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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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