Reading order · 9 books · 2016 to 2024 · Set in Eleanor West's School
Wayward Children Books in Order
The Wayward Children novellas are set at Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children, a school for children who have found doors into other worlds and come back.
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Series facts
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2016 to 2024
- First book
- Every Heart a Doorway
- Latest
- Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (2024)
- Setting
- Set in Eleanor West's School
The reading order
Every Wayward Children book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
9 books · Set in Eleanor West's School
- 1Every Heart a Doorway2016With NancyNancy has come back from the Halls of the Dead and is sent to Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children, a school for children who have returned from other worlds.Buy on Amazon
- 2Down Among the Sticks and Bones2017With Jack Wolcott and Jill WolcottThe story of the twins Jack and Jill, who walk through a door into the Moors, a world of mad scientists and vampires.Buy on Amazon
- 3Beneath the Sugar Sky2018A girl named Rini falls from the sky into the school’s pond, looking for her mother.Buy on Amazon
- 4In an Absent Dream2019With LundyLundy, a serious young girl, finds a door into the Goblin Market, where every bargain must be fair.Buy on Amazon
- 5Come Tumbling Down2020With Jack WolcottJack returns to the school, in desperate need of help.Buy on Amazon
- 6Across the Green Grass Fields2021Regan, a girl afraid of not fitting in, finds herself in the Hooflands, a world of centaurs and unicorns.Buy on Amazon
- 7Where the Drowned Girls Go2022With CoraCora transfers to another school, which promises to help students forget their worlds.Buy on Amazon
- 8Lost in the Moment and Found2023Antsy, a young girl, finds herself in the Shop Where the Lost Things Go.Buy on Amazon
- 9Mislaid in Parts Half-Known2024Antsy, who can find anything that is lost, flees Eleanor West’s school with her friends when a classmate tries to exploit her gift, and they end up at the Shop Where the Lost Things Go.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in publication order, starting with Every Heart a Doorway.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Jack Wolcott | Jill Wolcott | Cora | Nancy | Lundy | Eleanor West | Kade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Every Heart a Doorway | MMajor | MMajor | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ||
| 2 Down Among the Sticks and Bones | LLead | LLead | |||||
| 3 Beneath the Sugar Sky | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||||
| 4 In an Absent Dream | LLead | ||||||
| 5 Come Tumbling Down | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | ||||
| 6 Across the Green Grass Fields | |||||||
| 7 Where the Drowned Girls Go | LLead | ·Minor | |||||
| 8 Lost in the Moment and Found | ·Minor | ||||||
| 9 Mislaid in Parts Half-Known | ·Minor |
Characters in the Wayward Children books
7 characters from Seanan McGuire’s chart, with the number of Wayward Children books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Jack WolcottMad scientist's apprentice | 3 | Every Heart a Doorway 2016 |
| Jill WolcottJack's twin | 3 | Every Heart a Doorway 2016 |
| CoraFormer mermaid | 2 | Beneath the Sugar Sky 2018 |
| NancyGirl returned from the Halls of the Dead | 1 | Every Heart a Doorway 2016 |
| LundyGirl who visits the Goblin Market | 1 | In an Absent Dream 2019 |
| Eleanor WestHead of the school | 5 | Every Heart a Doorway 2016 |
| KadeBoy who went to a Goblin Kingdom | 3 | Every Heart a Doorway 2016 |