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.

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.

Source: Wikidata

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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    Luisa's American Dream1981 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981160
  2. 2
    At the Back of the Woods1982 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198296
  3. 4
    All The Living1983 · 130 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983130
  4. 5
    What about Annie?Walker's American History for Young People #11985 · 68 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198568
  5. 6
    Boardwalk with Hotel1985 · 131 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985131
  6. 71986–
  7. 8
    Melanie Magpie1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
  8. 9
    Cally's Enterprise1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
  9. 10
    After Fifth Grade, the World!1989 · 125 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989125
  10. 11
    Dynamite DinahDinah #11990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
  11. 12
    Dinah for PresidentDinah #21992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
  12. 13
    A Visit to Amy-Claire1992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
  13. 14
    Dinah in LoveDinah #31993 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993128
  14. 15
    Hannah on Her Way1993 · 151 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993151
  15. 16
    Phoebe's Parade1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
  16. 17
    The Secret Life Of Bethany Barrett1994 · 163 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994163
  17. 18
    Dinah ForeverDinah #41995 · 133 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995133
  18. 19
    Gus and GrandpaGus and Grandpa #11996 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199648
  19. 20
    Losers, Inc.West Creek Middle School #11997 · 149 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997149
  20. 21
    Gus and Grandpa and the Christmas CookiesGus and Grandpa #21997 · 47 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199747
  21. 22
    One Small Lost Sheep1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
  22. 23
    Gus and Grandpa Ride the TrainGus and Grandpa #31998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
  23. 24
    Gus and Grandpa at the HospitalGus and Grandpa #41998 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199848
  24. 25
    Standing Up to Mr. O.1998 · 165 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998165
  25. 26
    You're a Brave Man, Julius ZimmermanWest Creek Middle School #21999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
  26. 27
    Gus and Grandpa and the Two-Wheeled BikeGus and Grandpa #51999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
  27. 28
    Lizzie At LastWest Creek Middle School #32000 · 151 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000151
  28. 29
    Gus and Grandpa and Show-and-TellGus and Grandpa #62000 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200048
  29. 30
    Gus and Grandpa at BasketballGus and Grandpa #72001 · 47 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200147

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.

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 Luisa's American Dream (1981), the earliest published title.

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.

When Claudia Mills books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Claudia Mills titles appeared. 1990s was the most productive decade with 17 titles.

1980s
10
1990s
17
2000s
16
2010s
17
2020s
4

64 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

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.