Kate Messner grew up in Medina, a small town in Western New York. She graduated from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Communication with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and worked as a television news producer and reporter in Syracuse, NY and then Burlington, VT, before going back to school to get a teaching degree.
Genres: Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy
New and upcoming books
Series
Marty McGuire
1. Marty McGuire (2011)
2. Marty McGuire Digs Worms! (2012)
3. Marty McGuire Has Too Many Pets! (2014)
1. Marty McGuire (2011)
2. Marty McGuire Digs Worms! (2012)
3. Marty McGuire Has Too Many Pets! (2014)
Over and Under
Over and Under the Snow (2011)
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt (2015)
Over and Under the Pond (2017)
Over and Under the Rainforest (2020)
Over and Under the Canyon (2021)
Over and Under the Waves (2022)
Over and Under the Wetland (2024)
Over and Under the Snow (2011)
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt (2015)
Over and Under the Pond (2017)
Over and Under the Rainforest (2020)
Over and Under the Canyon (2021)
Over and Under the Waves (2022)
Over and Under the Wetland (2024)
Ranger in Time
1. Rescue on the Oregon Trail (2015)
2. Danger in Ancient Rome (2015)
3. Long Road to Freedom (2015)
4. Race to the South Pole (2016)
5. Journey through Ash and Smoke (2017)
6. Escape from the Great Earthquake (2017)
7. D-Day: Battle on the Beach (2018)
8. Hurricane Katrina Rescue (2018)
9. Disaster on the Titanic (2019)
10. Night of Soldiers and Spies (2019)
11. Escape From the Twin Towers (2020)
12. Attack on Pearl Harbor (2020)
1. Rescue on the Oregon Trail (2015)
2. Danger in Ancient Rome (2015)
3. Long Road to Freedom (2015)
4. Race to the South Pole (2016)
5. Journey through Ash and Smoke (2017)
6. Escape from the Great Earthquake (2017)
7. D-Day: Battle on the Beach (2018)
8. Hurricane Katrina Rescue (2018)
9. Disaster on the Titanic (2019)
10. Night of Soldiers and Spies (2019)
11. Escape From the Twin Towers (2020)
12. Attack on Pearl Harbor (2020)
Fergus and Zeke
1. Fergus and Zeke (2017)
2. At the Science Fair (2018)
3. The Field Day Challenge (2020)
4. The 100th Day of School (2021)
5. Zeke for President (2023)
6. The Great Farm Field Trip (2024)
1. Fergus and Zeke (2017)
2. At the Science Fair (2018)
3. The Field Day Challenge (2020)
4. The 100th Day of School (2021)
5. Zeke for President (2023)
6. The Great Farm Field Trip (2024)
History Smashers
The Mayflower (2020)
Women's Right to Vote (2020)
Pearl Harbor (2021)
The Titanic (2021)
The American Revolution (2021)
Plagues and Pandemics (2021)
The Underground Railroad (2022) (with Gwendolyn Hooks)
Christopher Columbus and the Taino People (2023) (with Jose Barreiro)
Salem Witch Trials (2024)
The Mayflower (2020)
Women's Right to Vote (2020)
Pearl Harbor (2021)
The Titanic (2021)
The American Revolution (2021)
Plagues and Pandemics (2021)
The Underground Railroad (2022) (with Gwendolyn Hooks)
Christopher Columbus and the Taino People (2023) (with Jose Barreiro)
Salem Witch Trials (2024)
Novels
The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z (2009)
Sugar and Ice (2010)
Eye of the Storm (2012)
Wake Up Missing (2013)
The Exact Location of Home (2014)
All the Answers (2015)
The Seventh Wish (2016)
Breakout (2018)
Chirp (2020)
The Trouble with Heroes (2025)
Sugar and Ice (2010)
Eye of the Storm (2012)
Wake Up Missing (2013)
The Exact Location of Home (2014)
All the Answers (2015)
The Seventh Wish (2016)
Breakout (2018)
Chirp (2020)
The Trouble with Heroes (2025)
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Chapter Books show
Non fiction show
Books containing stories by Kate Messner
Kate Messner recommends
Coming Up Short (2022)
Laurie Morrison
"A pitch-perfect middle school sports story that captures all the joy, love, and messiness of growing up, Coming Up Short hits an absolute home run."
A Song Called Home (2022)
Sara Zarr
"Sara Zarr's debut novel for middle grade readers is beautiful, honest, and bursting with hope--a powerful story about growing up, weathering change, and creating the family you need."
Meant to Be (2022)
Jo Knowles
"Meant to Be shines a light on the wonderful, kindhearted kids who sometimes fall through the cracks. Ivy's voice - and her bike-fixing, pancake-making, friendship-mending determination - will stay with me for a long time."
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