Clark the Shark Books in Order

Clark the Shark by Bruce Hale contains 10 books, published between 2013 and 2022. The first book is Clark the Shark (2013) and the newest is Friends Forever (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2013–2022
Pages on record
128 in 4 of 10 books

Clark the Shark is a children's fiction series by Bruce Hale, running to 10 books published between 2013 and 2022. Catalogue subjects record sharks, marine animals, friendship, schools, sharing and fear of the dark. Clark the Shark (2013) opens the series and Friends Forever (2022) is the newest entry, with Tooth Trouble (2014), Afraid of the Dark (2015) and Too Many Treats (2019) in between. The four books with a recorded length have a median of 32 pages.

How many Clark the Shark books are there?

Clark the Shark has 10 books, released between 2013 and 2022.

Clark the Shark Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Clark the Shark 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. 1
    Clark the Shark2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  2. 2
    Clark the Shark Dares to Share2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  3. 3
    Tooth Trouble2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  4. 4
    Clark the Shark Takes Heart2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  5. 5
    Afraid of the Dark2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  6. 6
    Lost and Found2016 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201632
  7. 7
    Clark the Shark Loves Christmas2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  8. 8
    Clark the Shark and the Big Book Report2017 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201732
  9. 9
    Too Many Treats2019 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201932
  10. 10
    Friends Forever2022 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202232

Is there a chronological order for Clark the Shark?

No separate chronological order is on record for Clark the Shark, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Clark the Shark books in order?

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

Where to start with Clark the Shark

Start with Clark the Shark (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Clark the Shark book?

Friends Forever (2022) is the newest Clark the Shark book released so far.

Is there a new Clark the Shark book coming?

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

Clark the Shark at a glance

Paused
No new Clark the Shark title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Clark the Shark books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
128 pages across the 4 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Clark the Shark books, 9 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

What the Clark the Shark books are about

8 of the 10 Clark the Shark 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 8 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Children's fiction 8 of 8 books
  • Sharks 8 of 8 books
  • Marine animals 6 of 8 books
  • Friendship 4 of 8 books
  • Fear of the dark 3 of 8 books
  • Sleepovers 3 of 8 books

More books by Bruce Hale

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

Other series by Bruce Hale

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.