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Standalone Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Standalone books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "Funerals for Horses" (1997) and follow publication order through all 41 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Funerals for Horses
1997
Pay It Forward
1999
Electric God / The Hardest Part of Love
2000
Walter's Purple Heart
2002
Becoming Chloe
2006
Love in the Present Tense
2006
The Year of My Miraculous Reappearance
2007
Chasing Windmills
2008
The Day I Killed James
2008
Diary of a Witness
2009
When I Found You
2009
Second Hand Heart
2010
Jumpstart the World
2010
Dont Let Me Go
2011
When You Were Older
2012
Walk Me Home
2013
Where We Belong
2013
Take Me with You
2014
The Language of Hoofbeats
2014
Worthy
2015
Ask Him Why
2015
Leaving Blythe River
2016
Say Goodbye for Now
2016
Allie and Bea
2017
The Wake Up
2017
Heaven Adjacent
2018
Just After Midnight
2018
Have You Seen Luis Velez?
2019
Stay
2019
Brave Girl, Quiet Girl
2020
My Name is Anton
2020
Seven Perfect Things
2021
Boy Underground
2021
Dreaming of Flight
2022
So Long, Chester Wheeler
2022
Just a Regular Boy
2023
A Different Kind of Gone
2023
Life, Loss, and Puffins
2024
Rolling Toward Clear Skies
2024
Michael Without Apology
2025
Falling Apart and Other Gifts from the Universe
2025
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