Debbie Dadey Books in Order
Debbie Dadey has written 48 books, published between 1995 and 2022. The first book is Triplet Trouble and the Runaway Reindeer (1995) and the newest is A Titanic Friendship (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 48
- Published
- 1995–2022
- Pages on record
- 2,656 in 34 of 48 books
- Reading time
- 44–66 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,656 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 34 of 48 titles with a page count on record.
Debra S. Dadey, born May 18, 1959 in Morganfield, Kentucky, is an American writer and co-writer of 162 books. Seventy-four of those are Bailey School Kids titles written with Marcia Jones, split into 51 in the main Adventures of the Bailey School Kids sequence, 9 Jr. Chapter Books and 14 Special Editions. Dadey taught first grade and worked as a librarian before writing full time, and the award-winning books for reluctant readers carry imprints including Scholastic, Tor/Starscape, Hyperion, Delacorte and Bloomsbury USA. This listing holds 48 titles from 1995 to 2022, with Marcia Thornton Jones credited on 2. Mermaid Tales, Marty, Swamp Monster in the Third Grade and Slime Wars are the series on record.
The Mermaid Tales series is set at Trident Academy and follows Shelly Siren and her friends through mer-school, with themes of friendship and coming-of-age.
How many Debbie Dadey books are there?
Debbie Dadey has 48 books, released between 1995 and 2022. They include 5 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Debbie Dadey Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 48 Debbie Dadey 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.
- 11995–1/4
- 21995692/4
- 31996631/4
- 41996511/4
- 51996551/4
- 6Martians Don't Take TemperaturesAdventures of the Bailey School Kids #181996 · 67 pages · confirmed 2/41996672/4
- 71996682/4
- 81997481/4
- 91997801/4
- 101997801/4
- 111997511/4
- 121997582/4
- 131997722/4
- 141997802/4
- 151998481/4
- 16Ninjas Don't Bake Pumpkin PiesAdventures of the Bailey School Kids #381999 · 70 pages · confirmed 2/41999702/4
- 17Sea Monsters Don't Ride MotorcyclesAdventures of the Bailey School Kids #402000 · 74 pages · confirmed 2/42000742/4
- 182001751/4
- 192001741/4
- 20Wizards Don't Wear Graduation GownsAdventures of the Bailey School Kids #462002 · 74 pages · confirmed 2/42002742/4
- 212003681/4
- 222004791/4
- 232004581/4
- 24Werewolves Don't Run for PresidentAdventures of the Bailey School Kids #492004 · 81 pages · confirmed 2/42004812/4
- 252006–1/4
- 26Mrs. Jeeper's Creepy ChristmasAdventures of the Bailey School Kids Super Special #82007 · 106 pages · confirmed 1/420071061/4
- 272012902/4
- 282012–2/4
- 292012–2/4
- 302012–2/4
- 3120131282/4
- 322013812/4
- 332014972/4
- 3420141082/4
- 352014–2/4
- 362015–2/4
- 372015–2/4
- 382015–2/4
- 392015–2/4
- 402016–2/4
- 412016992/4
- 4220171052/4
- 432017952/4
- 442018921/4
- 4520191121/4
- 462020–1/4
- 47Sleepover at the Haunted Museum2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 48A Titanic Friendship2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
Debbie Dadey series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Mermaid Tales books in order 22 books
Debbie Dadey 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.
Adventures of the Bailey School Kids books in order
10 books by Debbie Dadey- 14. Monsters Don't Scuba Dive
- 18. Martians Don't Take Temperatures
- 22. Mummies Don't Coach Softball
- 24. Dragons Don't Cook Pizza
- 26. Mermaids Don't Run Track
- 30. Giants Don't Go Snowboarding
- 38. Ninjas Don't Bake Pumpkin Pies
- 40. Sea Monsters Don't Ride Motorcycles
- 46. Wizards Don't Wear Graduation Gowns
- 49. Werewolves Don't Run for President
Triplet Trouble in order
4 booksMarty in order
3 booksBobby And The... in order
2 booksBarkley's School for Dogs in order
2 books- 1. Playground Bully
- 3. Top Dog
Slime Wars in order
2 books- 1. The Slime Wars
- 2. Slime Time
Swamp Monster in the Third Grade in order
2 booksAdventures of the Bailey School Kids Super Special in order
1 bookStandalone books
2 books2 Debbie Dadey titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Debbie Dadey books in order?
You only need to read Debbie Dadey books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Debbie Dadey
Start with Trouble at Trident Academy (2012), the first Mermaid Tales book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Triplet Trouble and the Runaway Reindeer (1995).
What is the newest Debbie Dadey book?
A Titanic Friendship (2022) is the newest Debbie Dadey book released so far.
Is there a new Debbie Dadey book coming?
No next Debbie Dadey book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Debbie Dadey at a glance
- Paused
- No new Debbie Dadey title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Debbie Dadey books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,656 pages across the 34 of 48 books with a recorded length, a median of 74 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Debbie Dadey books, 19 of 48, were published in the 2010s.
What the Debbie Dadey books are about
47 of the 48 Debbie Dadey 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 30 of 47. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 30 of 47 books
- Mermaids 21 of 47 books
- Schools 20 of 47 books
- Friendship 11 of 47 books
- Bailey School Kids (Fictitious characters) 9 of 47 books
- Adventure stories 6 of 47 books
- Best friends 6 of 47 books
- Triplets 4 of 47 books
- Fantasy 3 of 47 books
- Mermaids and mermen 3 of 47 books
- Monsters 3 of 47 books