* Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1976)
* Let the Circle Be Unbroken (1981)
* The Road to Memphis (1990)
* The Land (2001)
* Song of the Trees (2007)
* The Friendship (2009)
* Mississippi Bridge (2010)
* All the Days Past, All the Days to Come (2012)
* The Light in the Forest (2014)
* The Color of Friendship (2015)
* Nannie's Christmas Gift (2017)
* Through the Storm (2019)
Short stories
* "Song of the Trees" (1977)
* "The Friendship" (1979)
* "The Land" (1982)
* "The Road to Memphis" (1987)
* "Mississippi Bridge" (1992)
* "All the Days Past, All the Days to Come" (2004)
Awards
* Newbery Medal (1977)
* Coretta Scott King Award (1977)
* Boston Globe Horn Book Award (1977)
* Christopher Medal (1977)
* Puffin Award (1978)
* National Book Award for Young People's Literature (1981)
* Hans Christian Andersen Award (1984)
* Regina Medal (1991)
* Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (1992)