Katherine Applegate

Katherine K.A. Applegate is an American author of fiction. Born in Michigan on October 9, 1956, her full name is Katherine Alice Applegate. She goes by K.A. Applegate or her other pen names, L.E. Blair for the Girl Talk series, Katherine Kendall for her Harlequin romance novels, Pat Pollari, A.R. Plumb, Beth Kincaid, and Nicholas Stevens.

Picture books

  • Jack Rabbit and the Beanstalk (1997)
  • The Buffalo Storm (2007)
  • Sometimes You Fly (2018)
  • Ivan: A Gorilla’s True Story (2020)

Animorphs series

Companion books

  • Megamorphs 1: The Andalite’s Gift (1997)
  • Megamorphs 2: In the Time of Dinosaurs (1998)
  • Megamorphs 3: Elfangor’s Secret (1999)
  • Megamorphs 4: Back to Before (2000)
  • The Andalite Chronicles (1997)
  • The Hork-Bajir Chronicles (1998)
  • The Ellimist Chronicles (2000)
  • Visser (2000)
  • Alternamorphs 1: The First Journey (1999) (ghostwritten)
  • Alternamorphs 2: The Next Passage (2000) (ghostwritten)

Everworld series

  • Search for Senna (1999)
  • Land of Loss (1999)
  • Enter the Enchanted (1999)
  • Realm of the Reaper (2000)
  • Discover the Destroyer (2000)
  • Fear the Fantastic (2000)
  • Gateway to the Gods (2000)
  • Brave the Betrayal (2000)
  • Inside the Illusion (2000)
  • Understand the Unknown (2000)
  • Mystify the Magician (2001)
  • Entertain the End (2001)

Remnants series

  • The Mayflower Project (2001)
  • Destination Unknown (2001)
  • Them (2001)
  • Nowhere Land (2002)
  • Mutation (2002)
  • Breakdown (2002)
  • Isolation (2002)
  • Mother, May I? (2002)
  • No Place Like Home (2002)
  • Lost and Found (2003)
  • Dream Storm (2003)
  • Aftermath (2003)
  • Survival (2003)
  • Begin Again (2003)

Making Out series

  • Zoey Fools Around (1994)
  • Jake Finds Out (1994)
  • Nina Won’t Tell (1994)
  • Slater’s In Love (1994)
  • Claire Gets Caught (1994)
  • What Zoey Saw (1994)
  • Lucas Gets Hurt (1994)
  • Aisha Goes Wild (1994)
  • Zoey Plays Games (1996)
  • Nina Shapes Up (1996)
  • Ben Takes a Chance (1996)
  • Claire Can’t Lose (1996)
  • Don’t Tell Zoey (1996)
  • Aaron Lets Go (1996)
  • Who Loves Kate? (1996)
  • Lara Gets Even (1996)
  • Two-Timing Aisha (1996)
  • Zoey Speaks Out (1996)
  • Kate Finds Love (1997)
  • Never Trust Lara (1997)
  • Trouble with Aaron (1997)
  • Always Loving Zoey (1997)
  • Lara Gets Lucky (1997)
  • Now Zoey’s Alone (1997)
  • Don’t Forget Lara (1998)
  • Zoey’s Broken Heart (1998)
  • Falling for Claire (1998)
  • Zoey Comes Home (1998)

Ocean City/Making Waves series

  • Making Waves (1993)
  • Tease (1993)
  • Sweet (1993)
  • Thrill (1993)
  • Heat (1994)
  • Heat Wave (1994)
  • Bonfire (1994)
  • Swept Away (1995)
  • Shipwrecked (1995)
  • Beach Party (1995)
  • Forever (1995)

Summer series

This series was originally published as Making Waves in the UK.

  • June Dreams (1995)
  • July’s Promise (1995)
  • August Magic (1995)
  • Beaches, Boys, and Betrayal (1996)
  • Sand, Surf, and Secrets (1996)
  • Rays, Romance, and Rivalry (1996)
  • Christmas Special Edition (1996)
  • Spring Break Reunion (1996)

Roscoe Riley Rules series

  • Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs (2008)
  • Never Swipe a Bully’s Bear (2008)
  • Don’t Swap Your Sweater for a Dog (2008)
  • Never Swim in Applesauce (2008)
  • Don’t Tap-Dance on Your Teacher (2009)
  • Never Walk in Shoes That Talk (2009)
  • Never Race a Runaway Pumpkin (2009)

Ivan & Friends series

  • The One and Only Ivan (2012)
  • The One and Only Bob (2020)
  • The One and Only Ruby (2023)

Endling series

  • Endling #1: The Last (2018)
  • Endling #2: The First (2019)
  • Endling #3: The Only (2021)

Doggo and Pupper series

  • Doggo and Pupper (2021)
  • Doggo and Pupper Save the World (2022)

Other books

  • The Story of Two American Generals: Benjamin O. Davis Jr. and Colin L. Powell (1991; nonfiction)
  • Please Don’t Go (1992)
  • My Sister’s Boyfriend (1992)
  • The World’s Best Jinx McGee (1992)
  • The Unbelieveable Truth (1992)
  • Disney’s The Little Mermaid prequels (1994): King Triton, Beware! The Haunted Palace; The Boyfriend Mix-Up
  • Disney’s Christmas With All the Trimmings: Original Stories and Crafts from Mickey Mouse and Friends (1994)
  • Sharing Sam (1995)
  • Tales from Agrabah: Seven Original Stories of Aladdin and Jasmine (1995)
  • Listen to My Heart (1996)
  • Off Limits (2001)
  • Home of the Brave (2007)
  • Eve & Adam (with Michael Grant) (2013)
  • Crenshaw (2015)
  • Wishtree (2017)
  • Willodeen (2021)
  • Odder (2022)

Pseudonyms

  • L.E. Blair: Girl Talk novels
  • Katherine Kendall (with Michael Grant): Harlequin romance novels
  • Beth Kincaid: Silver Creek Riders series
  • A.R. Plumb, and later, as Katherine Applegate: Disney’s Aladdin series
  • Pat Pollari: Barf-O-Rama series
  • Nicholas Stephens: Disney’s Enter If You Dare: Scary Tales from the Haunted Mansion (1995); Disney’s Climb Aboard If You Dare: Stories from the Pirates of the Caribbean (1996)