Grk Books in Order
Grk contains 8 books, published between 2005 and 2012. The first book is A Dog Called Grk (2005) and the newest is Grk and the Phoney Macaroni (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2005–2012
- Pages on record
- 1,088 in 5 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 18–27 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,088 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Grk is a children's adventure series about a dog, and Joshua Doder is credited on 7 of its 8 books, with one carrying the name Josh Lacey. A Dog Called Grk (2005) opens the run and Grk and the Phoney Macaroni (2012) closes it, with Grk and the Pelotti Gang (2006), Grk and the Hot Dog Trail (2006), Grk Operation Tortoise (2007), Grk Smells a Rat (2008), Grk Takes Revenge (2009) and Grk Down Under (2010) between. Subjects record Grk and Tim as fictitious characters, along with street children, gangs and bank robberies. Measured volumes run to about 208 pages.
How many Grk books are there?
Grk has 8 books, released between 2005 and 2012.
Grk Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Grk 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.
- 1A Dog Called Grk2005 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/420052402/4
- 2Grk and the Pelotti Gang2006 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/420062082/4
- 3Grk and the Hot Dog Trail2006 · confirmed 2/42006–2/4
- 4Grk Operation Tortoise2007 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/420072402/4
- 5Grk Smells a Rat2008 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/420082082/4
- 6Grk Takes Revenge2009 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/420091922/4
- 7Grk Down Under2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 8Grk and the Phoney Macaroni2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
Do you have to read Grk books in order?
You should read the Grk books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Grk book also stands alone.
Where to start with Grk
Start with A Dog Called Grk (2005), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Grk book?
Grk and the Phoney Macaroni (2012) is the newest Grk book released so far.
Is there a new Grk book coming?
No next Grk book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Grk at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Grk title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Grk books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,088 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 208 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Grk books, 6 of 8, were published in the 2000s.
- Attribution
- Of the 8 titles, 7 are credited to Joshua Doder and 1 to Josh Lacey.
What the Grk books are about
All 8 Grk books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: adventure stories is tagged on 7 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Adventure stories 7 of 8 books
- Dogs 6 of 8 books
- Children's fiction 4 of 8 books
- Tim (Fictitious character : Doder) 4 of 8 books
- Adventure and adventurers in fiction 2 of 8 books
- Dogs in fiction 2 of 8 books
- Gangs 2 of 8 books
- Street children 2 of 8 books