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Claudia Mills Books in Order

Claudia Mills has written 64 books, published between 1981 and 2021. The first book is Luisa's American Dream (1981) and the newest is The Lost Language (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
64
Published
1981–2021
Pages on record
5,581 in 43 of 64 books
Reading time
93–140 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,581 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 43 of 64 titles with a page count on record.

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Claudia Mills, born August 21, 1954, in New York City, is an American children's author and an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado Boulder. The catalogue lists 64 books from Luisa's American Dream (1981) to The Lost Language (2021). Series include Gus and Grandpa, West Creek Middle School, Franklin School Friends, Dinah, Mason Dixon and Nora Notebooks. Subjects include schools, friendship, grandparents, brothers and sisters, and popularity.

How many Claudia Mills books are there?

Claudia Mills has 64 books, released between 1981 and 2021. They include 7 series and 29 titles listed outside any series.

Claudia Mills Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 64 Claudia Mills 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 All The Living by Claudia Mills (1983)
  2. Cover of Boardwalk with Hotel by Claudia Mills (1985)
  3. Cover of Melanie Magpie by Claudia Mills (1987)
  4. Cover of Dynamite Dinah by Claudia Mills, book 1 of the Dinah series (1990)
  5. Cover of Dinah for President by Claudia Mills, book 2 of the Dinah series (1992)
  6. Cover of A Visit to Amy-Claire by Claudia Mills (1992)
  7. Cover of Dinah in Love by Claudia Mills, book 3 of the Dinah series (1993)
  8. Cover of Hannah on Her Way by Claudia Mills (1993)
  9. Cover of Phoebe's Parade by Claudia Mills (1994)
  10. Cover of The Secret Life Of Bethany Barrett by Claudia Mills (1994)
  11. Cover of Dinah Forever by Claudia Mills, book 4 of the Dinah series (1995)
  12. Cover of Losers, Inc. by Claudia Mills, book 1 of the West Creek Middle School series (1997)
  13. Cover of Gus and Grandpa and the Christmas Cookies by Claudia Mills, book 2 of the Gus and Grandpa series (1997)
  14. Cover of One Small Lost Sheep by Claudia Mills (1997)
  15. Cover of Gus and Grandpa Ride the Train by Claudia Mills, book 3 of the Gus and Grandpa series (1998)
  16. Cover of Gus and Grandpa at the Hospital by Claudia Mills, book 4 of the Gus and Grandpa series (1998)
  17. Cover of Standing Up to Mr. O. by Claudia Mills (1998)
  18. Cover of You're a Brave Man, Julius Zimmerman by Claudia Mills, book 2 of the West Creek Middle School series (1999)
  19. Cover of Gus and Grandpa and the Two-Wheeled Bike by Claudia Mills, book 5 of the Gus and Grandpa series (1999)
  20. Cover of Lizzie At Last by Claudia Mills, book 3 of the West Creek Middle School series (2000)
  21. Cover of Gus and Grandpa and Show-and-Tell by Claudia Mills, book 6 of the Gus and Grandpa series (2000)
  22. Cover of Gus and Grandpa at Basketball by Claudia Mills, book 7 of the Gus and Grandpa series (2001)
  23. Cover of Gus and Grandpa and the Halloween Costume by Claudia Mills, book 8 of the Gus and Grandpa series (2002)
  24. Cover of 7 X 9 = Trouble! by Claudia Mills (2002)
  1. 1
    Luisa's American Dream1981 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981160
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  2. 2
    At the Back of the Woods1982 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198296
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  3. 4
    All The Living1983 · 130 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983130
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  4. 5
    What about Annie?Walker's American History for Young People #11985 · 68 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198568
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  5. 6
    Boardwalk with Hotel1985 · 131 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985131
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  6. 7
    One and Only Cynthia Jane Thornton1986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986–
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  7. 8
    Melanie Magpie1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  8. 9
    Cally's Enterprise1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  9. 10
    After Fifth Grade, the World!1989 · 125 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989125
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  10. 11
    Dynamite DinahDinah #11990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  11. 12
    Dinah for PresidentDinah #21992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  12. 13
    A Visit to Amy-Claire1992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  13. 14
    Dinah in LoveDinah #31993 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993128
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  14. 15
    Hannah on Her Way1993 · 151 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993151
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  15. 16
    Phoebe's Parade1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  16. 17
    The Secret Life Of Bethany Barrett1994 · 163 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994163
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  17. 18
    Dinah ForeverDinah #41995 · 133 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995133
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  18. 19
    Gus and GrandpaGus and Grandpa #11996 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199648
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  19. 20
    Losers, Inc.West Creek Middle School #11997 · 149 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997149
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  20. 21
    Gus and Grandpa and the Christmas CookiesGus and Grandpa #21997 · 47 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199747
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  21. 22
    One Small Lost Sheep1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  22. 23
    Gus and Grandpa Ride the TrainGus and Grandpa #31998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  23. 24
    Gus and Grandpa at the HospitalGus and Grandpa #41998 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199848
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  24. 25
    Standing Up to Mr. O.1998 · 165 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998165
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  25. 26
    You're a Brave Man, Julius ZimmermanWest Creek Middle School #21999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  26. 27
    Gus and Grandpa and the Two-Wheeled BikeGus and Grandpa #51999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  27. 28
    Lizzie At LastWest Creek Middle School #32000 · 151 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000151
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  28. 29
    Gus and Grandpa and Show-and-TellGus and Grandpa #62000 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200048
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  29. 30
    Gus and Grandpa at BasketballGus and Grandpa #72001 · 47 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200147
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Claudia Mills series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Claudia Mills 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.

West Creek Middle School in order

5 books
  1. 1. Losers, Inc.
  2. 2. You're a Brave Man, Julius Zimmerman
  3. 3. Lizzie At Last
  4. 4. Alex RyanStop That!
  5. 5. Makeovers by Marcia

Franklin School Friends in order

5 books
  1. 1. Kelsey Green, Reading Queen
  2. 2. Annika Riz, Math Whiz
  3. 3. Izzy Barr, Running Star
  4. 4. Simon Ellis, Spelling Bee Champ
  5. 5. Cody Harmon, King of Pets

Dinah in order

4 books
  1. 1. Dynamite Dinah
  2. 2. Dinah for President
  3. 3. Dinah in Love
  4. 4. Dinah Forever

After-School Superstars in order

4 books
  1. 1. Nixie Ness
  2. 2. Vera Vance
  3. 3. Lucy Lopez
  4. 4. Boogie Bass, Sign Language Star

Mason Dixon in order

3 books
  1. 1. Pet Disasters
  2. 2. Fourth-Grade Disasters
  3. 3. Basketball Disasters

Nora Notebooks in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Trouble With Ants
  2. 2. The Trouble with Babies
  3. 3. The Trouble with Friends

Walker's American History for Young People in order

1 book
  1. 1. What about Annie?

Standalone books

29 books

29 Claudia Mills titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Claudia Mills books in order?

You only need to read Claudia Mills books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Claudia Mills

Start with Gus and Grandpa (1996), the first Gus and Grandpa book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Luisa's American Dream (1981).

What is the newest Claudia Mills book?

The Lost Language (2021) is the newest Claudia Mills book released so far.

Is there a new Claudia Mills book coming?

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

Claudia Mills at a glance

Paused
No new Claudia Mills title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Claudia Mills books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
5,581 pages across the 43 of 64 books with a recorded length, a median of 131 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Claudia Mills books, 17 of 64, were published in the 2010s.

What the Claudia Mills books are about

62 of the 64 Claudia Mills 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 47 of 62. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.