Sarah Dessen Books in Order
Sarah Dessen has written 17 books, published between 1996 and 2026. The first book is That Summer (1996) and the newest is Change of Plans (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 1996–2026
- Confirmed
- 17 of 17 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,846 in 11 of 17 books
- Reading time
- 64–96 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,846 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 17 titles with a page count on record.
Sarah Dessen writes young adult fiction about teenage girls, families, friendship and first relationships. That Summer (1996) opens a catalogue of 17 books, followed by Someone Like You, Keeping the Moon, Dreamland, This Lullaby and The Truth About Forever. Dessen's novels are standalones, and the catalogue runs to 2026 with Change of Plans.
How many Sarah Dessen books are there?
Sarah Dessen has 17 books, released between 1996 and 2026.
Sarah Dessen Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Sarah Dessen books in the order they were released, 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.
- 119962083/4
- 219982883/4
- 319992403/4
- 420002563/4
- 520023453/4
- 620034863/4
- 72004–3/4
- 820063713/4
- 92008–3/4
- 102009–3/4
- 112010–3/4
- 1220114323/4
- 1320134353/4
- 1420154173/4
- 1520173683/4
- 162019–3/4
- 172026–3/4
Sarah Dessen 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.
Sarah Dessen Standalone Novels
16 books16 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Sarah Dessen Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Sarah Dessen books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 17 Sarah Dessen books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Sarah Dessen
Start with That Summer (1996), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Sarah Dessen book?
Change of Plans (2026) is the newest Sarah Dessen book released so far.
Is there a new Sarah Dessen book coming?
No next Sarah Dessen 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 Sarah Dessen has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Sarah Dessen. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Margaret Edwards Award2017Won
Sarah Dessen at a glance
- Still publishing
- Sarah Dessen published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Sarah Dessen books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,846 pages across the 11 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sarah Dessen books, 7 of 17, were published in the 2000s.
What the Sarah Dessen books are about
15 of the 17 Sarah Dessen 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 9 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 9 of 15 books
- Dating (social customs) 4 of 15 books
- Interpersonal relations 4 of 15 books
- Family life 3 of 15 books
- Friendship 3 of 15 books
- Divorce 2 of 15 books
- Pregnancy 2 of 15 books
- Teenage girls 2 of 15 books
- Unmarried mothers 2 of 15 books
- Weddings 2 of 15 books
- Young adult fiction 2 of 15 books