Rinaldi wrote only one sequel novel.

However, her novels are related in that they deal with female adolescent characters who search for a place in family and in society. In the maturing process, the female protagonists rebel against adult (primarily male) authority. One of the most interesting of these novels, Time Enough for Drums, is about Jemima Emerson, the strong-willed fifteenyear-old who, after her father's death, manages his store; and, despite the American Revolution, keeps the family house afloat. What Jemima is allowed to do as a female, and what she does do are interesting to consider in comparison to what is expected of Brieanna.