’s Promise; August Magic (2008)
Roscoe Riley Rules
- Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs (2008)
- Never Swipe a Bully’s Bear (2008)
- Don’t Swap Your Sweater for a Dog (2008)
- Never Swim in Applesauce (2008)
- Don’t Tap-Dance on Your Teacher (2009)
- Never Walk in Shoes That Talk (2009)
- Never Race a Runaway Pumpkin (2009)
Miscellaneous
- Harlequin romance novels, as Katherine Kendall
- Girl Talk novels, as L.E. Blair
- Ocean City series (republished as Making Waves)
- Barf-O-Rama series, as Pat Pollari
- Disney’s The Little Mermaid series
- Disney’s Aladdin series, as both A.R. Plumb and her own name
- Silver Creek Riders series, as Beth Kincaid
- Love Stories series
- The Story of Two American Generals: Benjamin O. Davis Jr. and Colin L. Powell
- The Very Best Jinx McGee
- Disney’s Christmas with all the Trimmings: Original Stories and Crafts from Mickey Mouse and Friends
- Disney’s Enter if you Dare: Scary Tales from the Haunted Mansion, as Nicholas Stephens
