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Louis Sachar Books in Order

Louis Sachar has written 30 books, published between 1978 and 2025. The first book is Sideways Stories from Wayside School (1978) and the newest is The Magician of Tiger Castle (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
30
Published
1978–2025
Pages on record
3,478 in 24 of 30 books
Reading time
58–87 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,478 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 24 of 30 titles with a page count on record.

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Louis Sachar writes for children, chiefly school stories with a humorous streak. Wayside School and the novel Holes are the best known of Sachar's work, alongside the Marvin Redpost and Someday Angeline books; Holes took the 1998 National Book Award for Young People's Literature and the 1999 Newbery Medal. Thirty books are catalogued between Sideways Stories from Wayside School (1978) and The Magician of Tiger Castle (2025). Schools, boys, popularity and friendship recur as subjects.

In the Wayside School books, the school's classrooms are stacked vertically on top of one another instead of arranged side by side, and the stories follow the adventures of its students and teachers.

How many Louis Sachar books are there?

Louis Sachar has 30 books, released between 1978 and 2025. They include 4 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.

Louis Sachar Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 30 Louis Sachar 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 Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar, book 1 of the Wayside School series (1978)
  2. Cover of Johnny's in the Basement by Louis Sachar (1981)
  3. Cover of Someday Angeline by Louis Sachar, book 1 of the Someday Angeline series (1983)
  4. Cover of Pig City by Louis Sachar (1987)
  5. Cover of There's A Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar (1987)
  6. Cover of Sixth Grade Secrets by Louis Sachar (1987)
  7. Cover of Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School by Louis Sachar, book 2 of the Wayside School series (1989)
  8. Cover of Wayside School Is Falling Down by Louis Sachar, book 3 of the Wayside School series (1989)
  9. Cover of The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar (1989)
  10. Cover of Dogs Don't Tell Jokes by Louis Sachar, book 2 of the Someday Angeline series (1991)
  11. Cover of Kidnapped at Birth? by Louis Sachar, book 1 of the Marvin Redpost series (1992)
  12. Cover of Why Pick on Me? by Louis Sachar, book 2 of the Marvin Redpost series (1993)
  13. Cover of Is He a Girl? by Louis Sachar, book 3 of the Marvin Redpost series (1993)
  14. Cover of Alone in His Teacher's House by Louis Sachar, book 4 of the Marvin Redpost series (1994)
  15. Cover of More Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School by Louis Sachar, book 4 of the Wayside School series (1994)
  16. Cover of Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger by Louis Sachar, book 5 of the Wayside School series (1995)
  17. Cover of Holes by Louis Sachar, book 1 of the Holes series (1998)
  18. Cover of Class President by Louis Sachar, book 5 of the Marvin Redpost series (1999)
  19. Cover of Flying Birthday Cake? by Louis Sachar, book 6 of the Marvin Redpost series (1999)
  20. Cover of Super Fast, Out of Control! by Louis Sachar, book 7 of the Marvin Redpost series (2000)
  21. Cover of A Magic Crystal? by Louis Sachar, book 8 of the Marvin Redpost series (2000)
  22. Cover of Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake by Louis Sachar, book 2 of the Holes series (2002)
  23. Cover of Small Steps by Louis Sachar, book 3 of the Holes series (2006)
  24. Cover of The Cardturner by Louis Sachar (2010)
  1. 1
    Sideways Stories from Wayside SchoolWayside School #11978 · 124 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978124
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  2. 2
    Johnny's in the Basement1981 · 126 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981126
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  3. 3
    Someday AngelineSomeday Angeline #11983 · 153 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983153
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  4. 4
    Pig City1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  5. 5
    There's A Boy in the Girls' Bathroom1987 · 195 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987195
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  6. 6
    Sixth Grade Secrets1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside SchoolWayside School #21989 · 89 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198989
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  8. 8
    Wayside School Is Falling DownWayside School #31989 · 179 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989179
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  9. 9
    The Boy Who Lost His Face1989 · 198 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989198
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  10. 10
    Dogs Don't Tell JokesSomeday Angeline #21991 · 209 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991209
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  11. 11
    Kidnapped at Birth?Marvin Redpost #11992 · 68 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199268
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  12. 12
    Why Pick on Me?Marvin Redpost #21993 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199364
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  13. 13
    Is He a Girl?Marvin Redpost #31993 · 69 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199369
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  14. 14
    Alone in His Teacher's HouseMarvin Redpost #41994 · 83 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199483
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  15. 15
    More Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside SchoolWayside School #41994 · 94 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199494
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  16. 16
    Wayside School Gets a Little StrangerWayside School #51995 · 168 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995168
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  17. 17
    A Flying Birthday Cake?1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  18. 18
    HolesHoles #11998 · 233 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998233
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  19. 19
    Class PresidentMarvin Redpost #51999 · 67 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199967
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  20. 20
    Flying Birthday Cake?Marvin Redpost #61999 · 76 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199976
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  21. 21
    Super Fast, Out of Control!Marvin Redpost #72000 · 79 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200079
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  22. 22
    A Magic Crystal?Marvin Redpost #82000 · 82 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200082
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  23. 23
    Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green LakeHoles #22002 · 98 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200298
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  24. 24
    Small StepsHoles #32006 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006288
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  25. 25
    The Cardturner2010 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010352
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  26. 26
    Fuzzy Mud2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    Beneath the Cloud of DoomWayside School #62020 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of DoomWayside School #72020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom2021 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021192
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  30. 30
    The Magician of Tiger Castle2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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Louis Sachar series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Louis Sachar 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.

Marvin Redpost in order

8 books
  1. 1. Kidnapped at Birth?
  2. 2. Why Pick on Me?
  3. 3. Is He a Girl?
  4. 4. Alone in His Teacher's House
  5. 5. Class President
  6. 6. Flying Birthday Cake?
  7. 7. Super Fast, Out of Control!
  8. 8. A Magic Crystal?

Holes in order

3 books
  1. 1. Holes
  2. 2. Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake
  3. 3. Small Steps

Someday Angeline in order

2 books
  1. 1. Someday Angeline
  2. 2. Dogs Don't Tell Jokes

Standalone books

10 books

10 Louis Sachar titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Louis Sachar books in order?

You only need to read Louis Sachar books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Louis Sachar

Start with Sideways Stories from Wayside School (1978), the first Wayside School book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Louis Sachar book?

The Magician of Tiger Castle (2025) is the newest Louis Sachar book released so far.

Is there a new Louis Sachar book coming?

No next Louis Sachar 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 Louis Sachar has won

Wikidata records 5 awards for Louis Sachar. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Schneider Family Book Award2007Won
  • Premio Bernard Versele2003Won
  • Zilveren Zoen2000Won
  • Newbery Medal1999Wonfor Holes
  • National Book Award1998Wonfor Holes

Louis Sachar at a glance

Still publishing
Louis Sachar published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Louis Sachar books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,478 pages across the 24 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 125 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Louis Sachar books, 11 of 30, were published in the 1990s.

What the Louis Sachar books are about

28 of the 30 Louis Sachar 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 19 of 28. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.