Stan Kirby Books in Order
Stan Kirby has written 28 books, published between 2012 and 2024. The first book is Captain Awesome to the Rescue! (2012) and the newest is Captain Awesome and the Smile Snatcher (2024). Publication order is the reading order below. 25 of the 28 books listed here are in the Captain Awesome series, which has its own page: Captain Awesome books in order.
- Books
- 28
- Published
- 2012–2024
- Confirmed
- 25 of 28 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,124 in 18 of 28 books
- Reading time
- 35–53 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,124 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 28 titles with a page count on record.
Captain Awesome is the schoolboy superhero of Stan Kirby's chapter books for grades 1 to 3, and his name opens nearly every title: Captain Awesome to the Rescue! (2012), Captain Awesome vs. Nacho Cheese Man (2012), Captain Awesome, Soccer Star (2012), Captain Awesome and the Ultimate Spelling Bee (2013). Super Turbo, a hamster series, runs alongside it. School stories, friendship and pets supply the subjects across 28 books of about 117 pages each.
In the Captain Awesome series, Eugene McGillicudy moves to Sunnyview and imagines himself as the superhero Captain Awesome, accompanied by his best friend Charlie and hamster Turbo.
How many Stan Kirby books are there?
Stan Kirby has 28 books, released between 2012 and 2024. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Stan Kirby Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 28 Stan Kirby 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.
- 120121053/4
- 220121093/4
- 320121123/4
- 42012–3/4
- 52012–3/4
- 62012–3/4
- 72013–3/4
- 82013–3/4
- 920131173/4
- 1020141173/4
- 1120141153/4
- 1220141173/4
- 1320151173/4
- 142015–3/4
- 1520151163/4
- 1620161182/4
- 1720161182/4
- 18Captain Awesome vs. the Sinister Substitute TeacherCaptain Awesome #162016 · 116 pages · confirmed 3/420161163/4
- 1920161483/4
- 2020161093/4
- 2120171173/4
- 2220181173/4
- 2320191283/4
- 2420201283/4
- 252021–3/4
- 262022–3/4
- 272023–3/4
- 28Captain Awesome and the Smile Snatcher2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
Stan Kirby series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Captain Awesome books in order 25 books
Stan Kirby 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.
Super Turbo in order
2 booksStandalone books
1 book1 Stan Kirby title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Stan Kirby books in order?
You only need to read Stan Kirby books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Stan Kirby
Start with Captain Awesome to the Rescue! (2012), the first Captain Awesome book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Stan Kirby book?
Captain Awesome and the Smile Snatcher (2024) is the newest Stan Kirby book released so far.
Is there a new Stan Kirby book coming?
No next Stan Kirby book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Stan Kirby at a glance
- Still publishing
- Stan Kirby published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Stan Kirby books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,124 pages across the 18 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 117 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Stan Kirby books, 23 of 28, were published in the 2010s.
What the Stan Kirby books are about
22 of the 28 Stan Kirby books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: superheroes is tagged on 18 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Superheroes 18 of 22 books
- Children's fiction 17 of 22 books
- Schools 9 of 22 books
- Heroes 7 of 22 books
- Adventure stories 3 of 22 books
- Friendship 3 of 22 books
- Hamsters 3 of 22 books
- Humor 2 of 22 books
- Lost and found possessions 2 of 22 books
- Lost articles 2 of 22 books
- Pets 2 of 22 books