Standalone Books in Order

44
Books
1982
First Book
2022
Latest Book
41
Years

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

1

Our Man Weston

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1982

2

No Coins, Please

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1984

3

I Want to Go Home

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1985

4

Son of Interflux

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1986

5

Don't Care High

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1986

6

A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag

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1987

7

Radio Fifth Grade

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1989

8

Losing Joe's Place

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1990

9

The Twinkie Squad

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1992

10

The Toilet Paper Tigers

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1993

11

Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road?

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1994

12

The Chicken Doesn't Skate

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1996

13

Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire

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1997

14

The 6th Grade Nickname Game

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1998

15
16

No More Dead Dogs

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2000

17

Maxx Comedy

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2003

18

Jake, Reinvented

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2003

19

Born to Rock

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2006

20

2007

21

The Juvie Three

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2008

22

2017

23

Whatshisface

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2018

24

The Unteachables

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2019

25

Notorious

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2020

26

Mad Science

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2020

27

Unplugged

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2021

28

2021

29

Operation Do-Over

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2022

30

2022

31

The Superteacher Project

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2023

32

2023

33

2024

34

2024

35

Old School

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2025

36

2025

37

Sleepless

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2026

38

The Trophy

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2012

39

Tales Of Suspense For Boys

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2006

40

War Stories

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2020

41

Connections: Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults

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1989

42

From One Experience to Another

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1997

43

This Family Is Driving Me Crazy

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2009

44

Hope Wins

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2022

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. Our Man Weston (1982), 2. No Coins, Please (1984), 3. I Want to Go Home (1985), 4. Son of Interflux (1986), 5. Don't Care High (1986), and 39 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Standalone series by Gordon Korman contains 44 books. The series began in 1982 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Standalone series is written by Gordon Korman. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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