Fudge Books in Order
Fudge by Judy Blume contains 5 books, published between 1972 and 2002. The first book is Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (1972) and the newest is Double Fudge (2002). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 5
- Published
- 1972–2002
- Confirmed
- 5 of 5 titles
- Pages on record
- 675 in 4 of 5 books
- Reading time
- 11–17 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 675 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 5 titles with a page count on record.
Fudge is a humorous children's series by Judy Blume about the Hatcher brothers. Peter tells the stories, and his small brother Fudge supplies the tantrums and the trouble that the family has to absorb. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (1972) opens the run, joined by Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, Superfudge (1980), Fudge-a-Mania (1990) and Double Fudge (2002). Five short books make up the whole series, at a median of 162 pages.
How many Fudge books are there?
Fudge has 5 books, released between 1972 and 2002.
Fudge Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 5 Fudge 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.
- 1Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing1972 · confirmed 4/41972–4/4
- 2Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great1972 · 138 pages · confirmed 4/419721384/4
- 3Superfudge1980 · 178 pages · confirmed 4/419801784/4
- 4Fudge-a-Mania1990 · 146 pages · confirmed 4/419901464/4
- 5Double Fudge2002 · 213 pages · confirmed 4/420022134/4
Is there a chronological order for Fudge?
No separate chronological order is on record for Fudge, 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 Fudge books in order?
You should read the Fudge books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Fudge book also stands alone.
Where to start with Fudge
Start with Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (1972), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Fudge book?
Double Fudge (2002) is the newest Fudge book released so far.
Is there a new Fudge book coming?
No next Fudge book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Fudge at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Fudge title on record dates from 2002, 24 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Fudge books have appeared about one every 8 years on average.
- Length
- 675 pages across the 4 of 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 162 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Fudge books, 2 of 5, were published in the 1970s.
- Corroboration
- 5 of the 5 titles appear in all four independent book listings.
What the Fudge books are about
All 5 Fudge books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: family life is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Family life 4 of 5 books
- Humor 4 of 5 books
- Brothers 2 of 5 books
- Brothers and sisters 2 of 5 books
- Children's fiction 2 of 5 books
- Amistad 1 of 5 books
- Aquaphobia 1 of 5 books
- Arachnophobia 1 of 5 books
- Changes and new experiences 1 of 5 books
More books by Judy Blume
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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