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Gennifer Choldenko Books in Order

Gennifer Choldenko has written 19 books, published between 1997 and 2024. The first book is Moonstruck (1997) and the newest is The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
1997–2024
Pages on record
11,208 in 9 of 19 books
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Photo of Gennifer Choldenko, author of the Tales from Alcatraz series

Gennifer Choldenko, born in 1957, is an American author of books for children and teenagers. Al Capone Does My Shirts reached the finalist lists for both the Carnegie Medal in Britain and the Newbery Medal in the United States. Choldenko's series is Tales from Alcatraz, and recorded subjects include Alcatraz Island, autism, siblings and family life. The 19 listed books begin with Moonstruck (1997) and reach The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman (2024).

How many Gennifer Choldenko books are there?

Gennifer Choldenko has 19 books, released between 1997 and 2024. 4 of them belong to the Tales from Alcatraz series.

Gennifer Choldenko Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Gennifer Choldenko 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 Moonstruck by Gennifer Choldenko (1997)
  2. Cover of Notes from a Liar and Her Dog by Gennifer Choldenko (2001)
  3. Cover of Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko, book 1 of the Tales from Alcatraz series (2004)
  4. Cover of How to Make Friends With a Giant by Gennifer Choldenko (2006)
  5. Cover of Louder, Lili by Gennifer Choldenko (2007)
  6. Cover of Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko, book 2 of the Tales from Alcatraz series (2009)
  7. Cover of A Giant Crush by Gennifer Choldenko (2011)
  8. Cover of Al Capone Does My Homework by Gennifer Choldenko, book 3 of the Tales from Alcatraz series (2013)
  9. Cover of Putting the Monkeys to Bed by Gennifer Choldenko (2015)
  10. Cover of The Monkey's Secret by Gennifer Choldenko (2015)
  1. 1
    Moonstruck1997 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199732
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  2. 2
    Notes from a Liar and Her Dog2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
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  3. 3
    Al Capone Does My ShirtsTales from Alcatraz #12004 · 225 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004225
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  4. 4
    How to Make Friends With a Giant2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  5. 5
    If a Tree Falls at Lunch Break / If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period2007 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007224
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  6. 6
    Louder, Lili2007 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200732
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  7. 7
    Al Capone Shines My ShoesTales from Alcatraz #22009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  8. 8
    No Passengers Beyond This Point2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  9. 9
    The Snake Mafia2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  10. 10
    A Giant Crush2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  11. 11
    Al Capone Does My HomeworkTales from Alcatraz #32013 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013240
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  12. 12
    Chasing Secrets2015 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015288
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  13. 13
    Putting the Monkeys to Bed2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  14. 14
    The Monkey's Secret2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  15. 15
    Dad and the Dinosaur2017 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201740
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  16. 16
    Al Capone Throws Me a CurveTales from Alcatraz #42018 · 9807 pages · confirmed 1/4
    20189807
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  17. 17
    One-Third Nerd2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  18. 18
    Orphan Eleven2020 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020320
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  19. 19
    The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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Gennifer Choldenko 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.

Tales from Alcatraz in order

4 books
  1. 1. Al Capone Does My Shirts
  2. 2. Al Capone Shines My Shoes
  3. 3. Al Capone Does My Homework
  4. 4. Al Capone Throws Me a Curve

Standalone books

15 books

15 Gennifer Choldenko titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Gennifer Choldenko books in order?

You only need to read Gennifer Choldenko books in order within the Tales from Alcatraz series, which holds 4 of the 19 Gennifer Choldenko books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Gennifer Choldenko

Start with Moonstruck (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Gennifer Choldenko book?

The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman (2024) is the newest Gennifer Choldenko book released so far.

Is there a new Gennifer Choldenko book coming?

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

Gennifer Choldenko at a glance

Still publishing
Gennifer Choldenko published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Gennifer Choldenko books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
11,208 pages across the 9 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 225 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Gennifer Choldenko books, 10 of 19, were published in the 2010s.

What the Gennifer Choldenko books are about

17 of the 19 Gennifer Choldenko 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 13 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.