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Jennifer L. Holm Books in Order

Jennifer L. Holm has written 66 books, published between 1999 and 2025. The first book is Our Only May Amelia (1999) and the newest is Sunny Figures It Out (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
66
Published
1999–2025
Pages on record
6,988 in 47 of 66 books
Reading time
116–175 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,988 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 47 of 66 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Jennifer L. Holm, author

Jennifer L. Holm, born in 1968, writes for children in both prose and comics, and holds three Newbery Honors and an Eisner Award. Babymouse, an imaginative mouse at school, recurs across the Babymouse and BIG Adventures of Babymouse books, with Squish, Sunny, My First Comics and Evil Princess vs. the Brave Knight as the other graphic series. May Amelia, Boston Jane, Turtle in Paradise and The Fourteenth Goldfish sit alongside them in prose. Holm's 66 catalogued books run from Our Only May Amelia (1999) to Sunny Figures It Out (2025), at a median of 126 pages.

The Sunny series follows a girl named Sunny in the 1970s as she deals with family, friends and school, told with illustrations.

How many Jennifer L. Holm books are there?

Jennifer L. Holm has 66 books, released between 1999 and 2025. They include 13 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.

Jennifer L. Holm Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 66 Jennifer L. Holm 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 Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm, book 1 of the May Amelia series (1999)
  2. Cover of Boston Jane by Jennifer L. Holm, book 1 of the Boston Jane series (2001)
  3. Cover of Wilderness Days by Jennifer L. Holm, book 2 of the Boston Jane series (2002)
  4. Cover of The Creek by Jennifer L. Holm (2003)
  5. Cover of The Claim by Jennifer L. Holm, book 3 of the Boston Jane series (2004)
  6. Cover of Our Hero by Jennifer L. Holm, book 2 of the Babymouse series (2005)
  7. Cover of You Only Have Nine Lives by Jennifer L. Holm, book 3 of the Stink Files series (2005)
  8. Cover of Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf by Jennifer L. Holm, book 1 of the Ginny Davis series (2006)
  9. Cover of Penny from Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm (2006)
  10. Cover of Beach Babe by Jennifer L. Holm, book 3 of the Babymouse series (2006)
  11. Cover of Rock Star by Jennifer L. Holm, book 4 of the Babymouse series (2006)
  12. Cover of Heartbreaker by Jennifer L. Holm, book 5 of the Babymouse series (2006)
  13. Cover of Camp Babymouse by Jennifer L. Holm, book 6 of the Babymouse series (2007)
  14. Cover of Skater Girl by Jennifer L. Holm, book 7 of the Babymouse series (2007)
  15. Cover of Puppy Love by Jennifer L. Holm, book 8 of the Babymouse series (2007)
  16. Cover of Monster Mash by Jennifer L. Holm, book 9 of the Babymouse series (2008)
  17. Cover of The Musical by Jennifer L. Holm, book 10 of the Babymouse series (2009)
  18. Cover of Dragonslayer by Jennifer L. Holm, book 11 of the Babymouse series (2009)
  19. Cover of Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm, book 1 of the Turtle in Paradise series (2010)
  20. Cover of Cupcake Tycoon by Jennifer L. Holm, book 13 of the Babymouse series (2010)
  21. Cover of Super Amoeba by Jennifer L. Holm, book 1 of the Squish series (2011)
  22. Cover of Brave New Pond by Jennifer L. Holm, book 2 of the Squish series (2011)
  23. Cover of The Trouble with May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm, book 2 of the May Amelia series (2011)
  24. Cover of Mad Scientist by Jennifer L. Holm, book 14 of the Babymouse series (2011)
  1. 1
    Our Only May AmeliaMay Amelia #11999 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999272
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  2. 2
    Boston JaneBoston Jane #12001 · 273 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001273
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  3. 3
    Wilderness DaysBoston Jane #22002 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002256
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  4. 4
    The Creek2003 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003232
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  5. 5
    The Postman Always Brings MiceStink Files #12004 · 129 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004129
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  6. 6
    To Scratch a ThiefStink Files #22004 · 131 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004131
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  7. 7
    The ClaimBoston Jane #32004 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004240
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  8. 8
    Queen of the World!Babymouse #12005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  9. 9
    Our HeroBabymouse #22005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  10. 10
    You Only Have Nine LivesStink Files #32005 · 126 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005126
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  11. 11
    Middle School Is Worse Than MeatloafGinny Davis #12006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  12. 12
    Penny from Heaven2006 · 274 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006274
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  13. 13
    Beach BabeBabymouse #32006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  14. 14
    Rock StarBabymouse #42006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  15. 15
    HeartbreakerBabymouse #52006 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200696
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  16. 16
    Camp BabymouseBabymouse #62007 · 91 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200791
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  17. 17
    Skater GirlBabymouse #72007 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200796
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  18. 18
    Puppy LoveBabymouse #82007 · 91 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200791
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  19. 19
    Monster MashBabymouse #92008 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200896
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  20. 20
    The MusicalBabymouse #102009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  21. 21
    DragonslayerBabymouse #112009 · 91 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200991
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  22. 22
    Turtle in ParadiseTurtle in Paradise #12010 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010191
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  23. 23
    Babymouse Burns RubberBabymouse #122010 · 91 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201091
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  24. 24
    Cupcake TycoonBabymouse #132010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  25. 25
    Super AmoebaSquish #12011 · 90 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201190
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  26. 26
    Brave New PondSquish #22011 · 90 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201190
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  27. 27
    The Trouble with May AmeliaMay Amelia #22011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  28. 28
    Mad ScientistBabymouse #142011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  29. 29
    A Very Babymouse ChristmasBabymouse #152011 · 13 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201113
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  30. 30
    Eighth Grade Is Making Me SickGinny Davis #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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Jennifer L. Holm series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Jennifer L. Holm 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.

Babymouse books in order

21 books by Jennifer L. Holm
  1. 1. Queen of the World!
  2. 2. Our Hero
  3. 3. Beach Babe
  4. 4. Rock Star
  5. 5. Heartbreaker
  6. 6. Camp Babymouse
  7. 7. Skater Girl
  8. 8. Puppy Love
  9. 9. Monster Mash
  10. 10. The Musical
  11. 11. Dragonslayer
  12. 12. Babymouse Burns Rubber
  13. and 9 more in the table above

Babymouse: Tales from the Locker in order

5 books
  1. 1. Lights, Camera, Middle School!
  2. 2. Miss Communication
  3. 3. School-Tripped
  4. 4. Curtain Call
  5. 5. Whisker Wizard

My First Comics in order

4 books
  1. 1. I'm Grumpy
  2. 2. I'm Sunny!
  3. 3. I'm Silly!
  4. 4. I'm Scared

Boston Jane in order

3 books
  1. 1. Boston Jane
  2. 2. Wilderness Days
  3. 3. The Claim

Stink Files in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Postman Always Brings Mice
  2. 2. To Scratch a Thief
  3. 3. You Only Have Nine Lives

May Amelia in order

2 books
  1. 1. Our Only May Amelia
  2. 2. The Trouble with May Amelia

Ginny Davis in order

2 books
  1. 1. Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf
  2. 2. Eighth Grade Is Making Me Sick

Turtle in Paradise in order

2 books
  1. 1. Turtle in Paradise
  2. 2. Full of Beans

Fourteenth Goldfish in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Fourteenth Goldfish
  2. 2. The Third Mushroom

Evil Princess vs. the Brave Knight in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Evil Princess vs. the Brave Knight
  2. 2. The Evil Princess vs. the Brave Knight Take Turns

BIG Adventures of Babymouse in order

2 books
  1. 1. Once Upon a Messy Whisker
  2. 2. Besties!

Standalone books

6 books

6 Jennifer L. Holm titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jennifer L. Holm books in order?

You only need to read Jennifer L. Holm books in order within each series: the books listed here span 13 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jennifer L. Holm

Start with the first book of the Jennifer L. Holm series you want to read: Sunny starts with Sunny Side Up (2015), Squish starts with Super Amoeba (2011) and Babymouse starts with Queen of the World! (2005). The earliest catalogued title overall is Our Only May Amelia (1999).

What is the newest Jennifer L. Holm book?

Sunny Figures It Out (2025) is the newest Jennifer L. Holm book released so far.

Is there a new Jennifer L. Holm book coming?

No next Jennifer L. Holm 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 Jennifer L. Holm has won

Wikidata records 3 awards and 1 nomination for Jennifer L. Holm. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • California Book Awards2014Won
  • Eisner Award2013Won
  • Newbery Honor2000Won
  • E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Middle Readers2015Shortlisted

Jennifer L. Holm at a glance

Still publishing
Jennifer L. Holm published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Jennifer L. Holm books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
6,988 pages across the 47 of 66 books with a recorded length, a median of 126 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jennifer L. Holm books, 35 of 66, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jennifer L. Holm books are about

58 of the 66 Jennifer L. Holm 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 28 of 58. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.