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Kekla Magoon Books in Order

Kekla Magoon has written 24 books, published between 2009 and 2025. The first book is The Rock and the River (2009) and the newest is Ayana Ndoum Takes the Stage (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
2009–2025
Pages on record
3,467 in 12 of 24 books
Reading time
58–87 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,467 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 24 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Kekla Magoon, author

Kekla Magoon, born 1980, is an American author of young adult and middle grade fiction, short stories, and non-fiction on historical, socio-political and economic subjects. The Rock and the River, nominated for an NAACP Image Award, opens the catalogue in 2009. How It Went Down (2014), X (2015) and The Season of Styx Malone stand among Magoon's known titles, and the American Library Association gave Magoon its Margaret Edwards Award in 2021 for a body of work. The 24 catalogued books reach Ayana Ndoum Takes the Stage (2025). Recorded subjects include African Americans, civil rights movements, the Black Panther Party, racism, race relations, and robbers and outlaws.

How many Kekla Magoon books are there?

Kekla Magoon has 24 books, released between 2009 and 2025. They include 2 series and 13 titles listed outside any series.

Kekla Magoon Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Kekla Magoon 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 Today the World Is Watching You by Kekla Magoon (2010)
  2. Cover of Camo Girl by Kekla Magoon (2011)
  3. Cover of 37 Things I Love by Kekla Magoon, book 2 of the Rock and the River series (2012)
  4. Cover of Fire in the Streets by Kekla Magoon (2012)
  5. Cover of How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon (2014)
  6. Cover of X by Kekla Magoon, book 1 of the Malcolm X series (2015)
  7. Cover of Rebellion of Thieves by Kekla Magoon, book 2 of the Robyn Hoodlum series (2016)
  8. Cover of Reign of Outlaws by Kekla Magoon, book 3 of the Robyn Hoodlum series (2017)
  9. Cover of Light It Up by Kekla Magoon (2019)
  10. Cover of The Highest Tribute by Kekla Magoon (2021)
  11. Cover of Revolution in Our Time by Kekla Magoon (2021)
  12. Cover of Chester Keene Cracks the Code by Kekla Magoon (2022)
  13. Cover of Ketanji by Kekla Magoon (2023)
  14. Cover of The Minus-One Club by Kekla Magoon (2023)
  1. 1
    The Rock and the RiverRock and the River #12009 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009304
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  2. 2
    Today the World Is Watching You2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  3. 3
    Camo Girl2011 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011224
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  4. 4
    37 Things I LoveRock and the River #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  5. 5
    Fire in the Streets2012 · 321 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012321
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  6. 6
    How It Went Down2014 · 326 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014326
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  7. 7
    Shadows of SherwoodRobyn Hoodlum #12015 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015368
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  8. 8
    XMalcolm X #12015 · 348 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015348
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  9. 9
    Rebellion of ThievesRobyn Hoodlum #22016 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016256
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  10. 10
    Voyagers: Infinity RidersVoyagers #42016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  11. 11
    Reign of OutlawsRobyn Hoodlum #32017 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017272
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  12. 12
    The Season of Styx Malone2018 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018304
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  13. 13
    Light It Up2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    The Highest Tribute2021 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202140
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  15. 15
    Revolution in Our Time2021 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021400
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  16. 16
    The Flag Never Touched The GroundTrue Adventures #32021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  17. 17
    Ruby BridgesShe Persisted #112021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  18. 18
    Chester Keene Cracks the Code2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  19. 19
    Ketanji2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  20. 20
    The Minus-One Club2023 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2023304
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  21. 21
    Simone BilesShe Persisted #312023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  22. 22
    Prom Babies2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  23. 23
    The Secret Library2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  24. 24
    Ayana Ndoum Takes the StageKids in Mrs. Z's Class #62025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Kekla Magoon 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.

Robyn Hoodlum in order

3 books
  1. 1. Shadows of Sherwood
  2. 2. Rebellion of Thieves
  3. 3. Reign of Outlaws

Rock and the River in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Rock and the River
  2. 2. 37 Things I Love

She Persisted in order

2 books
  1. 11. Ruby Bridges
  2. 31. Simone Biles

Malcolm X in order

1 book
  1. 1. X

True Adventures in order

1 book
  1. 3. The Flag Never Touched The Ground

Voyagers in order

1 book
  1. 4. Voyagers: Infinity Riders

Kids in Mrs. Z's Class in order

1 book
  1. 6. Ayana Ndoum Takes the Stage

Standalone books

13 books

13 Kekla Magoon titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Kekla Magoon books in order?

You only need to read Kekla Magoon books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Kekla Magoon

Start with The Rock and the River (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kekla Magoon book?

Ayana Ndoum Takes the Stage (2025) is the newest Kekla Magoon book released so far.

Is there a new Kekla Magoon book coming?

No next Kekla Magoon 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 Kekla Magoon has won

Wikidata records 4 awards for Kekla Magoon. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Michael L. Printz Honor2022Won
  • Margaret Edwards Award2021Won
  • Boston Globe–Horn Book Award2019Won
  • Indiana Authors Awards2017Won

Kekla Magoon at a glance

Still publishing
Kekla Magoon published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Kekla Magoon books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,467 pages across the 12 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kekla Magoon books, 12 of 24, were published in the 2010s.

What the Kekla Magoon books are about

14 of the 24 Kekla Magoon books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: african americans is tagged on 6 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.