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: January 2026
Publication Order
Trust a City Kid (With: Anne Huston)
Buy on Amazon1970
The Inway Investigators
Buy on Amazon1970
The Transfigured Hart
Buy on Amazon1975
The Mermaid's Three Wisdoms
Buy on Amazon1978
The Boy Who Spoke Chimp
Buy on Amazon1981
The Gift of Sarah Barker
Buy on Amazon1981
Cards Of Grief
Buy on Amazon1984
Children of the Wolf
Buy on Amazon1984
Stone Silenus
Buy on Amazon1984
Briar Rose
Buy on Amazon1988
The Devil's Arithmetic
Buy on Amazon1988
The Dragon's Boy
Buy on Amazon1990
Wizard's Hall
Buy on Amazon1991
The Wild Hunt
Buy on Amazon1995
Armageddon Summer (With: Bruce Coville)
Buy on Amazon1998
Boots and the Seven Leaguers
Buy on Amazon2000
Sword of the Rightful King
Buy on Amazon2003
Except the Queen (With: Midori Snyder)
Buy on Amazon2010
The Last Dragon
Buy on Amazon2011
Snow in Summer
Buy on Amazon2011
Curse of the Thirteenth Fey
Buy on Amazon2012
B.U.G.
Buy on Amazon2013
Trash Mountain
Buy on Amazon2014
Centaur Rising
Buy on Amazon2014
A Plague of Unicorns
Buy on Amazon2014
Mapping the Bones
Buy on Amazon2018
Finding Baba Yaga
Buy on Amazon2018
The Last Tsar's Dragons
Buy on Amazon2019
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodbye?
Buy on Amazon2021
Arch of Bone
Buy on Amazon2021
The Girl Who Cried Flowers and Other Tales
Buy on Amazon1974
The Hundredth Dove and Other Tales
Buy on Amazon1977
Dream Weaver
Buy on Amazon1979
Dragonfield and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1985
Favorite Folktales From Around the World
Buy on Amazon1986
Merlin's Booke
Buy on Amazon1986
Tales of Wonder
Buy on Amazon1987
The Faery Flag
Buy on Amazon1989
Hark!
Buy on Amazon1991
Storyteller
Buy on Amazon1992
Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Buy on Amazon1997
Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1997
The Fish Prince and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon2001
The Barefoot Book of Ballet Stories
Buy on Amazon2004
Grumbles from the Forest (With: Rebecca Kai Dotlich)
Buy on Amazon2013
Animal Stories
Buy on Amazon2014
The Emerald Circus
Buy on Amazon2017
Once There Was a Story
Buy on Amazon2017
Meet Me at the Well
Buy on Amazon2018
How to Fracture a Fairy Tale
Buy on Amazon2018
The Midnight Circus
Buy on Amazon2020
Kaddish: Before the Holocaust and After
Buy on Amazon2021
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. Trust a City Kid (With: Anne Huston) (1970), 2. The Inway Investigators (1970), 3. The Transfigured Hart (1975), 4. The Mermaid's Three Wisdoms (1978), 5. The Boy Who Spoke Chimp (1981), and 47 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by Jane Yolen contains 52 books. The series began in 1970 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by Jane Yolen. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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