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Kody Keplinger Books in Order

Kody Keplinger has written 11 books, published between 2010 and 2026. The first book is The DUFF (2010) and the newest is Where Lost Girls Go (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2010–2026
Pages on record
1,649 in 6 of 11 books
Reading time
27–41 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,649 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

See all 11 books in order Printable Kody Keplinger checklist

Kody Keplinger, an American writer of young adult and middle grade books, was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, on 8 August 1991. The DUFF (2010) was Keplinger's first novel, written at age 17, and was later made into a film under the same title. In 2021 Keplinger wrote a graphic novel for the DC antihero Poison Ivy, and the catalogue lists Poison Ivy: Thorns (2021). Hamilton High is the series on the site, and the 11 catalogued books run to Where Lost Girls Go (2026), with Shut Out (2011), The Swift Boys & Me (2014), Lying Out Loud (2015) and That's Not What Happened (2018) among them. Subject headings include high schools, dating, best friends and secrecy.

How many Kody Keplinger books are there?

Kody Keplinger has 11 books, released between 2010 and 2026. 4 of them belong to the Hamilton High series.

Kody Keplinger Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Kody Keplinger 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 The DUFF by Kody Keplinger, book 1 of the Hamilton High series (2010)
  2. Cover of Shut Out by Kody Keplinger, book 2 of the Hamilton High series (2011)
  3. Cover of A Midsummer's Nightmare by Kody Keplinger, book 3 of the Hamilton High series (2012)
  4. Cover of Run by Kody Keplinger (2016)
  5. Cover of That's Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger (2018)
  6. Cover of Lila and Hadley by Kody Keplinger (2020)
  7. Cover of Poison Ivy: Thorns by Kody Keplinger (2021)
  1. 1
    The DUFFHamilton High #12010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  2. 2
    Shut OutHamilton High #22011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  3. 3
    A Midsummer's NightmareHamilton High #32012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  4. 4
    Secrets & Lies2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  5. 5
    The Swift Boys & Me2014 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014272
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  6. 6
    Lying Out LoudHamilton High #42015 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015304
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  7. 7
    Run2016 · 295 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016295
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  8. 8
    That's Not What Happened2018 · 325 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018325
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Lila and Hadley2020 · 245 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020245
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Poison Ivy: Thorns2021 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021208
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Where Lost Girls Go2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Kody Keplinger 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.

Hamilton High in order

4 books
  1. 1. The DUFF
  2. 2. Shut Out
  3. 3. A Midsummer's Nightmare
  4. 4. Lying Out Loud

Standalone books

7 books

7 Kody Keplinger titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Kody Keplinger books in order?

You only need to read Kody Keplinger books in order within the Hamilton High series, which holds 4 of the 11 Kody Keplinger books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Kody Keplinger

Start with The DUFF (2010), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kody Keplinger book?

Where Lost Girls Go (2026) is the newest Kody Keplinger book released so far.

Is there a new Kody Keplinger book coming?

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

Kody Keplinger at a glance

Still publishing
Kody Keplinger published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Kody Keplinger books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,649 pages across the 6 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 284 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kody Keplinger books, 8 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Kody Keplinger books are about

9 of the 11 Kody Keplinger 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 5 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.