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David Levithan Books in Order

David Levithan has written 43 books, published between 1998 and 2026. The first book is In the Eye of the Tornado (1998) and the newest is Winter Breakage (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
43
Published
1998–2026
Confirmed
40 of 43 titles
Pages on record
6,747 in 30 of 43 books
Reading time
112–169 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,747 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 30 of 43 titles with a page count on record.

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David Levithan, born 7 September 1972, is an American young adult fiction author and editor. Levithan has written numerous works with strong gay male characters, notably Boy Meets Boy (2003) and Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List. Six Levithan books have won or been finalists for the Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature. Series in the catalogue include Every Day and Dash & Lily, and the subjects on file include love, friendship, gay teenagers and high schools.

How many David Levithan books are there?

David Levithan has 43 books, released between 1998 and 2026. They include 4 series and 29 titles listed outside any series.

David Levithan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 43 David Levithan 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 In the Eye of the Tornado by David Levithan, book 1 of the Disaster Zone series (1998)
  2. Cover of In the Heart of the Quake by David Levithan, book 2 of the Disaster Zone series (1998)
  3. Cover of The Mummy by David Levithan (1999)
  4. Cover of Ten Things I Hate about You by David Levithan (1999)
  5. Cover of My Class Project by David Levithan, book 1 of the Malcolm In The Middle series (2000)
  6. Cover of Malcolm's Really Useful Guide to Getting Away with Anything! by David Levithan (2002)
  7. Cover of Charlie's Angels by David Levithan, book 1 of the Charlie's Angels series (2003)
  8. Cover of Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan (2003)
  9. Cover of The Perfect Score by David Levithan (2004)
  10. Cover of The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan (2004)
  11. Cover of Are We There Yet? by David Levithan (2005)
  12. Cover of Marly's Ghost by David Levithan (2005)
  13. Cover of Wide Awake by David Levithan (2006)
  14. Cover of Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List by David Levithan (2007)
  15. Cover of How They Met and Other Stories by David Levithan (2008)
  16. Cover of The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan (2011)
  17. Cover of Every Day by David Levithan, book 2 of the Every Day series (2012)
  18. Cover of Invisibility by David Levithan (2013)
  19. Cover of Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan (2013)
  20. Cover of Another Day / Rhiannon by David Levithan, book 3 of the Every Day series (2015)
  21. Cover of You Know Me Well by David Levithan (2016)
  22. Cover of Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah by David Levithan (2018)
  23. Cover of 19 Love Songs by David Levithan (2020)
  24. Cover of Take Me with You When You Go by David Levithan (2021)
  1. 1
    In the Eye of the TornadoDisaster Zone #11998 · 176 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998176
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  2. 2
    In the Heart of the QuakeDisaster Zone #21998 · 176 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998176
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  3. 3
    The Mummy1999 · 142 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999142
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  4. 4
    Ten Things I Hate about You1999 · 170 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999170
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  5. 5
    My Class ProjectMalcolm In The Middle #12000 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200048
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  6. 6
    Journey Through the Lost Canyon2001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  7. 7
    Malcolm's Really Useful Guide to Getting Away with Anything!Malcolm In The Middle #22002 · 91 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200291
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  8. 8
    Charlie's AngelsCharlie's Angels #12003 · 104 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003104
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  9. 9
    Boy Meets Boy2003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003–
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  10. 10
    The Perfect Score2004 · 184 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004184
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  11. 11
    The Realm of Possibility2004 · 210 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004210
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  12. 12
    Are We There Yet?2005 · 215 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005215
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  13. 13
    Marly's Ghost2005 · 176 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005176
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  14. 14
    Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist2006 · 183 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006183
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  15. 15
    Wide Awake2006 · 221 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006221
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  16. 16
    Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List2007 · 230 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007230
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  17. 18
    Love Is the Higher Law2009 · 176 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009176
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  18. 19
    Dash & Lily's Book of DaresDash & Lily #12010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  19. 20
    The Lover's Dictionary2011 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011224
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  20. 21
    Every You, Every Me2011 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011256
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  21. 22
    Six Earlier DaysEvery Day #12012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  22. 23
    Every DayEvery Day #22012 · 324 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012324
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  23. 24
    Invisibility2013 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013384
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  24. 25
    Two Boys Kissing2013 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013224
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  25. 26
    Hold Me CloserWill Grayson, Will Grayson #22015 · confirmed 4/4
    2015–
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  26. 27
    Another Day / RhiannonEvery Day #32015 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015352
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  27. 28
    The Twelve Days of Dash and LilyDash & Lily #22016 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016240
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  28. 29
    You Know Me Well2016 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016256
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  29. 30
    SomedayEvery Day #42018 · 394 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018394
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David Levithan series in order

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

David Levithan 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.

Every Day in order

4 books
  1. 1. Six Earlier Days
  2. 2. Every Day
  3. 3. Another Day / Rhiannon
  4. 4. Someday

Disaster Zone in order

2 books
  1. 1. In the Eye of the Tornado
  2. 2. In the Heart of the Quake

Malcolm In The Middle in order

2 books
  1. 1. My Class Project
  2. 2. Malcolm's Really Useful Guide to Getting Away with Anything!

Charlie's Angels in order

1 book
  1. 1. Charlie's Angels

Will Grayson, Will Grayson in order

1 book
  1. 2. Hold Me Closer

Edge of Everything in order

1 book
  1. 6. Winter Breakage

Standalone books

29 books

29 David Levithan titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read David Levithan books in order?

You only need to read David Levithan books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with David Levithan

Start with Dash & Lily's Book of Dares (2010), the first Dash & Lily book. The earliest catalogued title overall is In the Eye of the Tornado (1998).

What is the newest David Levithan book?

Winter Breakage (2026) is the newest David Levithan book released so far.

Is there a new David Levithan book coming?

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

Awards David Levithan has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 1 nomination for David Levithan. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Margaret Edwards Award2016Won
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2013Shortlistedfor Every Day

David Levithan at a glance

Still publishing
David Levithan published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
David Levithan books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
6,747 pages across the 30 of 43 books with a recorded length, a median of 222 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most David Levithan books, 14 of 43, were published in the 2000s.
Corroboration
1 of the 43 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 40 in at least three.

What the David Levithan books are about

30 of the 43 David Levithan 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 16 of 30. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.