A series of tie-in novels based on Dawson's Creek were released from 1998 - 2001, between Season 1 and Season 4. The first series was written by various authors and published under Simon & Schuster imprints, Pocket Books and Pocket Pulse. Each novel, excluding the first novelization, contains an original story entirely new to Dawson's Creek. However, none are entirely canonical. An additional series of original stories, Dawson's Creek Suspense, released in 2001.
Main Series[]
Tagline: Joey, Dawson, Pacey, Jen. Four fifteen-year-olds ready to take on the world. They're learning about life and learning how to love.
| COVER | TITLE | AUTHOR(s) | PUBLISHED | # |
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The Beginning of Everything Else | Jennifer Baker | MAY 1, 1998 | .5 |
| 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. [1] | ||||
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Long Hot Summer | K.S. Rodriguez | AUG 1, 1998 | 1 |
| Looks like it's going to be a long hot summer… When Dawson meets a lovely foreigner Sheila, he's inspired to film a whole new story. But somehow real life just won't follow the script. Joey's annoyed – after all, she's supposed to be Dawson's best friend. Then gorgeous volleyball player Jeremy shows up at the beach… Meanwhile, both Pacey and Jen have signed up for tough lifeguarding class. Pacey's antics are really getting on Jen's nerves, but she's not about to let him distract her. Pacey joined the class to meet hot girls. But he ends up saving a life. [1] | ||||
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Calm Before the Storm | Jennifer Baker | OCT 1, 1998 | 2 |
| "Whales mate for life." "At least they know what they want," Joey thinks. Sometimes her relationship with Dawson seems so complicated. Even more so when her class field trip to Billings Island, a nature preserve off the coast of Capeside, is blown apart by a freak storm. And Joey and Dawson are separated from Pacey and Jen. Now they're lost in the woods...stranded in an old cabin together, cold and shivering, alone in a storm...eager for warmth.[1] | ||||
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Shifting Into Overdrive | C.J. Anders | NOV 1, 1998 | 3 |
| The road calls… Joey and Jen totally need a Dawson-free zone, so when Jen's wealthy cousin invites her to an elegant Sweet Sixteen party in New York City, Jen coaxes a reluctant Joey along. Meanwhile, Dawson and Pacey are hot on their trail, dying to know what the girls are up to. The guys hit the road. And the road hits back… Is high society ready for Jen's ex-boyfriend Nill, and Danny, a sophisticated senior who's totally into Joey? And two sleepless gate-crashers? It's party time….[1] | ||||
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Major Meltdown | K.S. Rodriguez | JAN 1, 1999 | 4 |
| The temperature's rising… It's cold, dry, and boring in Capeside, but things heat up fast when Jen gets permission for Pacey, Dawson, and Joey to stay at her parents' empty Vermont ski chalet for the weekend. Pacey's ready to meet ski bunnies. Jen's wondering if her "thang" for Dawson is really over. Dawson is pining for Joey. And Joey… she's got her hands full with not one but two handsome ski hunks. Looks like they're all headed for major meltdown… [1] | ||||
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Double Exposure | C.J. Anders | MARCH 1, 1999 | 5 |
| 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… [1] | ||||
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Trouble in Paradise | C.J. Anders | JUNE 1, 1999 | 6 |
| 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![1] | ||||
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Too Hot to Handle | C.J. Anders | AUG 1, 1999 | 7 |
| Going, Going, Gone... 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? Jen has a mystery bidder. Just who is her secret admirer? Joey's been a waitress forever. Now it's payback time when she buys up superjock Brett Ardor's time to boss him around. Pacey plays James Dean, and ends up with a revel with a cause. And Dawson's busy filming it all, as the auction heats up. [1] | ||||
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Don't Scream | C.J. Anders | NOV 1, 1999 | 8 |
| "LIGHTS, CAMERA, SCREAM" Has Dawson's dream finally come true? A low-budget teen horror film is shooting in Capeside and Dawson desperately wants to work on the set. This could be the professional break he's been looking for and he's really excited. That is, until Jen lands the job he wanted. Meanwhile, Joey loves the attention she's getting while spending time with the movie's to-die-for lead.[1] | ||||
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Tough Enough | Jennifer Baker | JUNE 1, 2000 | 9 |
| North…by Northwest? When Principle Green introduces a mandatory new program called "SpringPlan" at Capeside High, Jen, Pacey, Jack, Andie, and Dawson all sign up for projects that interest them. But Principal 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, splitting 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. [1] | ||||
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Playing for Keeps | C.J. Anders | AUG 1, 2000 | 10 |
| 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 gang war is developing into ‘The Sex Wars', pitting the guys against the gals. But who will win this friendship tug-of-war?[1] | ||||
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Running on Empty | C.J. Anders | NOV 1, 2000 | 11 |
| Disaster's Looming 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 house guest totally crushes on Joey, and there's not a whale in sight! Looks like it's gonna be a long weekend... [1] | ||||
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A Capeside Christmas | C.J. Anders | DEC 1, 2000 | 12 |
| 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…[1] | ||||
Suspense[]
| COVER | TITLE | AUTHOR(s) | PUBLISHED | # |
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Lighthouse Legend | Holly E. Henderson, Liz Tigelaar | APRIL 3, 2001 | 1 |
| "Play with me." the voice cried. From day one, Joey doesn't like the lighthouse. But now that Dawson has persuaded Jen, Pacey and Joey to volunteer as summer interns at the local Oceanographic Institute, Joey's been assigned the role of tour guide at the abandoned, forbidding structure. Her friends think she's stressing out but Joey swears she's hearing voices. Or at least one, whispery, child-like girl's voice that calls and calls to her. Someone - or something - is out there...[1] | ||||
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Bayou Blues | Anna Fricke, Barbara Siebertz | MAY 22, 2001 | 2 |
| "No one is allowed." Joey, Pacey, Dawson, and Jen shudder at the housekeeper's ominous words. It's dark and gloomy at one end of the Southern plantation where Jen's cousin Monique lives, and nothing's been touched in the off-limits wing since 1870. Isabella Percy, Monique's relative, died there of a broken heart, waiting in vain for her true love to return after the Civil War. A spooky mansion, a secret tunnel, a romantic love story, and some voodoo: Dawson is convinced the group is in for the adventure of their lives. But evil is near.[1] | ||||
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Mysterious Boarder | Holly E. Henderson, Liz Tigelaar | JULY 31, 2001 | 3 |
| A stranger among them... Joey doesn't like the new guest at the Potter Bed and Breakfast. Her sister, Bessie, raves about him, but to skeptical Joey, friendly Bobby Kryer seems too good to be true. Dawson's only too eager to help uncover a mystery, and so are Jen and Pacey.But when the gang begins snooping for clues, they uncover more than they expected. Because in the stranger's possession is a photo… A photo of Joey.[1] | ||||
Others[]
- The Secret Files by Liz Tigelaar — August 10, 2001
Dawson, Joey, Pacey, Jen, Jack and Andie - as Capeside's finest prepare for college, get ready for your no-holds-barred peek into their private lives...Based on their personal diaries, which have never been published before, we follow the six teenagers through one of the most difficult years of their lives, as friendships, relationships and future plans are made and broken. With full access to their e-mails, letters and text messages, and excerpts from their college application forms and high school year books, you'll learn more about your favourite character's most intimate thoughts than you've ever seen on screen. The Dawson's Creek Files is everything you need to know and more, illustrated with scores of colour photos.
- PUBLISHER: Pan Macmillan & Channel 4 Books (UK)
- ISBN: 0752219839
- LENGTH: 160 pages (hardcover)
Compilations[]
- Omnibus #1: The Beginning of Everything Else, Long Hot Summer, Shifting into Overdrive
- RELEASE: March 10, 2000
- AUTHOR(s): Jennifer Baker, K.S. Rodriguez, C.J. Andrews
- PUBLISHER: Pan Macmillan (UK)
- ISBN: 0752271490
- Omnibus #2: Major Meltdown, Double Exposure, Calm Before the Storm
- AUTHOR: K.S. Rodriguez
- RELEASE: July 21, 2000
- PUBLISHER: Pan Macmillan (UK)
- ISBN: 0752271997
- Omnibus #3: Trouble in Paradise, Too Hot To Handle, Don’t Scream
- AUTHOR: C.J. Anders
- RELEASE: September 22, 2000
- PUBLISHER: Pan Macmillan (UK)
- ISBN: 0752219219
- Omnibus #4: Tough Enough, Playing for Keeps, Running on Empty
- AUTHOR: C.J. Anders
- RELEASE: August 10, 2001
- PUBLISHER: Pan Macmillan (UK)
- ISBN: 0752261592
See Also[]
- Main article: Non-Fiction Books