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Varian Johnson Books in Order

Varian Johnson has written 13 books, published between 2005 and 2022. The first book is Red Polka Dot in a World Full of Plaid (2005) and the newest is Mister Miracle: The Great Escape (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2005–2022
Confirmed
2 of 13 titles
Pages on record
2,452 in 10 of 13 books
Reading time
41–61 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,452 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Varian Johnson, author

Varian Johnson, born in 1977, is an American writer of contemporary middle grade fiction, and My Life as a Rhombus (2007) sits among his novels. Two series stand under the name: Great Greene Heist and American Girl: Girl of the Year 2017. Recorded subjects include friendship, middle schools, African Americans, African American families and fathers and daughters. Thirteen books are catalogued between 2005 and 2022, taking in The Great Greene Heist (2014), The Parker Inheritance (2018) and Mister Miracle: The Great Escape (2022).

How many Varian Johnson books are there?

Varian Johnson has 13 books, released between 2005 and 2022. They include 2 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.

Varian Johnson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Varian Johnson 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. Cover of Red Polka Dot in a World Full of Plaid by Varian Johnson (2005)
  2. Cover of My Life as a Rhombus by Varian Johnson (2007)
  3. Cover of Saving Maddie by Varian Johnson (2010)
  4. Cover of The Great Greene Heist by Varian Johnson, book 1 of the Great Greene Heist series (2014)
  5. Cover of To Catch a Cheat by Varian Johnson, book 2 of the Great Greene Heist series (2016)
  6. Cover of Time for Change by Varian Johnson, book 1 of the American Girl: Girl of the Year 2017 series (2017)
  7. Cover of The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson (2018)
  8. Cover of Playing the Cards You're Dealt by Varian Johnson (2021)
  9. Cover of Mister Miracle: The Great Escape by Varian Johnson (2022)
  1. 1
    Red Polka Dot in a World Full of Plaid2005 · 199 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005199
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    My Life as a Rhombus2007 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007304
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Saving Maddie2010 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010240
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    The Great Greene HeistGreat Greene Heist #12014 · 226 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014226
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    To Catch a CheatGreat Greene Heist #22016 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016256
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    The ReturnSpirit Animals: Fall Of The Beasts #32016 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Time for ChangeAmerican Girl: Girl of the Year 2017 #12017 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    The Wildcat's ClawSpirit Animals: Fall Of The Beasts #52017 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The Parker Inheritance2018 · 331 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018331
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    What Were the Negro Leagues?What Was...? #432019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    TwinsTwins #12020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Playing the Cards You're Dealt2021 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Mister Miracle: The Great Escape2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Varian Johnson 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.

Great Greene Heist in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Great Greene Heist
  2. 2. To Catch a Cheat

Spirit Animals: Fall Of The Beasts in order

2 books
  1. 3. The Return
  2. 5. The Wildcat's Claw

American Girl: Girl of the Year 2017 in order

1 book
  1. 1. Time for Change

Twins in order

1 book
  1. 1. Twins

What Was...? in order

1 book
  1. 43. What Were the Negro Leagues?

Standalone books

6 books

6 Varian Johnson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Varian Johnson books in order?

You only need to read Varian Johnson 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 Varian Johnson

Start with Red Polka Dot in a World Full of Plaid (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Varian Johnson book?

Mister Miracle: The Great Escape (2022) is the newest Varian Johnson book released so far.

Is there a new Varian Johnson book coming?

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

Varian Johnson at a glance

Paused
No new Varian Johnson title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Varian Johnson books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,452 pages across the 10 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 233 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Varian Johnson books, 8 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Varian Johnson books are about

10 of the 13 Varian Johnson 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 5 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.