Rachel Cohn Books in Order

Rachel Cohn has written 14 books, published between 2002 and 2025. The first book is Gingerbread (2002) and the newest is My Ex-Husband's Ex-Husband (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2002–2025
Pages on record
2,485 in 9 of 14 books
Reading time
41–62 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,485 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

Photo of Rachel Cohn, author

Rachel Cohn, born 14 December 1968, is an American writer of young adult fiction whose first book, Gingerbread, came out in 2002. Cohn has also written books for younger children and co-wrote six books with David Levithan. The catalogue lists 14 books from 2002 to 2025, among them Pop Princess, Shrimp, Cupcake, Very LeFreak, Beta and Emergent, with My Ex-Husband's Ex-Husband (2025) as the newest. Cohn's series are Cyd Charisse, Steps and Annex. Subject tags include stepfamilies, high schools, science fiction and cloning.

How many Rachel Cohn books are there?

Rachel Cohn has 14 books, released between 2002 and 2025. They include 3 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.

Rachel Cohn Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Rachel Cohn 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
    GingerbreadCyd Charisse #12002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002
  2. 2
    The StepsSteps #12003 · 137 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003137
  3. 3
    Pop Princess2004 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004336
  4. 4
    ShrimpCyd Charisse #22005 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005272
  5. 5
    Two Steps ForwardSteps #22006 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006240
  6. 6
    CupcakeCyd Charisse #32007 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007256
  7. 7
    You Know Where to Find Me2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008
  8. 8
    Very LeFreak2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009
  9. 9
    BetaAnnex #12012 · 332 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012332
  10. 10
    EmergentAnnex #22014 · 281 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014281
  11. 112016
  12. 12
    Kill All Happies2017 · 279 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017279
  13. 13
    My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life2018 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018352
  14. 14
    My Ex-Husband's Ex-Husband2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025

Rachel Cohn 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.

Cyd Charisse in order

3 books
  1. 1. Gingerbread
  2. 2. Shrimp
  3. 3. Cupcake

Steps in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Steps
  2. 2. Two Steps Forward

Annex in order

2 books
  1. 1. Beta
  2. 2. Emergent

Standalone books

7 books

7 Rachel Cohn titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Rachel Cohn books in order?

You only need to read Rachel Cohn books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Rachel Cohn

Start with Gingerbread (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Rachel Cohn book?

My Ex-Husband's Ex-Husband (2025) is the newest Rachel Cohn book released so far.

Is there a new Rachel Cohn book coming?

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

Rachel Cohn at a glance

Still publishing
Rachel Cohn published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Rachel Cohn books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,485 pages across the 9 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 279 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rachel Cohn books, 8 of 14, were published in the 2000s.

What the Rachel Cohn books are about

12 of the 14 Rachel Cohn 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 7 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.