The story behind the pen name
Meet Jeremy Tinder
Children’s & middle-grade author of four series — adventure, mystery, and historical fiction where the history is real, the places are real, and family is the heart of every story.
A name that honors
Jeremy Tinder is a pen name — and it carries a story of its own.
The name honors a beloved brother who loved children, loved stories, and had a deep Christian faith that touched everyone who knew him. Every book that carries his name is written in that spirit: stories worth telling, told honestly, for the readers who matter most.
Behind the pen name is a father, husband, IT professional, and lifelong student of history — the kind of dad who fact-checks the battle dates, tries the recipes, and reads every chapter aloud before it ships.
The family behind the family
Real family. Real history. Real adventure.
The characters in these books are inspired by a real family: a mom from the Philippines who crossed an ocean for love and stayed for freedom. An older daughter who loves science with a fierce passion. A younger daughter who befriends everyone she meets and loves food and books in equal measure.
The family is faith-filled and deeply patriotic — but their patriotism is the honest kind. They love their country enough to look at its failures as well as its triumphs, because loving your country means telling its whole story. That conviction runs through every series on this site.
What Jeremy writes
Four worlds. Thirty-seven books and counting.
In every book
What families can count on
“Every American child deserves to know the true, complete, honest story of their country — the triumphs and the failures, the heroes and the hard truths.”
— Jeremy TinderSay hello — Jeremy reads
every message.
Reader mail, school visits, homeschool questions, interviews — all welcome.