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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 "Gods in Alabama" (2005) and follow publication order through all 16 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Gods in Alabama
2005
Between, Georgia
2006
The Girl Who Stopped Swimming
2008
Backseat Saints
2010
A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty
2010
Someone Else's Love Story
2013
The Opposite of Everyone
2016
The Almost Sisters
2017
Never Have I Ever
2019
Mother May I
2021
With My Little Eye
2023
Missing Sister
2026
My Own Miraculous
2013
Don't Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Day Jobs They Quit
2010
Wedding Cake for Breakfast
2012
New Voices in Fiction Sampler
2014
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