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Cul-de-Sac Books in Order

Beverly Lewis has written 24 Cul-de-Sac books, published between 1993 and 2001. The first book is The Double Dabble Surprise (1993) and the newest is The Midnight Mystery (2001). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
1993–2001
Confirmed
24 of 24 titles
Total pages
1,775 across 24 books
Reading time
30–44 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,775 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

See all 24 books in order Printable Cul-de-Sac checklist

Cul-de-Sac Kids is Beverly Lewis's children's mystery series, catalogued with 24 short books from 1993 to 2001. Library subjects include Christian life, friendship, clubs, siblings, pets and Korean Americans. The Double Dabble Surprise (1993) comes first, and titles such as The Chicken Pox Panic, Mailbox Mania, Pickle Pizza and The Stinky Sneakers Mystery follow. The Midnight Mystery (2001) is the newest, and the series is likely complete.

How many Cul-de-Sac books are there?

Cul-de-Sac has 24 books, released between 1993 and 2001.

Cul-de-Sac Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Cul-de-Sac 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 The Double Dabble Surprise by Beverly Lewis, book 1 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (1993)
  2. Cover of The Chicken Pox Panic by Beverly Lewis, book 2 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (1995)
  3. Cover of The Crazy Christmas Angel Mystery by Beverly Lewis, book 3 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (1995)
  4. Cover of Frog Power by Beverly Lewis, book 4 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (1995)
  5. Cover of The Mystery of Case D. Luc by Beverly Lewis, book 5 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (1995)
  6. Cover of No Grown-ups Allowed by Beverly Lewis, book 6 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (1995)
  7. Cover of Pickle Pizza by Beverly Lewis, book 8 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (1996)
  8. Cover of Mailbox Mania by Beverly Lewis, book 9 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (1996)
  9. Cover of The Mudhole Mystery by Beverly Lewis, book 10 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (1997)
  10. Cover of Fiddlesticks by Beverly Lewis, book 11 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (1997)
  11. Cover of The Crabby Cat Caper by Beverly Lewis, book 12 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (1997)
  12. Cover of Tarantula Toes by Beverly Lewis, book 13 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (1997)
  13. Cover of Green Gravy by Beverly Lewis, book 14 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (1997)
  14. Cover of Backyard Bandit Mystery by Beverly Lewis, book 15 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (1997)
  15. Cover of Tree House Trouble by Beverly Lewis, book 16 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (1998)
  16. Cover of The Creepy Sleep-Over by Beverly Lewis, book 17 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (1998)
  17. Cover of The Great TV Turn-Off by Beverly Lewis, book 18 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (1998)
  18. Cover of Piggy Party by Beverly Lewis, book 19 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (1999)
  19. Cover of The Granny Game by Beverly Lewis, book 20 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (1999)
  20. Cover of Mystery Mutt by Beverly Lewis, book 21 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (2000)
  21. Cover of Big Bad Beans by Beverly Lewis, book 22 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (2000)
  22. Cover of The Upside-Down Day by Beverly Lewis, book 23 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (2000)
  23. Cover of The Midnight Mystery by Beverly Lewis, book 24 of the Cul-de-sac Kids series (2001)
  1. 1
    The Double Dabble SurpriseCul-de-sac Kids #11993 · 65 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199365
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  2. 2
    The Chicken Pox PanicCul-de-sac Kids #21995 · 60 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199560
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  3. 3
    The Crazy Christmas Angel MysteryCul-de-sac Kids #31995 · 61 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199561
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  4. 4
    Frog PowerCul-de-sac Kids #41995 · 74 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199574
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  5. 5
    The Mystery of Case D. LucCul-de-sac Kids #51995 · 75 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199575
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  6. 6
    No Grown-ups AllowedCul-de-sac Kids #61995 · 73 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199573
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  7. 7
    The Stinky Sneakers MysteryCul-de-sac Kids #71996 · 74 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199674
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  8. 8
    Pickle PizzaCul-de-sac Kids #81996 · 72 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199672
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  9. 9
    Mailbox ManiaCul-de-sac Kids #91996 · 69 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199669
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  10. 10
    The Mudhole MysteryCul-de-sac Kids #101997 · 77 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199777
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  11. 11
    FiddlesticksCul-de-sac Kids #111997 · 75 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199775
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  12. 12
    The Crabby Cat CaperCul-de-sac Kids #121997 · 78 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199778
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  13. 13
    Tarantula ToesCul-de-sac Kids #131997 · 78 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199778
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  14. 14
    Green GravyCul-de-sac Kids #141997 · 77 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199777
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  15. 15
    Backyard Bandit MysteryCul-de-sac Kids #151997 · 79 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199779
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  16. 16
    Tree House TroubleCul-de-sac Kids #161998 · 79 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199879
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  17. 17
    The Creepy Sleep-OverCul-de-sac Kids #171998 · 79 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199879
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  18. 18
    The Great TV Turn-OffCul-de-sac Kids #181998 · 76 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199876
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  19. 19
    Piggy PartyCul-de-sac Kids #191999 · 75 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199975
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  20. 20
    The Granny GameCul-de-sac Kids #201999 · 77 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199977
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  21. 21
    Mystery MuttCul-de-sac Kids #212000 · 73 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200073
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  22. 22
    Big Bad BeansCul-de-sac Kids #222000 · 76 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200076
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  23. 23
    The Upside-Down DayCul-de-sac Kids #232000 · 79 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200079
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  24. 24
    The Midnight MysteryCul-de-sac Kids #242001 · 74 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200174
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Do you have to read Cul-de-Sac books in order?

You should read the Cul-de-Sac books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Cul-de-Sac book also stands alone.

Where to start with Cul-de-Sac

Start with The Double Dabble Surprise (1993), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Cul-de-Sac book?

The Midnight Mystery (2001) is the newest Cul-de-Sac book released so far.

Is there a new Cul-de-Sac book coming?

No next Cul-de-Sac book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Cul-de-Sac at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Cul-de-Sac title on record dates from 2001, 25 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Cul-de-Sac books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,775 pages across all 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 75 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Cul-de-Sac books, 20 of 24, were published in the 1990s.

What the Cul-de-Sac books are about

All 24 Cul-de-Sac books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: christian life is tagged on 12 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Beverly Lewis

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.