Donald J. Sobol Reading Order
1 series · 101 books
Donald J. Sobol was an American children's author who created some of the most beloved mystery stories of the 20th century. His Encyclopedia Brown series introduced young readers to clever puzzle-solving and interactive narratives where readers could attempt to solve crimes before reaching the solution. Over a prolific writing career spanning more than five decades, Sobol crafted engaging mysteries that encouraged critical thinking and made detective work accessible to elementary and middle-grade audiences.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete101 books
Start with The double quest, the first of 101 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Case of the Hungry Hitchhiker |
| 2 | Encyclopedia Brown |
| 3 | Encyclopedia Brown Mystery Collection |
| 4 | Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case |
| 5 | Encyclopedia Brown [4 Novels] (Enclyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues/Carries On/The Case of the Dead Eagles/The Exploding Plumbing) |
| 6 | Encyclopedia Brown and his Best Cases Ever |
| 7 | Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander |
| 8 | Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the carnival crime |
| 9 | Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the secret UFOs |
| 10 | Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the soccer scheme |
| 11 | Encyclopedia Brown ~ a Bantam Skylark Set ~ Books 1,2,4,6 |
| 12 | Imagine |
| 13 | Mini Mysteries For Amateur Detectives |
| 14 | The Best animal stories of science fiction and fantasy |
| 15 | The Book of Children's Classics |
| 16 | The Wright Brothers At Kitty Hawk (Scholastic Biography) by Donald J. Sobol (1987-01-01) |
| 17 | Two Minute Mystery Collection |
| 18 | What Am I Doing Here ? |
| 19 | encyclopedia brown |
| 20 | The double quest 1957 |
| 21 | The lost dispatch 1958 |
| 22 | The first book of medieval man 1959 |
| 23 | The First Book of Medieval Britain 1960 |
| 24 | Two flags flying 1960 |
| 25 | A Civil War sampler 1961 |
| 26 | The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk 1961 |
| 27 | Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective 1963 |
| 28 | The First Book of the Barbarian Invaders 1963 |
| 29 | An American Revolutionary War Reader 1964 |
| 30 | Lock, stock, and barrel 1965 |
| 31 | Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues 1966 |
| 32 | Apanha o culpado 1967 |
| 33 | Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man 1967 |
| 34 | Secret Agents Four 1967 |
| 35 | The strongest man in the world: stories 1967 |
| 36 | Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace 1969 |
| 37 | Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day 1970 |
| 38 | Greta the Strong 1970 |
| 39 | Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down 1971 |
| 40 | Milton, the Model A 1971 |
| 41 | Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way 1972 |
| 42 | The Amazons of Greek mythology 1972 |
| 43 | Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case 1973 |
| 44 | Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand 1974 |
| 45 | Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Dead Eagles 1975 |
| 46 | Still More Two-Minute Mysteries 1975 |
| 47 | True Sea Adventures 1975 |
| 48 | Encyclopedia Brown 1976 |
| 49 | Encyclopedia Brown Strikes Again 1976 |
| 50 | Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor 1977 |
| 51 | Great Sea Stories 1977 |
| 52 | Best Animal Stories 1979 |
| 53 | Case of the Missing Clues (Cassette and Filmstrip Set) 1979 |
| 54 | Disaster 1979 |
| 55 | Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All 1979 |
| 56 | Encyclopedia Brown's record book of weird and wonderful facts 1979 |
| 57 | More Two Minute Mysteries 1979 |
| 58 | Encyclopedia Brown Carries On 1980 |
| 59 | Encyclopedia Brown Mysteries 1980 |
| 60 | Angie's First Case 1981 |
| 61 | Encyclopedia Brown's second record book of weird and wonderful facts 1981 |
| 62 | Best of Encyclopedia Brown Case of the Scattered Cards/Audio Cassette 1982 |
| 63 | Case of Bugs Meaney 1982 |
| 64 | Encyclopedia Brown Boy, detective, solves them all, saves the day 1982 |
| 65 | Encyclopedia Brown Breaks the Case 1982 |
| 66 | Encyclopedia Brown sets the pace 1982 |
| 67 | Encyclopedia Brown takes the cake! 1983 |
| 68 | Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Exploding Plumbing 1984 |
| 69 | Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Spies 1984 |
| 70 | Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Sports 1984 |
| 71 | The Best of Encyclopedia Brown 1984 |
| 72 | Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Crimes 1985 |
| 73 | Encyclopedia Brown's book of wacky animals 1985 |
| 74 | Encyclopedia Browns Third Record Book of Weird and Wonderful Facts 1985 |
| 75 | Encycelopedia Brown-5 Vol (Boxed) 1986 |
| 76 | Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprints 1986 |
| 77 | The amazing power of Ashur Fine 1986 |
| 78 | Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Cars 1987 |
| 79 | Encyclopedia Brown's book of the wacky outdoors 1987 |
| 80 | Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt 1988 |
| 81 | Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective (Set 1) 1989 |
| 82 | Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective (Set 2) 1989 |
| 83 | Encyclopedia Brown I 1989 |
| 84 | Strange but True Twenty-Two Amazing Stories 1989 |
| 85 | Case of the Whistling Ghost 1990 |
| 86 | Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the disgusting sneakers 1990 |
| 87 | Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective 2 1991 |
| 88 | Encyclopedia Brown's book of strange but true crimes 1991 |
| 89 | Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the two spies 1994 |
| 90 | My name is Amelia 1994 |
| 91 | Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of Pablo's Nose 1996 |
| 92 | Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the sleeping dog 1998 |
| 93 | Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the slippery salamander 1999 |
| 94 | Encyclopedia Browns Treasure Hunt 1999 |
| 95 | Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the jumping frogs 2003 |
| 96 | Encyclopedia Brown Collection 2004 |
| 97 | Encyclopedia Brown Mysteries, Volume 1 2004 |
| 98 | Two-Minute Mysteries Collection 2004 |
| 99 | Encyclopedia Brown Box Set (Encyclopedia Brown) 2007 |
| 100 | Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case 2007 |
| 101 | Encyclopedia Brown, Super Sleuth 2009 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Donald J. Sobol written?
- Donald J. Sobol has written 101 books across 1 series. Their published works span from 1957 to 2009.
- Are Donald J. Sobol's series complete?
- Donald J. Sobol has 1 completed series.