Russel Middlebrook Books in Order
Brent Hartinger has written 8 Russel Middlebrook books, published between 2003 and 2016. The first book is Geography Club (2003) and the newest is The Road to Amazing (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2003–2016
- Pages on record
- 1,398 in 6 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 23–35 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,398 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Russel Middlebrook is the recurring character in 8 books by Brent Hartinger, published between 2003 and 2016. Geography Club (2003) opens the sequence and The Road to Amazing (2016) closes it. The Order of the Poison Oak (2005), The Elephant of Surprise (2013), Two Thousand Pounds Per Square Inch (2013) and Barefoot in the City of Broken Dreams (2015) belong to the run. Catalogue subjects cover LGBTQ material, bisexuality, homosexuality, high schools, clubs, motion pictures, actors, horror films, and production and direction. A second heading, Russel Middlebrook: The Futon Years, also carries Hartinger's name.
How many Russel Middlebrook books are there?
Russel Middlebrook has 8 books, released between 2003 and 2016.
Russel Middlebrook Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Russel Middlebrook 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.
- 120032261/4
- 220052021/4
- 3Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies / Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain ZombiesRussel Middlebrook #32007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 420132261/4
- 52013–1/4
- 6The Thing I Didn't Know I Didn't KnowRussel Middlebrook: The Futon Years #12014 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/420142541/4
- 7Barefoot in the City of Broken DreamsRussel Middlebrook: The Futon Years #22015 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/420152641/4
- 820162261/4
Do you have to read Russel Middlebrook books in order?
You should read the Russel Middlebrook books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Russel Middlebrook book also stands alone.
Where to start with Russel Middlebrook
Start with Geography Club (2003), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Russel Middlebrook book?
The Road to Amazing (2016) is the newest Russel Middlebrook book released so far.
Is there a new Russel Middlebrook book coming?
No next Russel Middlebrook book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Russel Middlebrook at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Russel Middlebrook title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Russel Middlebrook books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,398 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 226 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Russel Middlebrook books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Russel Middlebrook books are about
5 of the 8 Russel Middlebrook books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: bisexuality is tagged on 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Bisexuality 2 of 5 books
- Homosexuality 2 of 5 books
- Actors and actresses 1 of 5 books
- Clubs 1 of 5 books
- Family life 1 of 5 books
- Gay men 1 of 5 books
- Gay teen fiction 1 of 5 books
- High schools 1 of 5 books
- Horror films 1 of 5 books
- LGB 1 of 5 books
- LGBT 1 of 5 books
- LGBTQ 1 of 5 books
More books by Brent Hartinger
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Brent Hartinger books in order 18 books