Martha Freeman Books in Order

Martha Freeman has written 35 books, published between 1996 and 2025. The first book is Stink Bomb Mom (1996) and the newest is Kitty vs. Kindergarten (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
35
Published
1996–2025
Pages on record
4,354 in 22 of 35 books
Reading time
73–109 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,354 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 22 of 35 titles with a page count on record.

Martha Freeman writes children's fiction: family stories, school stories and mysteries. Presidents and the White House appear among the subjects, alongside the First Kids series, and the Chickadee Court Mysteries, the Trouble With... titles and the Secret Cookie Club fill out the list. The catalogue holds 35 books from Stink Bomb Mom (1996) to Kitty vs. Kindergarten (2025), at a median of 201 pages, and Freeman remains active.

How many Martha Freeman books are there?

Martha Freeman has 35 books, released between 1996 and 2025. They include 4 series and 16 titles listed outside any series.

Martha Freeman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 35 Martha Freeman 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. 1
    Stink Bomb Mom1996 · 154 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996154
  2. 2
    The Year My Parents Ruined My Life1997 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997184
  3. 3
    The Polyester Grandpa1998 · 145 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998145
  4. 4
    The Trouble with CatsTrouble With... #12000 · 77 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200077
  5. 5
    Fourth Grade Weirdo2000 · 147 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000147
  6. 6
    The Spy Wore Shades2001 · 235 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001235
  7. 7
    The Trouble with BabiesTrouble With... #22002 · 121 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002121
  8. 8
    Who Is Stealing the 12 Days of Christmas?Chickadee Court Mysteries #12003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003
  9. 9
    Who Stole Halloween?Chickadee Court Mysteries #22005 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005232
  10. 10
    Mrs. Wow Never Wanted a CowChapter #12006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006
  11. 11
    The Trouble with TwinsTrouble With... #32007 · 85 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200785
  12. 12
    1,000 Reasons Never to Kiss a Boy2007 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007240
  13. 13
    Who Stole Uncle Sam?Chickadee Court Mysteries #32008 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008250
  14. 14
    Who Stole Grandma's Million-Dollar Pumpkin Pie?Chickadee Court Mysteries #42009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  15. 15
    The Case of the Rock 'n' Roll DogFirst Kids #12010 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010128
  16. 16
    The Case of the Diamond Dog CollarFirst Kids #22011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  17. 17
    The Case of the Ruby SlippersFirst Kids #32012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  18. 18
    The Case of the Piggy Bank ThiefFirst Kids #42012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  19. 19
    The Case of the Bug on the RunFirst Kids #52013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  20. 20
    Who Stole New Year's Eve?Chickadee Court Mysteries #52013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  21. 21
    The Case of the Missing Dinosaur EggFirst Kids #62013 · 115 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013115
  22. 22
    The Orphan and the Mouse2014 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014220
  23. 24
    Campfire CookiesSecret Cookie Club #22016 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016304
  24. 25
    Strudel's Forever Home2016 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016184
  25. 26
    Effie Starr Zook Has One More Question2017 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017218
  26. 27
    If You're Going to a March2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  27. 28
    P.S. Send More CookiesSecret Cookie Club #32018 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018336
  28. 29
    Zap!2018 · 290 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018290
  29. 30
    Goldilocks, Go Home!Chapter #22019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  30. 31
    Born Curious2020 · 122 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020122
  31. 32
    Little Red Hoodie2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  32. 33
    Noah McNichol and the Backstage Ghost2021 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021272
  33. 34
    Trashed!2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  34. 35
    Kitty vs. Kindergarten2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025

Martha Freeman 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.

Do you have to read Martha Freeman books in order?

You only need to read Martha Freeman 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 Martha Freeman

Start with Stink Bomb Mom (1996), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Martha Freeman book?

Kitty vs. Kindergarten (2025) is the newest Martha Freeman book released so far.

Is there a new Martha Freeman book coming?

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

Martha Freeman at a glance

Still publishing
Martha Freeman published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Martha Freeman books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,354 pages across the 22 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 201 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Martha Freeman books, 16 of 35, were published in the 2010s.

What the Martha Freeman books are about

33 of the 35 Martha Freeman 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 12 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.