Sean Covey Books in Order

Sean Covey has written 22 books, published between 1990 and 2022. The first book is Fourth Down & Life to Go (1990) and the newest is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens on the Go (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
1990–2022
Pages on record
1,559 in 11 of 22 books
Reading time
26–39 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,559 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 22 titles with a page count on record.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens (1997) is the best known book by Sean Covey, an American business executive and speaker born September 17, 1964. The book has been translated into 20 languages and has sold over 8 million copies. Covey is president of FranklinCovey Education. His 22 catalogued books also include The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make (2005) and The 7 Habits of Happy Kids (2008), plus companion workbooks and journals.

How many Sean Covey books are there?

Sean Covey has 22 books, released between 1990 and 2022. They include 3 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Sean Covey Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Sean Covey 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
    Fourth Down & Life to Go1990 · 88 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199088
  2. 21997268
  3. 31999208
  4. 41999367
  5. 5199964
  6. 61999112
  7. 7
    The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make #12005 · 324 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005324
  8. 82008
  9. 92009
  10. 10
    The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make Personal Workbook6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make #22009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  11. 112009
  12. 122010
  13. 13
    4 Disciplines of Execution2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  14. 14
    Sammy and the Pecan PieSeven Habits of Happy Kids #52013 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201332
  15. 15
    Lily and the Yucky CookiesSeven Habits of Happy Kids #62013 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201332
  16. 16
    Sophie and the Perfect PoemSeven Habits of Happy Kids #72013 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201332
  17. 17
    Goob and His GrandpaSeven Habits of Happy Kids #82013 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201332
  18. 18
    How to Succeed in School6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make #32015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  19. 19
    How to Get Along With Your Parents6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make #42015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  20. 202019
  21. 212021
  22. 222022

Sean Covey series in order

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

Sean Covey 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.

6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make in order

4 books
  1. 1. The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens
  2. 2. The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make Personal Workbook
  3. 3. How to Succeed in School
  4. 4. How to Get Along With Your Parents

Standalone books

2 books

2 Sean Covey titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Sean Covey books in order?

You only need to read Sean Covey 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 Sean Covey

Start with the first book of the Sean Covey series you want to read: 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens starts with The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens (1997) and Seven Habits of Happy Kids starts with The 7 Habits of Happy Kids (2008). The earliest catalogued title overall is Fourth Down & Life to Go (1990).

What is the newest Sean Covey book?

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens on the Go (2022) is the newest Sean Covey book released so far.

Is there a new Sean Covey book coming?

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

Sean Covey at a glance

Paused
No new Sean Covey title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Sean Covey books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,559 pages across the 11 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 88 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sean Covey books, 9 of 22, were published in the 2010s.

What the Sean Covey books are about

17 of the 22 Sean Covey 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 8 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Children's fiction 8 of 17 books
  • Conduct of life 8 of 17 books
  • Success 7 of 17 books
  • Animals 4 of 17 books
  • Life skills guides 4 of 17 books
  • Psychological aspects 4 of 17 books
  • Teenagers 3 of 17 books
  • Adolescent Psychology 2 of 17 books
  • Aspectos psicológicos 2 of 17 books
  • Conducta (Etica) 2 of 17 books
  • Decision making 2 of 17 books
  • Guías del arte de vivir 2 of 17 books