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Standalone Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Standalone books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "Floating World" (1989) and follow publication order through all 15 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Floating World
1989
In the Heart of the Valley of Love
1992
The Glass Mountains
1995
Kira-Kira
2004
Weedflower
2006
Cracker!
2007
Outside Beauty
2008
A Million Shades of Gray
2009
The Thing About Luck
2013
Half a World Away
2014
Checked
2018
A Place to Belong
2019
Saucy
2020
Under the Fading Sky
2025
Charlie Chan is Dead: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction
1993
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