Teachers book series in reading order

by Dan Gutman

by M.J. Trow

by Dan Gutman

by Gerald Elias

by Dan Gutman

by Dan Gutman

by Nancy Krulik

by Yūsei Matsui

by Jack Sheffield

by Rob Buyea

by Elisabetta Dami

Dan Gutman

198 books• 23 series

Dan Gutman is an American writer of mainly children's fiction, born in 1955. The best-known lines are the My Weird School books, The Genius Files and the Baseball Card Adventures, which began with Honus & Me. The catalogue holds 198 books from It Ain't Cheating If You Don't Get Caught (1990) to Mrs. Towne Is a Clown! (2026), including early baseball titles such as Baseball Babylon (1992). Subjects include schools, teachers, baseball, time travel and humorous stories.

Marcia Thornton Jones, born July 15, 1958, is an American writer of children's books and the author or co-author of more than 135 elementary chapter books, picture books and mid-grade novels. Named among them is The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids; other work was co-written with Debbie Dadey, who carries a credit on 7 of the 125 catalogued titles. The listing opens with Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots (1990) and ends with Writing for Kids (2019). Further series include Ghostville Elementary, Bailey City Monsters, Barkley's School for Dogs and Keyholders. The books are short, at a median of 75 pages, and subjects name monsters, ghosts, teachers and humorous stories.

M.J. Trow is the pen name of Meirion James Trow, a Welsh crime writer born 16 October 1949. The 105 catalogued books open with The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (1985), and Lestrade, Peter Maxwell, Kit Marlowe and Margaret Murray each feature in a mystery series. Other series are Grand & Batchelor, Britannia, Calidus and Geoffrey Chaucer Mystery. Historical mystery, murder investigation and teachers are among the subjects, and Maxwell's Enigma (2026) is the newest title.

Hamilton Crane writes the Miss Seeton mysteries, traditional detective fiction set in England. Teachers, women detectives and London head the recorded subjects, and Miss Seeton is the recurring character. Seventeen books stand under Crane, from Miss Seeton Cracks the Case (1991) to Watch the Wall, Miss Seeton (2019), with Hands Up, Miss Seeton (1992), Miss Seeton Goes to Bat (1993), Miss Seeton Rules (1994) and Starring Miss Seeton (1994) among them.

Stuart Palmer (1905–1968) was an American mystery novelist and screenwriter who created Hildegarde Withers, a schoolteacher who investigates murders in New York. The Penguin Pool Murder (1931) opens that series, with Murder on the Blackboard (1932), The Puzzle of the Silver Persian (1934), The Puzzle of the Red Stallion (1936) and Miss Withers Regrets (1947) after it. Palmer also wrote the Howie Rook mysteries and published as Theodore Orchards and Jay Stewart. Twenty-one books are catalogued, at a median length of 185 pages.

R.L. Stine

589 books• 64 series

Robert Lawrence Stine, born October 8, 1943, is an American novelist who writes horror fiction for children. Goosebumps, the series Stine created, sold more than 400 million copies in 35 languages and grew into a franchise of two television series, video games, comics and two feature films. Fear Street, Stine's horror sequence for teenagers, passed 80 million copies and was adapted for film. Stine has been called the Stephen King of children's literature. The listing runs to 590 titles, from How to Be Funny (1978), published as Jovial Bob Stine, to How to Train Your Dummy, scheduled for 2027.

Bruce Coville

132 books• 20 series

Bruce Coville has 132 books catalogued from The Foolish Giant (1978) to Aliens, Underwear, and Monsters (2022). Sarah's Unicorn (1979), Operation Sherlock (1986) and The Ghost in the Third Row (1987) are among the early titles. Series include My Teacher Is an Alien, Magic Shop, Unicorn Chronicles, I Was a 6th Grade Alien, Space Brat, Moongobble and Me, Nina Tanleven and A.I. Gang. Extraterrestrials, unicorns, monsters and humour fill the subjects. Coville, born May 16, 1950, writes young adult fiction and first published in 1977.

Andrew Clements

83 books• 10 series

Andrew Clements (May 29, 1949 to November 28, 2019) was an American children's author. Frindle, the first Clements novel, won an award decided by the votes of schoolchildren in about 20 U.S. states, and received the 2016 Phoenix Award, given to a book that missed a major prize on first publication. The catalogue lists 83 books from Bird Adalbert (1985) to The Frindle Files (2024). Schools, teachers, friendship and dogs recur in the subjects. The Clements series include Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School, Jake Drake, Pets to the Rescue and Real Monsters.

Rush Limbaugh

7 books• 1 series

Rush Limbaugh was an American conservative political commentator and radio host, on air from 1984 until his death in 2021. Limbaugh's 7 catalogued books divide in two. The Way Things Ought to Be (1992) and See, I Told You So (1993) address United States politics and social conditions. The Adventures of Rush Revere, a children's series whose subjects are teachers, time travel, horses and middle schools, runs from Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims (2013) through the First Patriots (2013), the American Revolution (2014), the Star-Spangled Banner (2015) and the Presidency (2016).

Maggie Barbieri writes cozy mysteries with amateur sleuths in ordinary jobs. The Murder 101 series follows Alison Bergeron, a women's college teacher, with detective Bobby Crawford alongside, and runs from Murder 101 (2006) through school-themed titles such as Extracurricular Activities, Quick Study, Final Exam, Physical Education and Extra Credit to 2012. A second series centres on Maeve Conlon, beginning with Once Upon a Lie (2013); bakers and divorced women appear in the subject record. Ten books are catalogued, closing with Lie in Plain Sight (2016).

Ellen Miles writes animal stories for readers in the early school grades. The Puppy Place books, about foster puppies looking for homes, anchor a catalogue of 88 titles published between 2000 and 2026, with Kitty Corner covering cats and the 7 Sister Mysteries and Taylor-Made Tales sitting alongside. Early entries are film novelisations, including The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas and Shanghai Knights. Books average 96 pages, and Milo arrived in 2026.

Gerald Elias writes mystery and detective fiction set among musicians. Catalogue subjects include murder investigations, violinists, violin teachers, blind teachers, music competitions and conductors. Daniel Jacobus is the recurring character, and the two series credited to Elias are Daniel Jacobus Mystery and Mister E's Mysteries. The 19 catalogued books start with Devil's Trill (2009) and reach Murder at the Royal Albert (2023). Danse Macabre (2010) and Death and the Maiden (2011) are among the earlier titles.

Amish life supplies the setting for Linda Byler's Christian romances. Lizzie (2003) opens a catalogue of 55 titles that reaches A Christmas Surprise (2026), with Lizzie Searches For Love, Sadie's Montana, Lancaster Burning, Hester's Hunt for Home and Stepping Stones among the series. Courtship, teachers, horses and Pennsylvania fill the subject tags.

Richard Peck wrote for young adults and children across five decades. Are You in the House Alone? (1967) opens a catalogue of 48 titles closing with Master Class on Writing the Novel for Young Readers (2021). The Newbery Medal went to A Year Down Yonder in 2001, a sequel to A Long Way From Chicago, and the American Library Association gave Peck its Margaret A. Edwards Award in 1990. Blossom Culp and Lost in Cyberspace are among the series; time travel, grandmothers, schools, friendship and humour run through the books. Peck lived from 1934 to 2018.

Jon Hassler (1933-2008) was an American novelist and teacher who wrote about small-town life in Minnesota. Staggerford, an imaginary Minnesota town, gives its name to his main series and to the 1977 novel that opens it; Rookery State College is a second sequence. Teachers, Catholics, friendship, town custom and Native American life run through 23 catalogued books dated 1977 to 2021, at a median 282 pages. Hassler held a Regents professorship emeritus and a writer-in-residence post at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota.

Meg Wolitzer

23 books• 2 series

Meg Wolitzer, born May 28, 1959, is an American novelist whose books include The Wife, The Ten-Year Nap, The Uncoupling, The Interestings and The Female Persuasion. Wolitzer co-directs the BookEnds writing fellowship at Stony Brook Southampton. The catalogue holds 23 books from Sleepwalking (1982) to Found Sound (2026), with Caribou (1985), Hidden Pictures (1986), The Dream Book (1986) and Friends for Life (1994) among the earlier titles. Operation Save the Teacher is the listed series, and children's fiction, teachers, friendship and New York appear in the subjects.

Rob Buyea is an American children's author, born in 1976, best known for the Mr. Terupt novels. Because of Mr. Terupt (2010) opens that series and took an E.B. White Read Aloud Award in 2011; Mr. Terupt Falls Again (2012), Saving Mr. Terupt (2015) and Goodbye, Mr. Terupt (2020) follow. The Perfect Score (2017), The Perfect Secret (2018) and The Perfect Star (2019) make a second series, and What Comes Next (2021), The Daredevils (2022) and Carter Avery's Tricky Fourth-Grade Year (2024) complete a catalogue of 10. Schools, classrooms, teachers and friendship are the subjects. Buyea studied biology and education at Syracuse University, wrestled for its team, and lives in North Andover, Massachusetts.

Nancy Krulik writes for children, and the catalogue lists Grades 1-3 as the reading level. Series credited to Krulik include Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo, How I Survived Middle School, Magic Bone, Princess Pulverizer and Project Droid, and George Brown, Class Clown appears among the characters. Subjects range across magic, schools, friendship, dogs, robots and humorous stories. The most recent listed book is Fangs for Having Us! (2021), and the catalogue marks the output as dormant.

Yusei Matsui is a manga creator with three main series. Majin Tantei Nogami Neuro began in 2005 and runs to 23 volumes in the catalogue, followed by Assassination Classroom, in which a junior high class is tasked with killing its own teacher, and then The Elusive Samurai, a historical series reaching volume 13 in 2024. Matsui's 57 catalogued volumes span 2005 to 2024, at a median of 200 pages each. Volumes read in numbered order.

Karen English writes children's fiction, and library subjects for the books include African Americans, schools, friendship and family life. The 26 catalogued books run from 1996, when Big Wind Coming! and Neeny Coming, Neeny Going appeared, to Red Shoes (2020). English's two series are Nikki and Deja and Carver Chronicles. Other titles include Nadia's Hands (1999) and Hot Day on Abbott Avenue (2004). The catalogue is listed as likely complete.

Mignon F. Ballard, born in 1934, grew up in a small Georgia town and lives in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Ballard writes mysteries with women sleuths in two series, Augusta Goodnight and Miss Dimple Kilpatrick. Guardian angels, elementary school teachers and the Second World War are among the subjects. Aunt Matilda's Ghost (1978) opens a 23-book list that includes An Angel to Die For (2000). No Word for Goodbye (2021) is the last.

Shelley Singer has three catalogued series: Jake Samson Mystery, Barrett Lake Mystery and Blackjack. The 14 listed books date from The Demeter Flower (1980) to Reveille (2018). Subject headings name Jake Samson, Rosie Vicente and Barrett Lake as fictitious characters, and list women detectives, teachers, lesbians, feminist fiction and California. Titles include Samson's Deal (1983), Full House (1986), Following Jane (1993) and Searching for Sara (1994).

Stephanie Greene writes children's fiction for grades 1 to 3. The catalogue lists 12 books from Princess Posey and the First Grade Parade (2010) to Princess Posey and the Flower Girl Fiasco (2018). Subjects include schools, teachers, friendship, jealousy, fear and the first day of school. Other titles are Princess Posey and the Next-Door Dog (2011) and Princess Posey and the Christmas Magic (2013).

Julie Danneberg writes early reader books, with 10 titles catalogued from First Day Jitters (2000) to Teacher Jitters (2025). Subject headings include children's fiction, teachers, elementary school teachers, schools, the first day of school, field trips and zoos. Last Day Blues (2006) and Field-Trip Fiasco (2015) follow the first title. Big Test Jitters (2020), Picture Day Jitters (2022) and Author Visit Jitters (2024) are later books, and Danneberg continues to publish.