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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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