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Michael Buckley Books in Order

Michael Buckley has written 28 books, published between 2005 and 2025. The first book is The Fairy Tale Detectives (2005) and the newest is The Weirdest One of All (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
28
Published
2005–2025
Confirmed
1 of 28 titles
Pages on record
3,832 in 14 of 28 books
Reading time
64–96 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,832 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 28 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Michael Buckley, author

Michael Buckley, born August 16, 1969, is an American children's author. Buckley's catalogue holds 28 books published between 2005 and 2025, opening with The Fairy Tale Detectives (2005) and reaching The Weirdest One of All (2025). Sisters Grimm, Weirdies, Undertow Trilogy and Finniverse are among the recorded series, and the subject headings cover mystery and detective stories, magic, spies and humorous stories for grades 3 to 5. Buckley also co-created the animated television series Robotomy.

The Sisters Grimm series follows Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, who discover they are descendants of the Brothers Grimm and have inherited an ability to solve magical crimes. The series is set in a town populated by fairy tale characters, called Everafters, and follows conflicts between humans and Everafters.

How many Michael Buckley books are there?

Michael Buckley has 28 books, released between 2005 and 2025. They include 5 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Michael Buckley Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 28 Michael Buckley 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 Fairy Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley, book 1 of the Sisters Grimm series (2005)
  2. Cover of The Unusual Suspects by Michael Buckley, book 2 of the Sisters Grimm series (2005)
  3. Cover of The Problem Child by Michael Buckley, book 3 of the Sisters Grimm series (2006)
  4. Cover of Once Upon a Crime by Michael Buckley, book 4 of the Sisters Grimm series (2007)
  5. Cover of Magic and Other Misdemeanors by Michael Buckley, book 5 of the Sisters Grimm series (2007)
  6. Cover of Tales From the Hood by Michael Buckley, book 6 of the Sisters Grimm series (2008)
  7. Cover of NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue and Defense Society by Michael Buckley, book 1 of the NERDS series (2009)
  8. Cover of The Everafter War by Michael Buckley, book 7 of the Sisters Grimm series (2009)
  9. Cover of M is for Mama's Boy by Michael Buckley, book 2 of the NERDS series (2010)
  10. Cover of The Inside Story by Michael Buckley, book 8 of the Sisters Grimm series (2010)
  11. Cover of The Cheerleaders of Doom by Michael Buckley, book 3 of the NERDS series (2011)
  12. Cover of Kel Gilligan's Daredevil Stunt Show by Michael Buckley (2012)
  13. Cover of The Villain Virus by Michael Buckley, book 4 of the NERDS series (2012)
  14. Cover of The Council of Mirrors by Michael Buckley, book 9 of the Sisters Grimm series (2012)
  15. Cover of Attack of the BULLIES by Michael Buckley, book 5 of the NERDS series (2013)
  16. Cover of Undertow by Michael Buckley, book 1 of the Undertow Trilogy (2015)
  17. Cover of Raging Sea by Michael Buckley, book 2 of the Undertow Trilogy (2016)
  18. Cover of Heart of the Storm by Michael Buckley, book 3 of the Undertow Trilogy (2017)
  19. Cover of Lenny the Lobster Can't Stay for Dinner by Michael Buckley (2019)
  20. Cover of Finn and the Intergalactic Lunchbox by Michael Buckley, book 1 of the Finniverse series (2020)
  21. Cover of Finn and the Time-Traveling Pajamas by Michael Buckley, book 2 of the Finniverse series (2021)
  1. 1
    The Fairy Tale DetectivesSisters Grimm #12005 · 284 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005284
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  2. 2
    The Unusual SuspectsSisters Grimm #22005 · 290 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005290
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  3. 3
    The Problem ChildSisters Grimm #32006 · 305 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006305
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  4. 4
    Once Upon a CrimeSisters Grimm #42007 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007304
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  5. 5
    Magic and Other MisdemeanorsSisters Grimm #52007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  6. 6
    Tales From the HoodSisters Grimm #62008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  7. 7
    NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue and Defense SocietyNERDS #12009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  8. 8
    The Everafter WarSisters Grimm #72009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  9. 9
    M is for Mama's BoyNERDS #22010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  10. 10
    The Inside StorySisters Grimm #82010 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010240
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  11. 11
    Miniature MenMichael Brand Short Story #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  12. 12
    The Sisters Grimm Ultimate GuideSisters Grimm Non-Fiction #12011 · 127 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011127
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  13. 13
    The Cheerleaders of DoomNERDS #32011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  14. 14
    Kel Gilligan's Daredevil Stunt Show2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  15. 15
    The Villain VirusNERDS #42012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  16. 16
    The Council of MirrorsSisters Grimm #92012 · 333 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012333
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  17. 17
    Attack of the BULLIESNERDS #52013 · 302 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013302
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  18. 18
    UndertowUndertow Trilogy #12015 · 378 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015378
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  19. 19
    Raging SeaUndertow Trilogy #22016 · 357 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016357
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  20. 20
    Heart of the StormUndertow Trilogy #32017 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017304
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  21. 21
    Lenny the Lobster Can't Stay for Dinner2019 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201932
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  22. 22
    Finn and the Intergalactic LunchboxFinniverse #12020 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020288
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  23. 23
    Finn and the Time-Traveling PajamasFinniverse #22021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  24. 24
    The Weirdies Get WeirderWeirdies #12022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  25. 25
    Finn and the Subatomic Slip-And-SlideFinniverse #32022 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2022288
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  26. 26
    Maybe This Is a Bit Too WeirdWeirdies #22025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  27. 27
    The WeirdiesWeirdies #32025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  28. 28
    The Weirdest One of AllWeirdies #42025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Michael Buckley series in order

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

Michael Buckley 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.

NERDS in order

5 books
  1. 1. NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue and Defense Society
  2. 2. M is for Mama's Boy
  3. 3. The Cheerleaders of Doom
  4. 4. The Villain Virus
  5. 5. Attack of the BULLIES

Weirdies in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Weirdies Get Weirder
  2. 2. Maybe This Is a Bit Too Weird
  3. 3. The Weirdies
  4. 4. The Weirdest One of All

Undertow Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Undertow
  2. 2. Raging Sea
  3. 3. Heart of the Storm

Finniverse in order

3 books
  1. 1. Finn and the Intergalactic Lunchbox
  2. 2. Finn and the Time-Traveling Pajamas
  3. 3. Finn and the Subatomic Slip-And-Slide

Michael Brand Short Story

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Sisters Grimm Non-Fiction

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

2 books

2 Michael Buckley titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Michael Buckley books in order?

You only need to read Michael Buckley books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Michael Buckley

Start with The Fairy Tale Detectives (2005), the first Sisters Grimm book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Michael Buckley book?

The Weirdest One of All (2025) is the newest Michael Buckley book released so far.

Is there a new Michael Buckley book coming?

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

Michael Buckley at a glance

Still publishing
Michael Buckley published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Michael Buckley books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,832 pages across the 14 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 296 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Michael Buckley books, 13 of 28, were published in the 2010s.

What the Michael Buckley books are about

22 of the 28 Michael Buckley 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 14 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.