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 200–300 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.
- 1Stink Bomb Mom1996 · 154 pages · confirmed 1/419961541/4
- 2The Year My Parents Ruined My Life1997 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/419971841/4
- 3The Polyester Grandpa1998 · 145 pages · confirmed 1/419981451/4
- 42000771/4
- 5Fourth Grade Weirdo2000 · 147 pages · confirmed 1/420001471/4
- 6The Spy Wore Shades2001 · 235 pages · confirmed 1/420012351/4
- 720021211/4
- 82003–1/4
- 920052321/4
- 102006–1/4
- 112007851/4
- 121,000 Reasons Never to Kiss a Boy2007 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/420072401/4
- 1320082501/4
- 142009–1/4
- 1520101281/4
- 162011–1/4
- 172012–1/4
- 182012–1/4
- 192013–1/4
- 202013–1/4
- 2120131151/4
- 22The Orphan and the Mouse2014 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/420142201/4
- 25Strudel's Forever Home2016 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/420161841/4
- 26Effie Starr Zook Has One More Question2017 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/420172181/4
- 27If You're Going to a March2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 29Zap!2018 · 290 pages · confirmed 1/420182901/4
- 302019–1/4
- 31Born Curious2020 · 122 pages · confirmed 1/420201221/4
- 32Little Red Hoodie2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 33Noah McNichol and the Backstage Ghost2021 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420212721/4
- 34Trashed!2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 35Kitty vs. Kindergarten2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
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.
First Kids in order
6 booksChickadee Court Mysteries in order
5 booksTrouble With... in order
3 booksChapter in order
2 booksStandalone books
16 books16 Martha Freeman titles here are not listed as part of any series.
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.
- Children's fiction 12 of 33 books
- Family life 8 of 33 books
- Presidents 6 of 33 books
- Dogs 5 of 33 books
- Friendship 5 of 33 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 33 books
- Sisters 5 of 33 books
- Lost and found possessions 4 of 33 books
- White House (Washington, D.C.) 4 of 33 books
- Cats 3 of 33 books























