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Ann Martin Books in Order

Ann Martin has written 75 books, published between 1986 and 1999. The first book is Kristy's Great Idea (1986) and the newest is The Fire at Mary Anne's House (1999). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
75
Published
1986–1999
Pages on record
6,078 in 39 of 75 books
Reading time
101–152 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,078 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 39 of 75 titles with a page count on record.

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Ann Martin is the author of The Baby-Sitters Club, a children's series about a group of friends who run a babysitting business. Kristy, Claudia, Stacey, Mary Anne and Dawn take turns as narrators across the books. The catalogue holds 75 titles published between 1986 and 1999, opening with Kristy's Great Idea and reaching The Fire at Mary Anne's House. Friendship, family life and school worries drive the plots, with a mystery strand running alongside, in books averaging 160 pages.

The Baby-Sitters Club girls support each other through challenges including divorce, blended families and illness. The series led to The Baby-Sitters Club Little Sister spinoff and graphic novel adaptations illustrated by Raina Telgemeier and Katy Farina.

How many Ann Martin books are there?

Ann Martin has 75 books, released between 1986 and 1999.

Ann Martin Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 75 Ann 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.

  1. Cover of Kristy's Great Idea by Ann Martin (1986)
  2. Cover of Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls by Ann Martin (1986)
  3. Cover of The Truth About Stacey by Ann Martin (1986)
  4. Cover of Mary Anne Saves the Day by Ann Martin (1987)
  5. Cover of Dawn and the Impossible Three by Ann Martin (1987)
  6. Cover of Kristy's Big Day by Ann Martin (1987)
  7. Cover of Claudia and Mean Janine by Ann Martin (1987)
  8. Cover of Boy-Crazy Stacey by Ann Martin (1987)
  9. Cover of Logan Likes Mary Anne! by Ann Martin (1988)
  10. Cover of Kristy and the Snobs by Ann Martin (1988)
  11. Cover of Claudia and the New Girl by Ann Martin (1988)
  12. Cover of Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye by Ann Martin (1988)
  13. Cover of Hello, Mallory by Ann Martin (1988)
  14. Cover of Little Miss Stoneybrook... and Dawn by Ann Martin (1988)
  15. Cover of Jessi's Secret Language by Ann Martin (1988)
  16. Cover of Stacey's Mistake by Ann Martin (1988)
  17. Cover of Claudia and the Bad Joke by Ann Martin (1988)
  18. Cover of Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter by Ann Martin (1989)
  19. Cover of Dawn on the Coast by Ann Martin (1989)
  20. Cover of Kristy and the Mother's Day Surprise by Ann Martin (1989)
  21. Cover of Claudia and the Sad Good-bye by Ann Martin (1989)
  22. Cover of Jessi and the Superbrat by Ann Martin (1989)
  23. Cover of Welcome Back, Stacey! by Ann Martin (1989)
  24. Cover of Mary Anne and the Great Romance by Ann Martin (1990)
  1. 1
    Kristy's Great Idea1986 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986176
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  2. 2
    Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls1986 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986176
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  3. 3
    The Truth About Stacey1986 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986176
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  4. 4
    Mary Anne Saves the Day1987 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987176
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  5. 5
    Dawn and the Impossible Three1987 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987176
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  6. 6
    Kristy's Big Day1987 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987176
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  7. 7
    Claudia and Mean Janine1987 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987160
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  8. 8
    Boy-Crazy Stacey1987 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987160
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  9. 9
    The Ghost at Dawn's House1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  10. 10
    Logan Likes Mary Anne!1988 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988160
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  11. 11
    Kristy and the Snobs1988 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988160
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  12. 12
    Claudia and the New Girl1988 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988160
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  13. 13
    Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye1988 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988176
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  14. 14
    Hello, Mallory1988 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988160
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  15. 15
    Little Miss Stoneybrook... and Dawn1988 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988160
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  16. 16
    Jessi's Secret Language1988 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988160
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  17. 17
    Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery1988 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988160
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  18. 18
    Stacey's Mistake1988 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988160
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  19. 19
    Claudia and the Bad Joke1988 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988160
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  20. 20
    Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter1989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  21. 21
    Dawn on the Coast1989 · 153 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989153
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  22. 22
    Kristy and the Mother's Day Surprise1989 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989144
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  23. 23
    Claudia and the Sad Good-bye1989 · 150 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989150
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  24. 24
    Jessi and the Superbrat1989 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989128
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  25. 25
    Welcome Back, Stacey!1989 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989152
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  26. 26
    Mary Anne and the Great Romance1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  27. 27
    Dawn's Wicked Stepsister1990 · 153 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990153
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  28. 28
    Claudia and the Great Search1990 · 151 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990151
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  29. 29
    Mary Anne and Too Many Boys1990 · 147 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990147
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  30. 30
    Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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Ann Martin books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

75 books

75 Ann Martin titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Ann Martin books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 75 Ann Martin books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Ann Martin

Start with Kristy's Great Idea (1986), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ann Martin book?

The Fire at Mary Anne's House (1999) is the newest Ann Martin book released so far.

Is there a new Ann Martin book coming?

No next Ann 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 Martin at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Ann Martin title on record dates from 1999, 27 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Ann Martin books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
6,078 pages across the 39 of 75 books with a recorded length, a median of 160 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ann Martin books, 50 of 75, were published in the 1990s.

What the Ann Martin books are about

45 of the 75 Ann Martin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: babysitters is tagged on 44 of 45. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.