Beverly Cleary Reading Order

3 books (2000–2000)

Beverly Cleary's three-book anthology series featuring stories and reflections for young readers was published in 2000 as a complete collection. Each book celebrates a different age group, with titles progressing from It's Fine to Be Nine through It's Great to Be Eight and concluding with It's Heaven to Be Seven. Read the books in publication order to experience the full series as intended by the author.

Start with It's Fine to Be Nine and read in order.

#	Title
1	It's Fine to Be Nine 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	It's Great to Be Eight 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	It's Heaven to Be Seven 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

94 books (1952–2003)

The Avon Camelot series is a comprehensive collection of 94 young adult and middle-grade books published between 1952 and 2003. This complete series encompasses diverse titles across action, adventure, and non-fiction, with works by multiple authors including Beverly Cleary and other acclaimed children's writers. Readers should follow the publication order to experience the full breadth of the collection, beginning with Lottie & Lisa and continuing through all 94 entries.

Start with Lottie & Lisa(By: Erich Kastner), the first of 94 books in the Avon Camelot series.

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1	Lottie & Lisa(By: Erich Kastner) 1952Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Summerdog Comes Home(By: George Albert Zabriskie) 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Hippopotamus Ate the Teacher(By: Mike Thaler) 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Baseball Fever(By: Ray Cruz,Johanna Hurwitz) 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Trouble with Tuck(By: Theodore Taylor) 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Basic Fun(By: Susan Drake Lipscomb,Margaret Ann Zusnich) 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Irma and Jerry(By: George Selden) 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Behind the Attic Wall(By: Sylvia Cassedy) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Bet You Can! Science Possibilities to Fool You(By: Vicki Cobb) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Bet You Can't!(By: Kathy Darling,Vicki Cobb) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Esp McGee(By: Edward Packard) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Rich Mitch(By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Summerdog(By: Thom Roberts) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Earth is Flat--And Other Great Mistakes(By: Laurence Pringle) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Tunnel to Yesterday(By: Jerome Beatty Jr.) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Gremlins(By: George Gipe) 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Maura's Angel(By: Lynne Reid Banks) 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Peggy Fleming: Portrait of an Iceskater(By: Bruce Curtis,Stephanie Young) 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Get Rich Mitch!(By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat) 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Book 1(By: Andrew Glass,Catherine Edwards Sadler) 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Jellyfish Season(By: Mary Downing Hahn) 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Flash Fry, Private Eye(By: Tim Schoch) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Moroccan Mystery(By: Thomas McKean) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Mystery of the Melted Diamonds(By: Carol Farley) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Ralph Fozbek and the Amazing Black Hole Patrol(By: Steve Senn) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	The Anti-Peggy Plot(By: Thomas McKean) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Ukrainian Egg Mystery(By: George E. Stanley) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Best Joke Book for Kids 2(By: Joan Eckstein) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Summer Camp Creeps(By: Tim Schoch) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Codebreaker Kids(By: George E. Stanley) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Breezy(By: Leda Blumberg) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Racing the Sun(By: Paul Pitts) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Case of the Lost Look-Alike(By: Carol Farley) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Anne Frank(By: Johanna Hurwitz) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	A Haunting in Williamsburg(By: Lou Kassem) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Ghost Brother(By: C.S. Adler) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Something Upstairs(By: C.S. Adler) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	The Case of the Vanishing Villain(By: Carol Farley) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	The Best Ever Kids' Book of Lists(By: Eugenie Allen) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Ask Me Anything About the Presidents(By: Louis Phillips) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Maria, a Christmas Story(By: Theodore Taylor) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	The Adventures of King Midas(By: Lynne Reid Banks) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Tons of Trash(By: Joan Rattner Heilman) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Beardance(By: Will Hobbs) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Christmas Countdown(By: Steve Englehart) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	How to Travel Through Time(By: James M. Deem) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	Lucie Babbidge's House(By: Sylvia Cassedy) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	Comet Luck(By: Madge Harrah) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	Home Front Hero(By: Susan Kirby) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	Lemonade Days(By: Susan Kirby) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
51	Main Street(By: Susan Kirby) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
52	Miss Yonkers Goes Bonkers(By: Mike Thaler) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
53	Super Snoop Sam Snout and the Case of the Missing Marble(By: Anne C. Lemieux) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
54	The Mummy's Curse(By: Daniel Cohen) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
55	Ali Baba Bernstein, Lost and Found(By: Johanna Hurwitz) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
56	Goodbye, Desert Rose(By: Susan Kirby) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
57	Kwanzaa(By: Mildred Pitts Walter) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
58	My Own Two Feet 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
59	Spookhouse(By: Don Whittington) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
60	Vampire Mom(By: Don Whittington) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
61	Four Perfect Pebbles(By: Lila Perl,Marion Blumenthal Lazan) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
62	Freak Show(By: Don Whittington) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
63	Going for the Gold: Shannon Miller(By: Septima Green) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
64	Going to Net(By: Various) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
65	Harry the Poisonous Centipede(By: Lynne Reid Banks) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
66	Zombie Queen(By: Don Whittington) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
67	Danger Along the Ohio(By: Patricia Willis) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
68	Lasting Echoes(By: Joseph Bruchac) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
69	Tracks in the Snow(By: Lucy Jane Bledsoe) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
70	As Ever, Gordy(By: Mary Downing Hahn) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
71	Becoming Felix(By: Nancy Hope Wilson) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
72	Breakaway(By: Kimberley Griffiths Little) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
73	Calling Me Home(By: Patricia Hermes) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
74	Flea Circus Summer(By: Cheryl Ware) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
75	It's In Your Hands, Daisy P. Duckwitz(By: Jacqueline Shannon) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
76	Leaving Summer(By: Donal Harding) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
77	Mischief, Mad Mary, and Me(By: Dawn Knight) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
78	Night of the Chupacabras(By: Marie G. Lee) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
79	No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War(By: Anita Lobel) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
80	A Kids' Guide to America's Bill of Rights(By: Kathleen Krull) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
81	Bruce Coville's Alien Visitors(By: Bruce Coville) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
82	Bruce Coville's Shapeshifters(By: Bruce Coville) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
83	Don't Try This at Home!(By: Vicki Cobb) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
84	Get on the Net(By: Robert Pondiscio) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
85	Green Mango Magic(By: Sylvie Hossack) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
86	Love Me, Love My Broccoli(By: Julie Anne Peters) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
87	The Pizza That Time Forgot(By: William DeAndrea,Matthew Deandrea) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
88	Alice-by-Accident(By: Lynne Reid Banks) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
89	All the Answers(By: Anne C. Lemieux) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
90	Bearstone(By: Will Hobbs) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
91	Can of Worms(By: Kathy MacKel) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
92	Death at Devil's Bridge(By: Cynthia C. DeFelice) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
93	Orphan Journey Home(By: Liza Ketchum) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
94	Alice By Accident(By: Lynne Reid Banks) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1951–1953)

Beverly Cleary's Ellen and Otis series consists of two complete novels published in the early 1950s that should be read in publication order. Ellen Tebbits appeared first in 1951, followed by Otis Spofford in 1953, offering young readers entertaining stories in the action and adventure genre.

Start with Ellen Tebbits and read in order.

#	Title
1	Ellen Tebbits 1951Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Otis Spofford 1953Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1956–1963)

Beverly Cleary's First Love series consists of four complete novels published between 1956 and 1963, each following different young women as they navigate teenage romance and coming-of-age experiences. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Fifteen, followed by The Luckiest Girl, Jean and Johnny, and Sister of the Bride. While each novel features its own protagonist and storyline, reading them sequentially provides the fullest experience of Cleary's exploration of adolescent relationships and personal growth.

Start with Fifteen, the first of 4 books in the First Love series.

#	Title
1	Fifteen 1956Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Luckiest Girl 1958Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Jean and Johnny 1959Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Sister of the Bride 1963Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1950–1964)

Beverly Cleary's Henry Huggins series spans six books published between 1950 and 1964, following the adventures of a boy navigating school, neighborhood friendships, and everyday mishaps. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Henry Huggins and concluding with Ribsy. Each installment builds on the characters and relationships established in previous books, creating a cohesive portrait of growing up in mid-twentieth-century America.

Start with Henry Huggins, the first of 6 books in the Henry Huggins series.

#	Title
1	Henry Huggins 1950Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Henry and Beezus 1952Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Henry and Ribsy 1953Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Henry and the Paper Route 1957Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Henry and the Clubhouse 1962Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Ribsy 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1983–1991)

This complete two-book series by Beverly Cleary spans from 1983 to 1991 and follows the same protagonist across both installments. Readers should approach the books in publication order, beginning with Dear Mr. Henshaw and continuing to Strider. The series combines young adult fiction with elements of action and adventure as it tracks its central character's growth and experiences.

Start with Dear Mr. Henshaw and read in order.

#	Title
1	Dear Mr. Henshaw 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Strider 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1988–1995)

Beverly Cleary's two-book memoir spans from 1988 to 1995 and should be read in publication order. A Girl from Yamhill covers her early life and formative years, while My Own Two Feet continues her personal story into young adulthood. This complete series offers young adult readers an intimate look at the life and experiences of the beloved children's author before she became famous.

Start with A Girl from Yamhill and read in order.

#	Title
1	A Girl from Yamhill 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	My Own Two Feet 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1960–1993)

Beverly Cleary's Picture series consists of six complete books published between 1960 and 1993, beginning with The Hullabaloo ABC and concluding with Petey's Bedtime Story. These books should be read in publication order to follow the intended progression of the series. The series encompasses young adult and adventure content presented through Cleary's distinctive storytelling style.

Start with The Hullabaloo ABC, the first of 6 books in the Picture series.

#	Title
1	The Hullabaloo ABC 1960Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Real Hole 1960Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Two Dog Biscuits 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Janet's Thingamajigs 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Growing-Up Feet 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Petey's Bedtime Story 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1965–1982)

Beverly Cleary's Ralph S. Mouse trilogy follows the adventures of an inventive mouse across three complete novels published between 1965 and 1982. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Mouse and the Motorcycle, to fully appreciate Ralph's character development and ongoing escapades. This action-packed young adult series combines humor and heart as it chronicles the clever mouse's various adventures and misadventures.

Start with The Mouse and the Motorcycle and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Mouse and the Motorcycle 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Runaway Ralph 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Ralph S. Mouse 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1955–1999)

The Ramona Quimby series consists of eight complete novels spanning from 1955 to 1999, following the misadventures of an energetic young girl navigating childhood in the Pacific Northwest. Beverly Cleary's beloved series should be read in publication order, beginning with Beezus and Ramona and concluding with Ramona's World, as the books progress through Ramona's development from preschool through early adolescence. The series captures the everyday joys and challenges of growing up with humor and heart, making it a timeless classic for middle-grade readers.

Start with Beezus and Ramona, the first of 8 books in the Ramona Quimby series.

#	Title
1	Beezus and Ramona 1955Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Ramona the Pest 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Ramona the Brave 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Ramona and Her Father 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Ramona and Her Mother 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Ramona Quimby, Age 8 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Ramona Forever 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Ramona's World 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1986–2013)

Beverly Cleary's Ramona Quimby Non-Fiction series consists of two complete books published across three decades, beginning with The Beezus and Ramona Diary in 1986 and concluding with Just for Me in 2013. These non-fiction entries should be read in publication order to follow their intended progression. The series blends young adult and action-adventure elements within a non-fiction framework connected to Cleary's beloved fictional characters.

Start with The Beezus and Ramona Diary and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Beezus and Ramona Diary 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Just for Me 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2005–2005)

#	Title
1	Two Times the Fun 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (1961–1990)

Beverly Cleary's Standalone Novels collection comprises 13 complete books published between 1961 and 1990, each presenting independent stories that can be enjoyed without reading others in the series. These works span young adult fiction and adventure, featuring characters and situations that stand alone while maintaining Cleary's characteristic warmth and humor. Reading them in publication order allows you to experience how the author's storytelling evolved across three decades. The series concludes with Muggie Maggie, making this a finished collection for readers seeking the full scope of Cleary's standalone contributions to children's literature.

Start with Beaver and Wally, the first of 13 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Beaver and Wally 1961Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Emily's Runaway Imagination 1961Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Here's Beaver! 1961Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Ribsy and the P.T.A. 1963Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Mitch and Amy 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Socks 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Leave It to Beaver 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Young Love 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Lucky Chuck 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Here Come The Twins 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Mouse House Trio 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Twins Again 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Muggie Maggie 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible