Rachel Vail, born July 25, 1966 is an American author of children's and young adult books. 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.
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Bibliography
Young adult novels
- Wonder (1991)
- Do-Over (1992)
- Ever After (1994)
- Daring to Be Abigail (1996)
- The Friendship Ring series
- If You Only Knew (1998)
- Not That I Care (1998)
- Please, Please, Please (1998)
- What Are Friends For (1999)
- Fill in the Blank (2000)
- Popularity Contest (2000)
- Never Mind: a Twin novel, co-written with Avi (2004)
- If We Kiss (2005)
Children's picture books
- Over the Moon, illustrated by Scott Nash (1998)
- Sometimes I'm Bombaloo, illustrated by Yumi Heo (2001)
- Mama Rex & T series, illustrated by Steve Björkman (2000-2003)
- Mama Rex & T: Lose a Waffle
- Mama Rex & T: Shop for Shoes
- 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 (Almost) 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
- Yuckies in a Bucket, illustrated by Yumi Heo (forthcoming 2006)
Short stories
- "Going Sentimental" in Places I Never Meant to Be: Original Stories by Censored Writers, edited by Judy Blume (1999)
- "One Hot Second" in One Hot Second: Stories about Desire, edited by Cathy Young (2002)
- "Thirteen and a Half" in Thirteen Stories That Capture the Agony and Ecstasty of Being Thirteen, edited by James Howe (2003)
- "The Crush" in Tripping Over the Lunch Lady and Other School Stories, edited by Nancy E. Mercado (2004)
