Tyler Whitesides Books in Order
Tyler Whitesides has written 17 books, published between 2011 and 2025. The first book is Janitors (2011) and the newest is War of the Wasteland (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 2011–2025
- Pages on record
- 4,997 in 11 of 17 books
- Reading time
- 83–125 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,997 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.
Tyler Whitesides writes fantasy for grades 3 to 5, and the catalogue lists the Janitors, Janitors School of Garbage, Kingdom of Grit and Wishmakers series. Whitesides, born in 1987, is an American writer, and Shadow Mountain Publishing publishes the middle grade fantasy series Janitors. Catalogue subjects include school custodians, magic, monsters, friendship and good and evil. Janitors (2011) is the first title, followed by Curse of the Broomstaff (2013) and Heroes of the Dustbin (2015). The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn (2018) and War of the Wasteland (2025) are later titles.
How many Tyler Whitesides books are there?
Tyler Whitesides has 17 books, released between 2011 and 2025. They include 4 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
Tyler Whitesides Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Tyler Whitesides 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.
- 120113001/4
- 2Janitors, Book 12012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 32012–1/4
- 4Janitors, Book 2: Secrets of New Forest Academy2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 520133601/4
- 6Janitors, Book 3: Curse of the Broomstaff2014 · 360 pages · confirmed 1/420143601/4
- 720143881/4
- 820154161/4
- 920187841/4
- 1020183251/4
- 1120183361/4
- 1220207041/4
- 1320206721/4
- 14Magic's Most Wanted2021 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/420213521/4
- 152023–1/4
- 162024–1/4
- 172025–1/4
Tyler Whitesides 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.
Janitors in order
5 booksKingdom of Grit in order
3 booksJanitors School of Garbage in order
3 booksWishmakers in order
2 booksStandalone books
4 books4 Tyler Whitesides titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Tyler Whitesides books in order?
You only need to read Tyler Whitesides books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Tyler Whitesides
Start with Janitors (2011), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Tyler Whitesides book?
War of the Wasteland (2025) is the newest Tyler Whitesides book released so far.
Is there a new Tyler Whitesides book coming?
No next Tyler Whitesides book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Tyler Whitesides at a glance
- Still publishing
- Tyler Whitesides published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Tyler Whitesides books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,997 pages across the 11 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 360 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Tyler Whitesides books, 11 of 17, were published in the 2010s.
What the Tyler Whitesides books are about
11 of the 17 Tyler Whitesides books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: schools is tagged on 6 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Schools 6 of 11 books
- Magic 5 of 11 books
- School custodians 5 of 11 books
- Friendship 4 of 11 books
- Monsters 4 of 11 books
- Children's fiction 3 of 11 books
- Students 3 of 11 books
- American literature 2 of 11 books
- Fantasy 2 of 11 books
- Good and evil 2 of 11 books