Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Bibliography

[Fiction] [Biography] [Nonfiction] [Study Guides] [Nonprint, including Interviews, speeches] [Translations]

Fiction

Achingly Alice. Illustrated by Magdalena R. Naylor. Atheneum, 1998. Ages 9-12.
Alice decides you must have priorities. First, get Miss Summers to marry her widowed father. Second, stay with her boyfriend or play the field? Reviews available at Amazon Book Company

The Agony of Alice. Atheneum, 1985. Ages 9-12.

Disappointed when she is assigned to the homely Miss Plotkin's class, Alice finds it's what people are inside, not how they look that is important.

Alice in April. Illustrated by Alan Daniel. Atheneum, 1993. Ages 9-12.

Alice turns thirteen while Dad celebrates his fiftieth birthday. Who will she take to Dad's birthday party? Will she be flat chested forever? Growing up. Reviews available at Amazon

Alice In-Between. Atheneum, 1994; Demco Media, 1996.

At thirteen Alice is "in-between," no longer a child but not yet grown up. With her friends she experiences the usual trials, expectations and disappointments. Reviews available at Amazon.

Alice in Lace. Atheneum, 1996. Ages 9-12.

Alice and her classmates explore the adult world through a variety of classroom exercises that simulate, marriage, unwed parenthood and death of a love one. Unfortunately, a disgruntled student sets up the teacher. Reviews available at Amazon

Alice in Rapture, Sort of. Atheneum, 1989. Ages 9-12.

In the summer before junior high, Alice and her friends decide they need boyfriends. What are the rules about kissing and dating? Who can help? Reviews available at Amazon

Alice on the Outside. Atheneum, 1999.

Eighth-grader Alice has lots of questions about sex, relationships, prejudice and change.

Alice the Brave. Atheneum, 1995. Ages 9-12.

Afraid of water, but unwilling to admit it, Alice has a miserable summer as her friends enjoy the pool. Her brother helps her find courage. Reviews available at Amazon

All Because I'm Older. Pictures by Leslie Morrill. Atheneum, 1981.

John finds it hard to be the oldest child as he keeps his little sister out of mischief and his brother out of his hair during a visit to a supermarket.

All but Alice. Atheneum, 1992. Ages 9-12.

Seventh grade is a new experience for Alice who seeks to join the "in-crowd." She learns it is o.k. to be different. Reviews available at Amazon

The Baby, the Bed and the Rose. Pictures by Mary Szilagyi. Clarion, 1987. Ages 4-8.

No one understands what Molly wants when she starts to cry, but when she struggles to take her first steps, two older brothers realize wha she is after.

Beetles, Lightly Toasted. Atheneum, 1987. Ages 9-12.

Andy really wants to win an essay contest but finds the topic difficult.

Being Danny's Dog. Edited by Jonathan Lanman. Atheneum, 1995. Ages 9-12.

Ten-year-old T. R. and his twelve-year-old brother Danny move to a new community with their mother and find new friends as well as a lot of new community rules to follow. Reviews available at Amazon

Bernie and the Bessledorf Ghost. Atheneum, 1990. Ages 9-12.

When a guest reports a ghost at his father's hotel, Bernie begins to believe that ghosts are real. Reviews at Amazon

Bodies in the Bessledorf Hotel. Atheneum, 1986.

Dead bodies which appear and disappear at the Bessledor Hotel threaten the job of Sam's father, the hotel manager.

The Bomb in the Bessledorf Bus Depot. Atheneum, 1996. Ages 9-12.

Bernie thinks his older sister is responsible for a series of prankster bombings. Reviews at Amazon

The Boy With the Helium Head. Illustrated by Kay Chorao. pa. Yearling Books, 1998; Bantam, Doubleday, Dell c1982. Ages 4-8

Jonathan goes to the doctor for a flu shot and gets a shot of helium instead. Now all he can do is float around. Reviews at Amazon

Boys Against Girls. Reprint ed. Yearling Books, 1995; Delacorte, c1994. Ages 9-12.

Caroline Malloy is excited when Wally Hatford tells her about a strange animal, the abaguchie, who was spotted in their area. Wally warns Caroline not to search alone, but Caroline is determined. Wally and his brothers try to foil the plan while Caroline and her sisters plan to outfox them. Sequel to The Girls Get Even.

The Boys Start the War. Delacorte, 1993.

The Hartford boys plan to get rid of the new Malloy girls by playing pranks on them.

The Boys Start the War : The Girls Get Even. 2 Books in 1. Yearling, 1994. Ages 9-12.

The Hartford boys plan to get rid of the new Malloy girls by playing pranks and making them miserable. In book 2, the girls thwart the brothers' creepy idea for Halloween night. Reviews at Amazon

Carlotta's Kittens. Atheneum, 2000.

Danny's Desert Rats. Atheneum, 1998. Ages 9-12.

T. R. Scarlino continues to watch out for his older brother Danny, who feels he has to be the "man of the house" since their parents' divorce. Through the crisis of one of their friends, the boys learn about honesty, trust and friendship. Reviews at Amazon. Sequel to Being Danny's Dog

The Dark of the Tunnel. Athaneum, 1985

Disturbed by a poorly planned civil defense drill and the circumstances surrounding her mother's death, a high school senior decides to take action.

Dark Side of the Moon; Stories. Drawings by Joseph Papin. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1969

Short story collection.

Ducks Disappearing. Illustrated by Tony Maddox. Atheneum, 1997. Ages 4-8.

As Willie and his mother are eating lunch, he counts eleven ducklings parading behind their mother. When he counts again he counts only ten. He sets out to discover the mystery of the disappearing ducks. Reviews at Amazon

Eddie, Incorporated. Atheneum, 1985.

Twelve-year-old Eddie decides to go into business with some friends but discovers it's not all that easy.

The Face in the Bessledorf Funeral Parlor. 1st ed. Atheneum, 1993. Ages 9-12.

Bernie sets out to investigate a mysterious intruder whom he sees climbing the fire escape at the Bessledorf Funeral Parlor. Reviews at Amazon

Faces in the Water. Atheneum, 1981.

Book 2 of the York Trilogy. During Daniel's summer visit to grandmother in York County, Pennsylvania, characters and events from his visit to York, England, mysteriously appear and disappear.

The Fear Place. Atheneum, 1994. Ages 9-12.

Two brothers must fend for themselves at a remote campsite in the Rocky Mountains. Reviews at Amazon.

Footprints at the Window. Atheneum, 1981. Young adult

The York Trilogy. Beset by an enemy within, Dan searches for the gypsies he once knew in York and is led into a calamity involving the Black Death.

The Girls Get Even. Delacorte, 1993. Ages 9-12

As Halloween approaches, the three Malloy sisters find themselves continually trying to get even with the Hartford boys. Sequel to The Boys Start a War.

The Girls' Revenge. Delacorte, 1998. Ages 9-12.

Sworn enemies Carolyn Malloy and Wally Hatford must interview each other for a school assignment. Reviews at Amazon.

The Grand Escape. Illustrated by Alan Daniel. Atheneum, 1993. Ages 9-12.

Marco and Polo, the Neals' cat, enjoy a good life but dream of living on a ranch. When Mr. Neal leaves the door open, the cats set off in pursuit of the dream. Reviews at Amazon

The Grooming of Alice. 1st ed. Atheneum, 2000. Ages 9-12

Alice is in the eighth grade, scheming to get her father remarried,
and facing growing up. Reviews at Amazon

The Healing of Texas Jake. Illustrated by Alan Daniel. Atheneum, 1997. Ages 9-12.

Sequel to The Grand Escape. Marco and Polo, the cats, try to help their seriously injured leader Texas Jake. Reviews at Amazon

How Lazy Can You Get? Illustrated by Alan Daniel. Atheneum, 1979.

Miss Brasscoat, who doesn't know or understand the Megglethorp children, asks how dirty and lazy they can be. They decide to show her.

I Can't Take You Anywhere! Illustrated by Jef Kaminsky. Atheneum, 1997. Ages 4-8.

When klutsy Amy goes to her Aunt Linda's wedding she surprises the family by being so good. The relatives are so surprised they have an accident.

Ice. Edited by Jean Karl. Atheneum, 1995. Ages 9-12.

Chrissa learns the truth about her father's disappearance when she goes to live with grandmother in the country. Reviews at Amazon

In Small Doses. Atheneum, 1979.

Jade Green; A Ghost Story. Atheneum, 2000. Ages 9-12

Review at Amazon

Jennifer Jean, the Cross-Eyed Queen. Illustrated by Karen Ritz. Lerner, 1967; Minneapolis: Carolrhoda, 1994. Ages 4-8.

Jennifer Jean likes her big green crossed eyes and does not want them changed, but when she goes to kindergarten she's glad they were straightened.

Josie's Troubles. Illustrated by Shelley Matheis. Atheneum, 1992. Ages 9-12.

Josie and her best friend Sarah are thwarted when they try to raise enough money to repair the Prescott's piano bench. Reviews at Amazon

The Keeper. Atheneum, 1986. Young adult.

Junior high student Nick must face the fact of his father's illness.

Keeping a Christmas Secret. Illustrated by Lena Shiffman. Atheneum, 1989. Ages 4-8.

Four-year-old Michael redeems himself when he tells his father what the family is giving him for Christmas. Reviews at Amazon

King of the Playground. Illustrated by Nola Langner Malone. Atheneum, 1991. Ages 4-8.

Kevin must confront the neighborhood bully. Reviews at Amazon.

Knee-Deep in Ice Cream, and Other Stories. Illustrated by Johanna Sperl. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1967.

Short stories

The Mad Gasser of Bessledorf Street. Atheneum, c1983.

Sam suspects the culprit who is gassing assembly line workers in the parachute factory lives in the hotel his family manages.

Making It Happen. Chicago: Follett, 1970.

Three junior-high boys perfect the techniques of making a Happening, but only two of them ever understand why.

Maudie in the Middle. By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor and Lura Schield Reynolds. Illustrated by Gwyn Brown. Atheneum, 1988.

Growing up in the early 1900s, Maudie seems to attract trouble when all she wants is to be noticed for herself.

Meet Murdock. Illustrated by Gioia Fiammenghi. Follett, 1969.

Three young tenants build a raft in Murdoch's apartment to annoy him but it soon becomes a handy item for all the residents.

Never Born a Hero. Minneapolis: Augsburg, c1982.

Fifteen stories highlighting teenagers performing unselfish acts of kindness.

A New Year's Surprise. Illustrated by Jack Endewelt. Morristown, NJ: Silver Burdett, 1967.

A girl of northern Iran is unhappy at the prospect of having no new clothes for the New Year until an unexpected surprise changes her mind.

The New Schoolmaster. Illustrated by Mamoru Funai. Silver Burdett, 1967.

A schoolmaster in a rural village of Indians accepts the friendship of his students, as well as their mischievous and noisy behavior.

No Easy Circle. Follett, 1972.

Feeling deserted by her divorced parents and best friend, a fifteen-year-old girl turns to the youth culture of Washington's Dupont Circle in search of meaning for her life.

Night Cry. Atheneum, 1984. Ages 9-12.

Awakened by a terrible cry, Ellen begins to believe that the scream is that of a recently kidnapped boy.

Old Sadie and the Christmas Bear. Illustrated by Patricia Montgomery Newton. Atheneum, 1984. Ages 9-12.

Near-sighted old Sadie welcomes a visitor who is experiencing Christmas for the first time.

One of the Third-Grade Thonkers. Illustrated by Walter Gaffney-Kessell. Atheneum, 1988. Ages 9-12.

Jimmy is ashamed of his wimpy younger cousin but learns after an accident the true meaning of courage.

Outrageously Alice. Pa. Aladdin Paperbacks, 1998; Atheneum, 1997. Ages 9-12.

Alice wants to change her image by wearing a showgirl costume for Halloween. She doesn't bargain for being kissed by an unknown schoolmate in a dark closet. Reviews at Amazon

Peril in the Bessledorf Parachute Factory. To be published by Atheneum in the year 2000.

Bernie's attempts to marry off his sister result in mystery and near disaster at the Bessledorf Parachute Factory.

The Private I, and Other Stories. Fortress, 1969.

Reluctantly Alice. Atheneum, 1991.

Alice is enjoying the seventh grade while advising her father and older brother on their love lives.

Revelations. St. Martins Press, 1979.

Sang Spell. Atheneum, 1998; Reprint ed. Aladdin, 2000. Young adult.

Josh is mugged on an ill-fated hitchhiking trip. A silent woman saves him by taking him to a strange village of a forgotten people who call themselves Melungeons. He finds himself unable to leave. Reviews at Amazon

Sang Spell [Unabridged]. [Audio cassette] Listening Library, 1999. Young adult

Saving Shiloh. Atheneum, 1997. Ages 9-12.

Last book in the trilogy. Judd Travers, Shiloh's former owner, shows signs of real human feeling. Marty doesn't understand why people still don't trust him. Reviews at Amazon

Send No Blessings. Puffin, 1992; Demco Media, 1992. Young adult.

A teenager in a large family must decide whether marriage to an older man could solve her problems. Reviews at Amazon

Shadows on the Wall. Atheneum, 1980.

Book 1, York Trilogy. While visiting York, England, a young American already troubled by family problems is assailed by strange feelings of dred whenever he approaches some ancient landmarks of the city.

Shiloh Season. Atheneum, 1996. Ages 9-12.

Sequel to Shiloh; Second book in trilogy. Hunting season is coming and Shiloh's former owner is causing trouble again. Reviews at Amazon

Shiloh. Atheneum, 1991. Ages 9-12. Newbery Award

A young boy saves a mistreated dog by facing down a bullying adult. First book in a trilogy. Reviews at Amazon

Ships in the Night. Fortress Press, 1971.

Seventeen short stories, poems and plays comment on the dilemmas of growing up.

The Solomon System. 1st Aladdin Books, 1987, c1983.

Thirteen-year-old Ted and his older brother, Nory, have always been a team until the summer family problems make them re-evaluate their relationship.

A String of Chances. New York: Atheneum, 1982.

During a summer she spends with a married cousin, sixteen-year-old daughter of a small town preacher discovers secrets which divide the family.

Sweet Strawberries. Illustrated by Rosalind Charney Kaye. To be published by Atheneum in April, 1999.

A wife and her grumpy husband go to market.

To Make a Wee Moon. Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush. Chicago: Follett, 1969.

When boys start dropping from the rafters and Grandmother worries about kelpies and Wee Folk, Jean is sure she will never get used to farm life.

To Shake a Shadow. Nashville: Abingdon, 1967.

A happy suburban teen rebels against everything he loves when he discovers his father is involved in a $65,000 swindle.

To Walk the Sky Path. Chicago: Follett, 1973; Paperback reprint ed. Yearling, 1992. Ages 9-12.

Billie, a 10-year-old Seminole Indian who lives with his family in the Florida Everglades, is the first in his family to attend school. He is torn between family traditions and the ways of the whites. Reviews at Amazon

A Traitor Among the Boys. New York: Delacorte, 1989.

Despite their New Year's resolution to be nice to their neighbors, the Malloy girls and Hartford boys continue their rivalry and war of practical jokes. Sequel to The Girls' Revenge.

Treasure of Bessledorf Hill. Atheneum, 1997.

People of Bessledorf search for treasure around Bessledorf Hill and the Bessledorf Hotel.

A Triangle Has Four Sides. Minneapolis: Augsburg Pub., c1984.

Thirteen short stories of young people facing problems as shyness, pregnancy, divorce and jealousy.

Unexpected Pleasures. Putnam, c1986.

Walker's Crossing New York: Atheneum, 1999.

While living on the family's ranch in Wyoming where he hopes to someday be a cowboy, Ryan faces conflict with his older brother who becomes involved in a militia movement.

Walking Through the Dark. Atheneum, 1976.

The Depression causes Ruth's dream of college and a teaching career to be uncertain but enables her to grow as a person.

What the Gulls Were Singing. Body illustrated by Jack Smith. Follett, 1967.

The summer that her family runs a boarding house at the seaside, a young girl learns a lot about love and family relationships--with a retarded younger brother, a Greek orphan and an older brother.

When Rivers Meet. Illustrated by Allan Eitzen. New York: Friendship Press, 1968.

While living with a white family in a Mississippi town, an Ethiopian exchange student learns about prejudice.

The Witch Herself. Illustrated by Gail Owens. Atheneum, 1978.

As more people fall under Mrs. Tuggle's spells, Lynn and Mouse are desperate to find a way to stop her evil.

Witch Water. Atheneum, 1977; pa. Yearling, 1988. Ages 9-12.

Lynn and her friend Mouse are sure their neighbor is a witch.

Witch's Eye. Illustrated by Joe Burleson. Delacorte, 1990; Paperback reprint ed. Yearling, 1991. Ages 9-12.

Lynn and Mouse thought things had returned to normal after the witch's house burned down but now Lynn's little brother is acting strangely. Review at Amazon

The Witch Returns. Illustrated by Joe Burleson. Delacorte, 1992.

Lynn and Mouse are convinced that a new neighbor is really the "dead" Mrs. Tuggle.

The Witch's Sister. Atheneum, 1975; Paperback Reissue ed. Yearling, 1993.

Lynn suspects her sister is being taught witchcraft by old Mrs. Tuggle who lives next door.

Witch Weed. Illustrted by Joe Burleson. Delacorte, 1991.

A series of mysterious events and the strange behavior of a group of their schoolmates convince Lynn and her best friend, Mouse, that the destructive power of a witch recently killed in a fire is still alive.

Wrestle the Mountain. Chicago: Follett, c1971.

Frustrated by the narrowness of his West Virginig mining town home, a boy with talent for woodcarving yearns for a different way of life.

The Year of the Gopher. Atheneum, 1987. Young adult.

In his senior year, seventeen-year-old George begins to question his parents' plans and assumptions about his future.

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Biography

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. The Craft of Writing the Novel. Boston: Writer, Inc., c1989.

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Crazy Love: An Autobiographical Account of Marriage and Madness. Morrow, 1977. Adult.

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. How I Came to Be a Writer. Atheneum, 1978; Revised ed. Aladdin Paperbacks, 1987. Ages 9-12.

Details her career.

Stover Lois Thomas. Presenting Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Twayne's United States Authors Series, No 676. Twayne, 1997. Young adult.

A biocritical analysis of Naylor's work.

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Nonfiction

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. An Amish Family. Illustrated by George Armstrong. Chicago: J. P. O'Hara, 1974.
A view of the Amish today as seen through the lifestyle of a Lancaster County, PA, family.

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Change in the Wind. Augsburg, 1980.

Naylor, Phyllis. How to Find Your Wonderful Someone; How to Keep Him/Her If You Do; How to Survive If You Don't. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1971, c1972.

Getting Along in Your Family. Illustrated by Rick Cooley. Abingdon, 1976.

Handbook of practical suggestions.

Getting Along With Your Friends. Abingdon, 1980.

Getting Along With Your Teachers. Drawings by Rick Cooley. Abingdon, 1981.

A handbook of practical suggestions.

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Study Guides

Access to Reading, Language Arts and Literature Grade 5. East Moline, IL: Lingui Systems, 1993 1994.
A/V Kit. Teachers guides, manuals, experience portfolio, tests, etc.

Bassett, Dawn. Becoming a Writer: Activities for Theme-Related Books. Perfection Learning, 1993.

Uses children's books to extend children's writing.

Damonte, Roy. Early Teens Guide on "New Forms of Mission" New York: Friendship Press, 1968.

The guide relates particulary to When Rivers Meet. Subject: Christian life

Jaffe, Charlotte. Shiloh: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor: A Study Guide. Hawthorne, NJ: Educational Impressions, 1995.

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Shiloh. [Literature Guide] Literature Guides. Scholastic, 1997.

Roettger, Doris. Reading Beyond the Basal. Shiloh. Perfection Learning, 1996.

Spencer, Anne. Shiloh, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor: A Study Guide. New Hyde Park, NY: Learning Links, 1996.

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Nonprint Media, Including Interviews, speeches

Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award Lecture, 1993. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Dept. of Libraries, 1993. 1 videocassette, sd., col., 1/2"

Good Conversation! A Talk with Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Scarborough, NY: Tim Podele Productions, 1992. 1 videocassette (26 min), sd. col., 1/2"

Images of My Neighborhood. Chicago, IL: The Corporation, 1988. 1 videocassette (7 min. 42 sec.), sd., col.d, 1/2" + 1 guide

Enjoying literature: poems and stories. Includes works by Naylor [On My Way to the Store], Lois Duncan, Patricia Klapp [i. e. Clapp?], Linda Umans.

My Dad Can't Be Crazy, Can He?. Deerfields, IL: Learning Corporation of America, distributed by Simon & Schuster, 1989. 1 videocassette (30 min.), sd., col. 1/2"

Based on the novel by Naylor. With Loretta Swit, Don Murray. This program dramatizes the seriousness of the problem of mental illness.

Newbery/Caldecott Medal, Laura Ingalls Wilder Award Acceptance Speeches. Ltd ed. Weston, CT: Weston Woods, 1992. 1 sound cassette (60 min.), analog.

Out of Sight. Chicago, IL: The Corporation, 1989. 1 videocassette (6 min. 15 sec.), sd., col., 1/2" + 1 guide

Enjoying literature through short stories and poems. Features stories by Margaret Goff Clark; Kay Smith, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor [Who's Afraid].

Phyllis Naylor Interview with Kay Bonetti. Columbia, MO: American Audio Prose Library, 1987. 1 sound cassette (60 min.), analog, mono.

Naylor talks about censorship of children's books, her upbringing and first marriage and other topics.

Phyllis Naylor Reads The Agony of Alice and The Keeper (Excerpts) Columbia, MO: American Audio Prose Library, 1987. 1 sound cassette (61 min.), analog, mono.

Naylor reads excerpts from the two novels.

Phyllis Naylor Reads Unexpected Pleasures (Excerpts) Columbia, MO: American Audio Prose Library, 1987. 1 sound cassette (52 min.), analog, mono.

Naylor reads excerpts from her book.

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor and Jean E. Karl. Norristown, PA: Distributed by J. S. Weiss. 1 videocassette (30 min. 8 sec.), sd., col., 1/2"

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Translations

Note: Some characters used here are substitutions.

Ai ku fen yu hsien kung ssu. Tai-pei shih: ying wen han sheng ch'u pan yu hsien kung ssu, 1990. [Chinese, Eddie, Incorporated]

C'est mon chien. Paris: Flammarion, 1994. [French, Shiloh]

Een hond voor jez elf. Tielt: Lannoo, 1993. [Dutch, Shiloh]

Hsi-le yu wo. T'ai-pei shih: Chih mao wen hua shih yeh yr hsien kung ssu, 1993. [Chinese, Shiloh]

Pojken och hunden. Stockholm: Bonniers Junior Forlag, 1993. [Swedish, Shiloh]

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