Ann M. Martin Books in Order

How many Ann M. Martin books are there?

Ann M. Martin has 446 books, released between 1983 and 2025. They include 11 series and 23 titles listed outside any series.

Ann M. Martin Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 446 Ann M. Martin books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

There are 446 recorded titles, more than one list usefully holds. The 300 earliest are below; the series linked further down carry the rest, each in its own order.

Ann M. Martin series and characters in order

Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.

• Baby-Sitters Club books in order 352 books
• Baby-Sitters Little Sister books in order 143 books

Ann M. Martin books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Do you have to read Ann M. Martin books in order?

You only need to read Ann M. Martin books in order within each series: the books listed here span 11 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Ann M. Martin

Start with the first book of the Ann M. Martin series you want to read: Baby-Sitters Club starts with Kristy's Great Idea (1986) and Baby-Sitters Little Sister starts with Karen's Witch (1988). The earliest catalogued title overall is Inside Out (1983).

What is the newest Ann M. Martin book?

Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter: A Graphic Novel (2025) is the newest Ann M. Martin book released so far.

Is there a new Ann M. Martin book coming?

No next Ann M. Martin book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Ann M. Martin at a glance

Still publishing

Ann M. Martin published a book as recently as 2025.

Release pace

Ann M. Martin books have appeared more than one a year on average.

Length

41,936 pages across the 307 of 446 books with a recorded length, a median of 136 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most Ann M. Martin books, 339 of 446, were published in the 1990s.

What the Ann M. Martin books are about

422 of the 446 Ann M. Martin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 335 of 422. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Children's fiction 335 of 422 books
• Babysitters 285 of 422 books
• Girls 94 of 422 books
• Clubs 90 of 422 books
• Friendship 88 of 422 books
• Mystery & detective 43 of 422 books
• Schools 36 of 422 books
• Babysitters Club (Imaginary organization) 35 of 422 books
• Family life 33 of 422 books
• African Americans 32 of 422 books
• Sisters 30 of 422 books