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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 "How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents" (1991) and follow publication order through all 16 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
1991
In the Time of the Butterflies
1994
1997
In the Name of Salome
2000
The Secret Footprints
2000
Before We Were Free
2002
Finding Miracles
2004
Saving the World
2006
Return to Sender
2009
Afterlife
2020
The Cemetery of Untold Stories
2024
Homecoming
1984
The Woman I Kept to Myself
2004
Resistencia
2020
Makeshift Altar
2024
A Cafecito Story
2001
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