Rachel Vail


Rachel Vail is an American author of children's and young adult books.

Life

She was born in Manhattan, grew up in New Rochelle, New York, and is a graduate of Georgetown University. Her debut novel Wonder won an Editor's Choice award from Booklist in 1991, and in 1992 her second novel, Do-Over, won that award also.

Young adult novels

  • Wonder
  • Do-Over
  • Ever After
  • Daring to Be Abigail
  • The Friendship Ring series
  • *If You Only Knew
  • *Please, Please, Please
  • *Not That I Care
  • *What Are Friends For
  • *Popularity Contest
  • *Fill in The Blank
  • Never Mind: a Twin novel, co-written with Avi
  • If We Kiss
  • You, Maybe
  • Lucky
  • Gorgeous
  • Brilliant
  • Kiss Me Again
  • Unfriended, Puffin Books, 2015.,
  • Well, That Was Awkward, New York, New York : Puffin Books, 2017.,

    Chapter books

  • Justin Case series
  • * Justin Case: School, Drool, and Other Daily Disasters, illustrated by Matthew Cordell
  • * Justin Case: Shells, Smells, and the Horrible Flip-Flops of Doom, illustrated by Matthew Cordell
  • * Justin Case: Rules, Tools, and Maybe a Bully, illustrated by Matthew Cordell
  • Elizabeth Case series
  • *A Is for Elizabeth, illustrated by Paige Keiser
  • * Big Mouth Elizabeth, illustrated by Paige Keiser
  • *Cat Ears on Elizabeth, illustrated by Paige Keiser
  • *Doodlebug Elizabeth, illustrated by Paige Keiser

    Children's picture books

  • Over the Moon, illustrated by Scott Nash
  • Sometimes I'm Bombaloo, illustrated by Yumi Heo
  • Mama Rex & T series, illustrated by Steve Björkman
  • *Mama Rex & T: Lose a Waff
  • *Mama Rex & T: Run out of Tape
  • *Mama Rex & T: Turn off the TV
  • *Mama Rex & T: Stay Up Late
  • *Mama Rex & T: Homework Trouble
  • *Mama Rex & T: The Perfect Mother's Day
  • *Mama Rex & T: The Horrible Play Date
  • *Mama Rex & T: The Sort-of-Super Snowman
  • *Mama Rex & T: The Prize
  • *Mama Rex & T: Halloween Knight
  • *Mama Rex & T: The Reading Champion
  • Righty and Lefty, Illustrated by Matthew Cordell
  • Jibberwillies at Night, illustrated by Yumi Heo
  • Piggy Bunny, illustrated by Jeremy Tankard
  • Flabbersmashed About You, illustrated by Yumi Heo
  • Sometimes I Grumblesquinch, illustrated by Hyewon Yum

    Short stories

  • "Going Sentimental" in Places I Never Meant to Be: Original Stories by Censored Writers, edited by Judy Blume
  • "One Hot Second" in One Hot Second: Stories about Desire, edited by Cathy Young
  • "Thirteen and a Half" in Thirteen Stories That Capture the Agony and Ecstasty of Being Thirteen, edited by James Howe
  • "The Crush" in Tripping Over the Lunch Lady and Other School Stories, edited by Nancy E. Mercado