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Books by Marcus Sedgwick | Wonderlit

Books by Marcus Sedgwick

9 books · Ages 8–18

Known for the My Swordhand Is Singing and Scarlett Hart series, Marcus Sedgwick writes middle grade and young adult for ages 8–18, alongside 7 standalone books, exploring themes of fear & bravery, history, growing up.

Series

My Swordhand Is Singing

My Swordhand Is Singing

1 book · Ages 12–17

Scarlett Hart: Monster Hunter

1 book · Ages 8–12

Standalone Books

Cover of White Crow

Marcus Sedgwick

A seaside village hides a sinister past that two new friends spend a long, dark summer uncovering after Rebecca leaves h

Cover of The Ghosts of Heaven

The Ghosts of Heaven

Marcus Sedgwick

For the teen who feels small in a vast universe, this sweeping epic connects humanity across time and space through a si

Cover of Saint Death

Marcus Sedgwick

Life and death collide at the US-Mexican border in this stark look at the dangerous world of illicit human and drug trad

By Age Range

Scarlett Hart: Monster Hunter

My Swordhand Is Singing

White Crow

The Ghosts of Heaven

Common Themes

Fear & Bravery History Growing Up Adventure Sadness & Grief Being Different Death of a Loved One Love & Family

Ages 14–18

Cover of Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black

Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black

Marcus Sedgwick, Julian Sedgwick

For the teen processing a major loss or the weight of the world, this surreal journey through war-torn London explores t

Cover of Revolver

Marcus Sedgwick

Trapped in an Arctic cabin with his father’s body, Sig must face a terrifying stranger who demands stolen gold and force

Cover of The Great War: Stories Inspired by Objects from the First World War

The Great War: Stories Inspired by Objects from the First World War

David Almond, John Boyne, Tracy Chevalier, Ursula Dubosarsky, Timothée de Fombelle, Adèle Geras, A. L. Kennedy, Michael Morpurgo, Marcus Sedgwick, Tanya Lee Stone, Sheena Wilkinson

Fictionalized news reports from 1892 imagine a chilling invasion of Britain to highlight the vulnerabilities of the nati

Cover of The Foreshadowing

The Foreshadowing

Marcus Sedgwick

As World War I begins, seventeen-year-old Sasha is haunted by terrifying premonitions of death that she cannot seem to e

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In the Past

The Gift of Freedom How Harriet Tubman Rescued Her Brothers

Glennette Tilley Turner

The Gift of Freedom How Harriet Tubman Rescued Her Brothers

Things Hoped For

Andrew Clements

Things Hoped For