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Dawson's Creek
Series · 13
books · 1998-2000

Books in series

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The Beginning of Everything Else

1998

It's the end of something simple. And the beginning of everything else. Sometimes life happens even when you're not sure you're ready for it. In Capeside, the sleepy New England coastal town where teenagers Joey, Dawson, Pacey, and Jen live, this year the river is running fast. Choices will be made, and chances will be taken. Promises will be broken, and desires revealed. https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24201...
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#1

Long Hot Summer

1998

A pretty foreigner named Sheila causes trouble in Dawson and Joey's friendship, while Pacey and Jen take a lifeguarding class where they learn skills they will unexpectedly need to use.
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#2

Calm Before the Storm

1998

During a class field trip to an island nature preserve, a freak storm causes Joey and Dawson to become lost in the woods, where they take shelter in an abandoned cabin. https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24202...
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Shifting Into Overdrive

1998

Jen drags a reluctant Joey to her wealthy cousin's elegant sweet sixteen party in New York City, while a curious Dawson and Pacey trail behind, and two partygoers set their sights on the girls. https://openlibrary.org/books/OL32831...
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Major Meltdown

1999

Jen hopes that a ski trip to a fancy Vermont chalet will enable her to rekindle things with Dawson, who is in turn occupied with his feelings for Joey; while Pacey looks forward to conquest over the ski bunnies.
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Double Exposure

1998

Based on the hit television show produced by Columbia TriStar Television Caught on film... Bessie's restaurant is in desperate need of repairs, so Joey is thrilled to land a high-paying modeling gig...until photos of her wearing lingerie end up on the Internet. Jack keeps his cool, but Dawson goes postal. Only Jen's clear thinking can save the day. Meanwhile, Pacey hits the weights and his newly toned physique is turning heads. Andie is clearly impressed but so are all the beautiful models he's meeting.... Based on the hit television show produced by Columbia TriStar Television Caught on film... Bessie's restaurant is in desperate need of repairs, so Joey is thrilled to land a high-paying modeling gig...until photos of her wearing lingerie end up on the Internet. Jack keeps his cool, but Dawson goes postal. Only Jen's clear thinking can save the day. Meanwhile, Pacey hits the weights and his newly toned physique is turning heads. Andie is clearly impressed but so are all the beautiful models he's meeting....
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#6

Trouble in Paradise

1999

Here Comes Trouble... To promote tourism, Capeside has a new slogan, "Fall in Love in Capeside," and a new weekend romance festival, including a kissing marathon. Pacey can't wait, but Andie's not interested. Then there's the contest for best romantic video that Dawson's dying to win, if only he could decide who should be his female lead. Jen's visiting cousin Courtney might just be right for the role. She's not acting mean anymore. She's actually...nice. Way too nice, think Joey and Jen. And their instincts are right, because when Courtney starts scheming, watch out Capeside! Joey, Dawson, Pacey, Jen. Four teens ready to take on the world. They're learning about life, and learning how to love.
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#7

Too Hot to Handle

1999

Pacey has a great idea to raise money to protect Dunn's Lighthouse from developers. Students will volunteer to dress as celebs, and other teens will bid on them. The highest bidders for the stars will own them for a day. Who would turn down this chance to fulfill his or her fantasies?
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#8

Don't Scream

1999

When a film crew arrives in Capeside to shoot a new horror film, jealousy and mystery abound when Jen lands the dream movie job Dawson hoped for and Joey falls for the leading man. Original.
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Tough Enough

2000

North...by Northwest? When Principal Green introduces a mandatory new program called "SpringPlan" at Capeside High, Jen, Joey, Pacey, Jack, Andie, and Dawson all sign up for projects that interst them. But Princpal Green has other ideas, and they find themselves assigned to "Character Building Through Wilderness Training" in the wilds of North Carolina. Oh yeah. Wilderness Camp is run by a former marine drill sergeant who makes the Godfather look like Mother Teresa. Pre-breakfast runs, splittng wood, poisonous-snake identification classes. Tension is running high, but there's only one way out of the woods for Jen, Joey, Pacey, Dawson, Jack, and Andie. North...by Northwest? When Principal Green introduces a mandatory new program called "SpringPlan" at Capeside High, Jen, Joey, Pacey, Jack, Andie, and Dawson all sign up for projects that interst them. But Princpal Green has other ideas, and they find themselves assigned to "Character Building Through Wilderness Training" in the wilds of North Carolina. Oh yeah. Wilderness Camp is run by a former marine drill sergeant who makes the Godfather look like Mother Teresa. Pre-breakfast runs, splittng wood, poisonous-snake identification classes. Tension is running high, but there's only one way out of the woods for Jen, Joey, Pacey, Dawson, Jack, and Andie.
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Playing for Keeps

2000

Based on the hit television show produced by Columbia TriStar Television Summer Camp Clash Summer is finally here and the gang nab jobs as counselors at Camp Takabec. Jack is the football counselor, Dawson does audiovisual, Joey's in arts and crafts, Jen and Pacey are directing the camp musical, and Andie is an academic tutor for challenged kids. They're managing to have a blast, even though Jen and Joey both fall for the same mysterious college guy from England. Meanwhile, a friendly color war is developing into "The Sex Wars," pitting the guys against the gals. But who will win this friendship tug-of-war? JOEY, DAWSON, PACEY, JEN, JACK, ANDIE Six teens ready to take on the world. They're learning about life, and learning how to love.
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#11

Running on Empty

2000

Bessie and Joey's plan to rake in the dough with paying guests during Capeside's "Weekend of the Whales" festival goes south fast when Bessie sprains her ankle, spoiled potato salad knocks out all the cooks in town, and it rains and rains and rains. Pacey, Dawson, Jack, and Andie are eager to help out...but Andie's got her hands full with the handsome twin brothers staying at Gram's place, Dawson's dealing with another obnoxious B&B client, a poetry-loving houseguest totally crushes on Joey, and there's not a whale in sight! Looks like it's gonna be a long weekend...
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A Capeside Christmas

2000

Stress Much? Two days into rehearsal, the director of the Capeside Christmas Winter Follies drops out, so Dawson volunteers to direct the town show. But he's finding out the hard way it's easier to direct a small cast film than a giant Christmas pageant filled with friends, family, and neighbors. Now everybody's feuding with everybody else. Dawson, Joey, Pacey, Jen, Jack, and Andie are all stressed out. Then a tremendous ice storm hits...and frozen hearts begin to melt.... Joey, Dawson, Pacey, Jen, Jack, Andie Six teens ready to take on the world. They're learning about life, and learning how to love.

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