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Pick-a-Path Books in Order

Pick-a-Path contains 9 books, published between 1983 and 1985. The first book is The Amazing Bubble Gum Caper (1983) and the newest is Adventure At Camp Schoonover (1985). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
1983–1985
Pages on record
186 in 3 of 9 books
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Pick-a-Path is a children's plot-your-own listing of 9 books published between 1983 and 1985, and five writers hold the credits: Richard Wenk and Bonnie Bryant Hiller on 3 each, Jane O'Connor on 2, and Kate McMullan and Jim O'Connor on 1 each. Catalogue subjects record plot-your-own stories, mystery and detective stories, science fiction, unidentified flying objects and bicycle racing. The Amazing Bubble Gum Caper, The Super Trail Bike Race and The Great Baseball Championship are dated 1983, and Adventure At Camp Schoonover closes the run in 1985.

How many Pick-a-Path books are there?

Pick-a-Path has 9 books, released between 1983 and 1985.

Pick-a-Path Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Pick-a-Path 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 Amazing Bubble Gum Caper by Jane O’Connor, book 1 of the Pick-a-Path series (1983)
  2. Cover of The Super Trail Bike Race by Richard Wenk, book 2 of the Pick-a-Path series (1983)
  3. Cover of The Great Baseball Championship by Richard Wenk, book 3 of the Pick-a-Path series (1983)
  4. Cover of The Fantastic Journey of the Space Shuttle Astra by Bonnie Bryant Hiller, book 4 of the Pick-a-Path series (1984)
  5. Cover of The Secret of 13 by Bonnie Bryant Hiller, book 5 of the Pick-a-Path series (1984)
  6. Cover of The Mystery of the Missing Mummy by Kate McMullan, book 6 of the Pick-a-Path series (1984)
  7. Cover of The Magic Top Mystery, book 7 of the Pick-a-Path series (1984)
  8. Cover of The Hot Dog Gang Caper by Bonnie Bryant Hiller, book 8 of the Pick-a-Path series (1985)
  9. Cover of Adventure At Camp Schoonover by Richard Wenk, book 9 of the Pick-a-Path series (1985)
  1. 1
    The Amazing Bubble Gum Caper1983 · confirmed 2/4
    1983–
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  2. 2
    The Super Trail Bike Race1983 · confirmed 2/4
    1983–
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  3. 3
    The Great Baseball Championship1983 · confirmed 2/4
    1983–
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  4. 4
    The Fantastic Journey of the Space Shuttle Astra1984 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198464
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  5. 5
    The Secret of 131984 · 58 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198458
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  6. 6
    The Mystery of the Missing Mummy1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  7. 7
    The Magic Top Mystery1984 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198464
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  8. 8
    The Hot Dog Gang Caper1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  9. 9
    Adventure At Camp Schoonover1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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Where to start with Pick-a-Path

Start with The Amazing Bubble Gum Caper (1983), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Pick-a-Path book?

Adventure At Camp Schoonover (1985) is the newest Pick-a-Path book released so far.

Is there a new Pick-a-Path book coming?

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

Pick-a-Path at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Pick-a-Path title on record dates from 1985, 41 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Pick-a-Path books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
186 pages across the 3 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 64 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Pick-a-Path books, 9 of 9, were published in the 1980s.
Attribution
Of the 9 titles, 3 are credited to Richard Wenk, 3 to Bonnie Bryant Hiller, 2 to Jane O’Connor and 1 to Jim O'Connor. One further writer is credited.

What the Pick-a-Path books are about

8 of the 9 Pick-a-Path 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 2 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.