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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 "Dominic's Discovery" (1999) and follow publication order through all 17 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Dominic's Discovery
1999

A Bit of a Hero
2009

At the Captain's Table
2022

All These Lonely People
2009

Classroom Creatures
1996

I Gave My Love a Red, Red Nose
2001

It Takes One To Know One
2001

The Day Our Teacher Went Batty
2002

Don't Go Pet a Porcupine
2003

Poetry & Anthologies
2003

Family Phantoms
2003

What I Like!
2004

Don't Tell the Teacher
2006

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Stars
2008

A Load of Old Tripe
2009

There's an Alien in the Classroom - and Other Poems
2010

The Virgin Mary's Got Nits
2014
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