{{Short description|American author}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}}{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox writer | name = Kate Messner | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|49|2020|05|08}} | occupation = {{hlist|Author}} | genres = {{hlist|Children's literature}} | website = {{URL|katemessner.com}} | alma_mater = Syracuse University | awards = {{hlist|E. B. White Read Aloud Award|Golden Kite Award}} | years_active = 2009–present | children = 2 }}
'''Kate Messner''' (born {{birth based on age as of date|49|2020|05|08|noage=yes}}) 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,<ref name="publishersweekly">{{cite web |last1=Rosen |first1=Judith |title=Kate Messner Is Smashing Expectations |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/83255-with-a-dozen-new-books-this-year-alone-kate-messner-is-smashing-expectations.html |website=Publishers Weekly |access-date=16 April 2026|date=2020-05-08}}</ref> and grew up in Medina, New York as the youngest of four children.<ref name="fromthemixedupfiles">{{cite web |title=The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class: An Interview with Kate Messner & Rajani LaRocca |url=https://fromthemixedupfiles.com/the-kids-in-mrs-zs-class-an-interview-with-kate-messner-rajani-larocca/ |website=From the Mixed Up Files |date=May 9, 2024 |access-date=2026-05-02}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2026}}<ref name=orleanshub /> When growing up, Messner loved "everything by Beverly Cleary", especially the Ramona books.<ref>{{cite web |title=Author Interview: Kate Messner - Rapunzel Reads - Weebly |url=https://rapunzelreads.weebly.com/fiction/author-interview-kate-messner |website=Rapunzel Reads |access-date=16 April 2026}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2026}}
Messner graduated from Medina High School in 1988.<ref name=orleanshub /> She then went on to attain a bachelor's degree in journalism at Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications.<ref name=publishersweekly /><ref name=fromthemixedupfiles /> 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.<ref name="publishersweekly" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Messner |first=Kate |title=What's So Different Now? Everything. And Nothing. {{!}} Kate Messner on Writing & Reading in the Trump Era |url=https://www.slj.com/story/writing-and-reading-in-the-trump-era-kate-messner-social-justice-opinion |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=School Library Journal|date=2009-01-14}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2026}}<ref name="writersdigest">{{cite web |last1=Brewer |first1=Robert Lee |title=Kate Messner: On Writing About the Many Masks of Grief |url=https://www.writersdigest.com/kate-messner-on-writing-about-the-many-masks-of-grief |website=Writer's Digest |date=April 28, 2025 |access-date=14 April 2026}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2026}} She obtained a National Board Certification in 2006.<ref name=bookriot>{{cite web |last1=Jensen |first1=Kelly |title="Stories Will Help You Understand Yourself": An Interview About Censorship with Kate Messner |url=https://bookriot.com/stories-will-help-understand-interview-censorship-kate-messner/ |website=Book Riot |date=June 16, 2016 |access-date=16 April 2026}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2026}}
She lives on the New York side of Lake Champlain with her family.<ref name=publishersweekly /><ref>{{cite web |title=About Me |url=https://katemessner.com/about-me-2/ |website=Kate Messner |access-date=16 April 2026}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2026}} She has a {{age|1996|07|01}}-year-old son and a {{age as of date|18|2020|02}}-year-old daughter.<ref>{{cite web |title=An Interview with Author Kate Messner |url=https://mrschureads.blogspot.com/2012/05/interview-with-author-kate-messner.html |website=Watch. Connect. Read. |access-date=16 April 2026}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2026}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Messner |first1=Kate |title=Guest Post: Kate Messner on The Secrets to Writing Lots of Books, Promoting Them, and Still Having a Life |url=https://cynthialeitichsmith.com/2020/02/guest-post-kate-messner-on-the-secrets-to-writing-lots-of-books-promoting-them-and-still-having-a-life/ |website=Cynthia Leitich Smith |date=February 5, 2020 |access-date=16 April 2026}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2026}} Her husband is part of a group that offers to help start up businesses in Vermont.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cary |first1=Alice |title=Kate Messner |url=https://www.bookpage.com/interviews/24845-kate-messner-childrens/ |website=BookPage |date=January 31, 2020 |access-date=16 April 2026}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2026}}
== Career == Messner started her writing career in 2009 with the middle grade novel ''The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 2009 |title=The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/products/3545029 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Booklist}}</ref> which won an E. B. White Read Aloud Award in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=E. B. White Read Aloud Award Winners |url=https://www.bookweb.org/membership/ABC/EBWhitewinners |website=American Booksellers Association |access-date=16 April 2026 |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113181616/https://www.bookweb.org/membership/ABC/EBWhitewinners |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Independent source inline|date=May 2026}} 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.<ref name="writersdigest"/> She won the Empire State Award for Excellence in Literature for Young People in 2022.<ref name="orleanshub">{{Cite press release |title=Kate Messner, Medina native and author, wins literature award, will visit hometown on May 24 |url=https://orleanshub.com/kate-messner-medina-native-and-author-wins-literature-award-will-visit-hometown-on-may-24/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |language=en-US|date=2022-05-19|publisher=Orleans Hub}}{{Independent source inline|date=May 2026}}</ref>
In 2011, Messner published the picture book ''Over and Under the Snow.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-10-03 |title=Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780811867849 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> The book won a Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Text,<ref>{{cite web |title=BREAKING NEWS: The 2012 Golden Kite Award Winners and the 2012 Sid Fleischman Award Winner! |url=https://scbwi.blogspot.com/2012/03/breaking-news-2012-golden-kite-award.html |website=Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators |date=March 2012 |access-date=15 April 2026}}</ref>{{Independent source inline|date=May 2026}} and was named a Notable Children's Book by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-01 |title=Notable Children’s Books: 2012. |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/products/5312828 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=www.booklistonline.com}}</ref> It received seven sequels.
In 2016, she published a middle grade novel''The Seventh Wish,''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-11 |title=The Seventh Wish by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781619633766 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> which was met with controversy for depicting opioid addiction.<ref name=bookriot />{{Primary source inline|date=May 2026}} 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.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-07 |title=The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World’s Coral Reefs by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781452133508 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> The novel was well received by critics. The ALSC named it on their annual list of Notable Children's Books,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-15 |title=Notable Children’s Books: 2019 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9716549 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Booklist}}</ref> and it won the year's Green Earth Book Award.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=July 2018 |title=The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/the-brilliant-deep-rebuilding-the-world-9781452133508j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref>
Her 2021 picture book ''Dr. Fauci'', a biography of Anthony Fauci,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-22 |title=Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America’s Doctor by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781665902434 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> reached the ''New York Times'' Children's Picture Book Best Seller List on July 18, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Children's Picture Books- July 18, 2021 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2021/07/18/picture-books/ |website=The New York Times |access-date=17 April 2026}}</ref>{{Independent source inline|date=May 2026}}
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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Messner |first1=Kate |title=The Story Behind THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS |url=https://katemessner.com/the-story-behind-the-kids-in-mrs-zs-class/ |website=Kate Messner |date=April 23, 2024 |access-date=16 April 2026}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2026}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-24 |title=Emma McKenna, Full Out (The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class #1) by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781523525713 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> She will also write the final book, which has not yet been published.
In 2025, she published ''The Trouble with Heroes'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-16 |title=The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781547616398 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> which she wrote while climbing all 46 Adirondack Mountains over the course of eight years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-30 |title=Q&A with Kate Messner, Author of May/June Kids' Indie Next List Top Pick "The Trouble with Heroes" |url=https://www.bookweb.org/news/qa-kate-messner-author-mayjune-kids%E2%80%99-indie-next-list-top-pick-%E2%80%9C-trouble-heroes%E2%80%9D-1631832 |access-date=2025-10-11 |website=the American Booksellers Association}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2026}}
In 2026, she published her first graphic novel, ''Camp Monster'', with art by Falynn Koch,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-30 |title=Camp Monster by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781547609413 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> who also illustrated five books in Messner's ''History Smashers'' series.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnston |first1=Rich |title=Kate Messner & Falynn Koch Create Camp Monster MG Graphic Novel Series |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/kate-messner-falynn-koch-create-camp-monster-mg-graphic-novel-series/ |website=Bleeding Cool News |access-date=17 April 2026}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2026}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Messner |first1=Kate |title=January News, Virtual Author Visits, and CAMP MONSTER baseball hats (when you preorder!) |url=https://katemessner.com/january-news-virtual-author-visits-and-camp-monster-baseball-hats-when-you-preorder/ |website=Kate Messner |access-date=17 April 2026}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2026}} It is the first in a series.
== Works == === Novels === ==== Standalone novels ==== * {{cite book |title=The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. |date=2009-09-01 |publisher=Bloomsbury Children's Books |isbn=978-0802798428}} * {{cite book |title=Sugar and Ice |date=2010-12-07 |publisher=Bloomsbury Children’s Books |isbn=978-0802720818}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-09-01|title=Sugar and Ice|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/products/4176434|access-date=2026-05-02|website=Booklist|via=|url-access=subscription}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Eye of the Storm |date=2012-02-28 |publisher=Bloomsbury Children’s Books |isbn=978-0802723130}} * {{cite book |title=Wake Up Missing |date=2013-09-10 |publisher=Bloomsbury Children’s Books |isbn=978-0802723147}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2014 |title=Wake Up Missing |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/wake-up-missing-9780802723147j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-08-12 |title=Wake Up Missing by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780802723147 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=All the Answers |date=2015-01-27 |publisher=Bloomsbury Children’s Books |isbn=978-1619633742}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-12-22 |title=All the Answers by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781619633742 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=The Seventh Wish |date=2016-06-07 |publisher=Bloomsbury Children’s Books |isbn=978-1619633766}} * {{cite book |title=The Exact Location of Home |date=2017-09-12 |publisher=Bloomsbury Children’s Books |isbn=978-1681195483}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2017 |title=The Exact Location of Home |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/the-exact-location-of-home-9781681195483j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-21 |title=The Exact Location of Home by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781681195483 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Breakout |date=2018-06-05 |publisher=Bloomsbury Children’s Books |isbn=978-1681195360}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2018 |title=Breakout |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/breakout-9781681195360j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-16 |title=Breakout by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781681195360 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Chirp |date=2020-02-04 |publisher=Bloomsbury Children’s Books |isbn=978-1547602810}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2020 |title=Chirp |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/chirp-9781547602810j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-14 |title=Chirp by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781547602810 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=The Trouble with Heroes |title-link=The Trouble with Heroes |date=2025-04-29 |publisher=Bloomsbury Children’s Books |isbn=978-1547616398}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 2025 |title=The Trouble with Heroes |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/the-trouble-with-heroes-9781547616398j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref>
==== ''Silver Jaguar Society Mysteries'' ==== * {{cite book |title=Capture the Flag |date=2012-07-01 |publisher=Scholastic Press |isbn=978-0545419741}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 2012 |title=Capture the Flag |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/capture-the-flag-9780545395397j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-05-28 |title=Capture the Flag by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780545395397 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Hide and Seek |date=2013-04-01 |publisher=Scholastic Press |isbn=978-0545419758}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2013 |title=Hide and Seek |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/hide-and-seek-9780545419758j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Manhunt |date=2014-07-01 |publisher=Scholastic Press |isbn=978-0545419772}}
=== Chapter books === ==== ''Marty McGuire'' ==== * {{cite book |title=Marty McGuire |date=2011-05-01 |publisher=Scholastic Press |isbn=978-0545142465 |others=Illustrated by Brian Floca}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=|title=Marty McGuire|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/products/4794815|access-date=2026-05-02|website=Booklist|via=|url-access=subscription}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Marty McGuire Digs Worms! |date=2012-04-01 |publisher=Scholastic Press |isbn=978-0545142472 |others=Illustrated by Brian Floca}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=|title=Marty McGuire Digs Worms!|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/products/5417225|access-date=2026-05-02|website=Booklist|via=|url-access=subscription}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Marty McGuire Has Too Many Pets! |date=2015-04-28 |publisher=Scholastic Press |isbn=978-0545535601 |others=Illustrated by Brian Floca}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-26|title=Marty McGuire Has Too Many Pets!|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/products/6639231|access-date=2026-05-02|website=Booklist|via=|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
==== ''Ranger in Time'' ==== * {{cite book |title=Rescue on the Oregon Trail |date=2015-01-06 |publisher=Scholastic Press |isbn=978-0545639149}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-17 |title=Rescue on the Oregon Trail by Kate Messner, Kelley McMorris |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780545639156 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Danger in Ancient Rome |date=2015-06-30 |publisher=Scholastic Press |isbn=978-0545639187}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-21|title=Ranger in Time: Danger in Ancient Rome|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/products/7393430|access-date=2026-05-02|website=Booklist|via=|last=Peters|first=John}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Long Road to Freedom |date=2015-12-29 |publisher=Scholastic Press |isbn=978-0545639217}} * {{cite book |title=Race to the South Pole |date=2016-06-28 |publisher=Scholastic Press |isbn=978-0545639255}} * {{cite book |title=Journey Through Ash and Smoke |date=2017-01-31 |publisher=Scholastic Press |isbn=978-0545909785}} * {{cite book |title=Escape from the Great Earthquake |date=2017-06-27 |publisher=Scholastic Press |isbn=978-0545909839}} * {{cite book |title=D-Day: Battle on the Beach |date=2018-01-30 |publisher=Scholastic Press |isbn=978-1338133905}} * {{cite book |title=Hurricane Katrina Rescue |date=2018-06-26 |publisher=Scholastic Press |isbn=978-1338133950}} * {{cite book |title=Disaster on the Titanic |date=2019-01-29 |publisher=Scholastic Press |isbn=978-1338133981}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 2021 |title=History Smashers: The Titanic |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/the-titanic-history-smashers-9780593120446j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Night of Soldiers and Spies |date=2019-07-09 |publisher=Scholastic Press |isbn=978-1338134018}} * {{cite book |title=Escape from the Twin Towers |date=2020-02-04 |publisher=Scholastic Press |isbn=978-1338537949}} * {{cite book |title=Attack on Pearl Harbor |date=2020-07-21 |publisher=Scholastic Press |isbn=978-1338537963}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2021 |title=History Smashers: Pearl Harbor |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/pearl-harbor-history-smashers-9780593120385j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref>
==== ''The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class'' ==== * {{cite book |title=Emma McKenna, Full Out |date=2024-04-30 |publisher=Algonquin Young Readers |isbn=978-1523525713 |others=Illustrated by Kat Fajardo}}
==== ''Wildlife Rescue'' ==== * {{cite book |title=How to Save an Otter |date=2025-10-21 |publisher=Bloomsbury Children’s Books |isbn=978-1547616428}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-29 |title=How to Save an Otter (Wildlife Rescue #1) by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781547617579 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=How to Save an Owl |date=2025-10-21 |publisher=Bloomsbury Children’s Books |isbn=978-1547616466}} * {{cite book |title=How to Save a Tortoise |date=2026-03-03 |publisher=Bloomsbury Children’s Books |isbn=978-1547616497}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2026 |title=How to Save a Tortoise |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/how-to-save-a-tortoise-9781547618576j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref>
=== Picture books === ==== Standalone picture books ==== * {{cite book |title=Sea Monster's First Day |date=2011-06-22 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-0811875646 |others=Illustrated by Andy Rash}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-05-23 |title=Sea Monster's First Day by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780811875646 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Sea Monster and the Bossy Fish |date=2013-08-01 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-1452112534 |others=Illustrated by Andy Rash}} * {{cite book |title=How to Read a Story |date=2015-05-05 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-1452112336 |others=Illustrated by Mark Siegel}} * {{cite book |title=Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree |date=2015-08-11 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-1452112480 |others=Illustrated by Simona Mulazzani}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2015 |title=Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/tree-of-wonder-the-many-marvelous-lives-9781452112480j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-15|title=Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/products/7683310|access-date=2026-05-02|website=Booklist|via=|url-access=subscription}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Rolling Thunder |date=2017-08-25 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-0545470124 |others=Illustrated by Greg Ruth}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-12|title=Rolling Thunder|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/products/8732475|access-date=2026-05-02|website=Booklist|via=|last=Rosenfeld|first=Shelle}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs |date=2018-05-08 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-1452133508 |others=Illustrated by Matthew Forsythe}}<ref name=":0" /> * {{cite book |title=Insect Superpowers |date=2019-11-05 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-1452139104 |others=Illustrated by Jillian Nickell}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-01|title=Insect Superpowers|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9725435|access-date=2026-05-02|website=Booklist|via=|last=Leeper|first=Angela}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=How to Write a Story |date=2020-07-07 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-1452156668 |others=Illustrated by Mark Siegel}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-25 |title=How to Write a Story by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781452156668 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America's Presidents |date=2020-03-24 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-1452174884 |others=Illustrated by Adam Rex}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-02 |title=The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America’s Presidents by Kate Messner, Adam Rex |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781452174884 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 2020 |title=The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America's President |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/the-next-president-the-unexpected-beginn-9781452174884j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Sloth Wasn't Sleepy |date=2021-01-12 |publisher=Sounds True |isbn=978-1683645467 |others=Illustrated by Valentina Toro}} * {{cite book |title=Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America's Doctor |date=2021-06-29 |publisher=Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |isbn=978-1665902434 |others=Illustrated by Alexandra Bye}} * {{cite book |title=Only the Best: The Exceptional Life and Fashion of Ann Lowe |date=2022-10-18 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-1452161600 |others=Co-written by Margaret E. Powell. Illustrated by Erin Robinson}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-24 |title=Only the Best: The Exceptional Life and Fashion of Ann Lowe by Kate Messner, Margaret E Powell |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781452161600 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Once Upon a Book |date=2023-02-07 |publisher=Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |isbn=978-0316541077 |others=Illustrated by Grace Lin}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 2023 |title=Once Upon a Book |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/once-upon-a-book-9780316541077j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-17 |title=Once upon a Book by Kate Messner, Grace Lin |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780316541077 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=The Scariest Kitten in the World |date=2023-08-29 |publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux |isbn=978-0374390051 |others=Illustrated by MacKenzie Haley}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-11 |title=The Scariest Kitten in the World by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780374390051 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=The Next Scientist: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World’s Great Scientists |date=2024-08-27 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-1452176963 |others=Illustrated by Julia Kuo}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2024 |title=The Next Scientist: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World's Great Scientists |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/the-next-scientist-the-unexpected-beginn-9781452176963j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-18 |title=The Next Scientist: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World’s Great Scientists by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781452176963 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=First Ascent: The Epic Yosemite Rock-Climbing Rivalry of Royal Robbins and Warren Harding |date=2025-08-05 |publisher=Yosemite Conservancy |isbn=978-1951179335 |others=Illustrated by Stevie Lewis}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-22|title=First Ascent: The Epic Yosemite Rock-Climbing Rivalry of Royal Robbins and Warren Hardin|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9810844|access-date=2026-05-02|website=Booklist|via=|last=Ballenger|first=Kit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2025 |title=First Ascent: The Epic Rock-Climbing Rivalry of Royal Robbins and Warren Harding |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/first-ascent-the-epic-rock-climbing-riva-9781951179335j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=The Whale's Tale and the Otter's Side of the Story |date=2026-04-21 |publisher=Clarion Books |isbn=978-0063372627 |others=Illustrated by Brian Biggs}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-22 |title=The Whale’s Tale and the Otter’s Side of the Story by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780063372627 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Axolotl-Ella |date=2026-06-02 |publisher=Ten Speed Young Readers |isbn=978-0593837993 |others=Illustrated by Lian Cho}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-12 |title=Axolotl-Ella: A Sort-of Cinderella Story by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780593837993 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref>
==== ''Over and Under'' ==== * {{cite book |title=Over and Under the Snow |date=2011-10-09 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-0811867849 |others=Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal}} * {{cite book |title=Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt |date=2015-03-03 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-1452119366 |others=Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal}} * {{cite book |title=Over and Under the Pond |date=2017-03-07 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-1452145426 |others=Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-02-20 |title=Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781452145426 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Over and Under the Rainforest |date=2020-08-11 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-1452169408 |others=Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-11|title=Over and Under the Rainforest|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9737079|access-date=2026-05-02|website=Booklist|via=|last=McBroom|first=Kathleen}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Over and Under the Canyon |date=2021-09-07 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-1452169392 |others=Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2021 |title=Over and Under the Canyon |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/over-and-under-the-canyon-9781452169392j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-15|title=Over and Under the Canyon|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9751885|access-date=2026-05-02|website=Booklist|via=|url-access=subscription}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Over and Under the Waves |date=2022-09-13 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-1797203478 |others=Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal}} * {{cite book |title=Over and Under the Wetland |date=2024-08-13 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-1797210872 |others=Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2024 |title=Over and Under the Wetland |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/over-and-under-the-wetland-9781797210872j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Over and Under the Coral Reef |date=2025-08-26 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-1797225357 |others=Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal}}
=== Easy readers === ==== ''Fergus and Zeke'' ==== * {{cite book |title=Fergus and Zeke |date=2017-06-13 |publisher=Candlewick Press |isbn=978-0763678463 |others=Illustrated by Heather Ross}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2017 |title=Fergus and Zeke |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/fergus-and-zeke-9780763678463j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-05 |title=Fergus and Zeke by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780763678463 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Fergus and Zeke at the Science Fair |date=2018-09-18 |publisher=Candlewick Press |isbn=978-0763678470 |others=Illustrated by Heather Ross}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 2019 |title=Fergus and Zeke At the Science Fair |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/fergus-and-zeke-at-the-science-fair-9780763678470j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Fergus and Zeke and the Field Day Challenge |date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Candlewick Press |isbn=978-1536202021 |others=Illustrated by Heather Ross}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 2020 |title=Fergus and Zeke and the Field Day Challenge |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/fergus-and-zeke-and-the-field-day-challe-9781536202021j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Fergus and Zeke and the 100th Day of School |date=2021-12-14 |publisher=Candlewick Press |isbn=978-1536213003 |others=Illustrated by Heather Ross}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2022 |title=Fergus and Zeke and the 100th Day of School |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/fergus-and-zeke-and-the-100th-day-of-sch-9781536213003j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Fergus and Zeke for President |date=2023-05-23 |publisher=Candlewick Press |isbn=978-1536218312 |others=Illustrated by Heather Ross}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2023 |title=Fergus and Zeke for President |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/fergus-and-zeke-for-president-9781536218312j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Fergus and Zeke and the Great Farm Field Trip |date=2024-05-07 |publisher=Candlewick Press |isbn=978-1536227611 |others=Illustrated by Heather Ross}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 2024 |title=Fergus and Zeke and the Great Farm Field Trip |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/fergus-and-zeke-and-the-great-farm-field-9781536227611j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref>
=== Nonfiction === ==== Standalone nonfiction ==== * {{cite book |title=Solve This! Forensics |date=2020-03-17 |publisher=National Geographic Children's Books |isbn=978-1426337444 |others=Co-written by Anne Rupert}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-30|title=Solve This! Forensics: Super Science and Curious Capers for the Daring Detective in You|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9733365|access-date=2026-05-02|website=Booklist|via=|last=Smith|first=Julia}}</ref>
===== Books for teachers ===== * {{cite book |title=Real Revision: Authors' Strategies to Share with Student Writers |date=2011-06-28 |publisher=Stenhouse Publishers |isbn=978-1571108562}} * {{cite book |title=59 Reasons to Write |date=2015-01-28 |publisher=Stenhouse Publishers |isbn=978-1625310033}}
==== ''History Smashers'' ==== * {{cite book |title=The Mayflower |date=2020-07-07 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-0593120316 |others=Illustrated by Dylan Meconis}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-06 |title=History Smashers: The Mayflower by Kate Messner |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780593120316 |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 2020 |title=History Smashers: The Mayflower |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/the-i-mayflower-i-history-smashers-9780593120323j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Women's Right to Vote |date=2020-07-07 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-0593120347 |others=Illustrated by Dylan Meconis}} * {{cite book |title=Pearl Harbor |date=2020-11-10 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-0593120385 |others=Illustrated by Dylan Meconis}} * {{cite book |title=The Titanic |date=2021-02-02 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-0593120446 |others=Illustrated by Dylan Meconis}} * {{cite book |title=The American Revolution |date=2021-07-20 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-0593120460 |others=Illustrated by Justin Greenwood}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2021 |title=History Smashers: The American Revolution |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/the-american-revolution-history-smashers-9780593120477j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-09|title=History Smashers: The American Revolution|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9820892|access-date=2026-05-02|website=Booklist|via=|last=Booth|first=Heather}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Plagues and Pandemics |date=2021-10-05 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-0593120408 |others=Illustrated by Falynn Koch}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 2022 |title=History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/plagues-and-pandemics-history-smashers-9780593120415j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=The Underground Railroad |date=2022-05-17 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-0593428931 |others=Co-written by Gwendolyn Hooks. Illustrated by Damon Smyth}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 2022 |title=The Underground Railroad: History Smashers |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/the-underground-railroad-history-smasher-9780593428948j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 2022|title=History Smashers: The Underground Railroad|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9765454|access-date=2026-05-02|website=Booklist|via=|url-access=subscription}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Christopher Columbus and the Taino People |date=2023-08-08 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-0593564264 |others=Co-written by José Barreiro. Illustrated by Falynn Koch}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2023 |title=History Smashers: Christopher Columbus and the Taino People |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/history-smashers-christopher-columbus-an-9780593564271j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Salem Witch Trials |date=2024-08-13 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-0593705278 |others=Illustrated by Falynn Koch}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2024 |title=History Smashers: Salem Witch Trials |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/history-smashers-salem-witch-trials-9780593705285j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Earth Day and the Environment |date=2025-03-11 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-0593705308 |others=Illustrated by Justin Greenwood}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2025 |title=History Smashers: Earth Day and the Environment |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/history-smashers-earth-day-and-the-envir-9780593705315j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=|title=Earth Day and the Environment|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9803081|access-date=2026-05-02|website=Booklist|via=|url-access=subscription}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Ancient Egypt |date=2025-10-07 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-0593902332 |others=Illustrated by Falynn Koch}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2026 |title=History Smashers: Ancient Egypt |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/history-smashers-ancient-egypt-9780593902349j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-09|title=History Smashers: Ancient Egypt|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9812554|access-date=2026-05-02|website=Booklist|via=|last=Graham|first=Emily}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=The Space Race |date=2026-07-21 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-0593902363 |others=Illustrated by Falynn Koch}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2026 |title=History Smashers: The Space Race |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/history-smashers-the-space-race-9780593902370j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref>
==== ''Tracking Animals'' ====
* {{cite book |title=Tracking Pythons: The Quest to Catch an Invasive Predator and Save an Ecosystem |date=2020-03-03 |publisher=Millbrook Press |isbn=978-1541557062}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2020 |title=Tracking Pythons: The Quest to Catch an Invasive Predator and Save an Ecosystem |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/tracking-pythons-the-quest-to-catch-an-i-9781541557062j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-01|title=Tracking Pythons: The Quest to Catch an Invasive Predator and Save an Ecosystem|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9729726|access-date=2026-05-02|website=Booklist|via=|url-access=subscription}}</ref> * {{cite book |title=Tracking Tortoises: The Mission to Save a Galápagos Giant |date=2021-09-07 |publisher=Millbrook Press |isbn=978-1541596115}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-15|title=Tracking Tortoises: The Mission to Save a Galápagos Giant|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9753180|access-date=2026-05-02|website=Booklist|via=|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2021 |title=Tracking Tortoises: The Mission to Save a Galápagos Giant |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/tracking-tortoises-the-mission-to-save-a-9781541596115j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2021 |title=Rastreando tortugas: La misión para salvar al gigante de las Galápago (Tracking Tortoises: The Mission to Save a Galápagos Giant) |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/rastreando-tortugas-la-misi-n-para-salva-9781728416267j |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Junior Library Guild|language=en}}</ref>
=== Graphic novels === * {{cite book |title=Camp Monster |date=2026-02-03 |publisher=Bloomsbury Children’s Books |isbn=978-1547609413 |others=Illustrated by Falynn Koch}}
== References == <references />
== External links ==
* [https://katemessner.com/ Kate Messner] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCQeopGepqw My Interview with NYT Bestselling children's Author Kate Messner!] E Train Talks: All About Books!, 2025
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