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Chris Grabenstein Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Chris Grabenstein in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 98 books / 26 series

American author Chris Grabenstein is best known for the *Mr. Lemoncello’s Library* series and his collaborations with James Patterson. A *New York Times* bestselling author and winner of the Agatha Award, his books have sold over 10 million copies. This page lists Chris Grabenstein’s books in order, including both chronological release and series reading order.

Books by Chris Grabenstein in Publication Order

2005 Tilt-a-Whirl POoJCMB / 1 Buy
2006 Slay Ride POoCMHTB / 1 Buy
2006 Mad Mouse POoJCMB / 2 Buy
2007 The Dangerous Days of Daniel X(By: James Patterson,Michael Ledwidge) POoDXB / 1 Buy
2007 Hell for the Holidays POoCMHTB / 2 Buy
2007 Whack A Mole POoJCMB / 3 Buy
2008 The Crossroads POoHMB / 1 Buy
2008 The Christmas Tree Thief POoSS / 1 Buy
2008 Daniel X: Alien Hunter(With: James Patterson,Leopoldo Gout) POoDXB / 2 Buy
2008 Hell Hole POoJCMB / 4 Buy
2009 The Hanging Hill POoHMB / 2 Buy
2009 Watch the Skies(By: James Patterson,Ned Rust) POoDXB / 3 Buy
2009 Mind Scrambler POoJCMB / 5 Buy
2010 Curiosity Cat POoSP / 1 Buy
2010 The Smoky Corridor / The Zombie Awakening POoHMB / 3 Buy
2010 Demons and Druids(By: James Patterson,Adam Sadler) POoDXB / 4 Buy
2010 Rolling Thunder POoJCMB / 6 Buy
2011 The Black Heart Crypt POoHMB / 4 Buy
2011 Game Over(By: James Patterson,Ned Rust) POoDXB / 5 Buy
2011 Ring Toss POoJCMB / 7 Buy
2012 I Funny POoIFB / 1 Buy
2012 Riley Mack and the Other Known Troublemakers POoRMB / 1 Buy
2012 The Explorers' Gate POoSN / 1 Buy
2012 Armageddon(With: James Patterson) POoDXB / 6 Buy
2012 Fun House POoJCMB / 8 Buy
2013 Riley Mack Stirs Up More Trouble POoOEB / 1 Buy
2013 Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library POoMLLB / 1 Buy
2013 Treasure Hunters POoTHB / 1 Buy
2013 Don't Call Me Christina Kringle POoSS / 2 Buy
2013 I Even Funnier POoIFB / 2 Buy
2013 Free Fall POoJCMB / 9 Buy
2014 House of Robots POoHoRB / 1 Buy
2014 Danger Down the Nile POoTHB / 2 Buy
2015 Robots Go Wild! POoHoRB / 2 Buy
2015 The Island of Dr. Libris POoSN / 2 Buy
2015 I Totally Funniest POoIFB / 3 Buy
2015 Secret of the Forbidden City POoTHB / 3 Buy
2015 I Funny TV POoIFB / 4 Buy
2015 Lights Out(With: James Patterson) POoDXB / 7 Buy
2016 Home Sweet Motel POoWtWB / 1 Buy
2016 Word of Mouse POoWoMB / 1 Buy
2016 Jacky Ha-Ha POoJHB / 1 Buy
2016 Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics POoMLLB / 2 Buy
2016 Peril at the Top of the World POoTHB / 4 Buy
2017 My Life is a Joke POoJHB / 2 Buy
2017 Beach Party Surf Monkey POoWtWB / 2 Buy
2017 Robot Revolution POoHoRB / 3 Buy
2017 Pottymouth and Stoopid(With: James Patterson) POoSN / 3 Buy
2017 Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race POoMLLB / 3 Buy
2017 Laugh Out Loud(With: James Patterson) POoSN / 4 Buy
2017 Quest for the City of Gold POoTHB / 5 Buy
2017 School of Laughs POoIFB / 5 Buy
2017 Laugh Out Loud POoIFB / 6 Buy
2018 The Genius Experiment POoMEB / 1 Buy
2018 Sandapalooza Shake-Up POoWtWB / 3 Buy
2018 Seven Steps to Success POoSN / 5 Buy
2018 The Nerdiest, Wimpiest, Dorkiest I Funny Ever POoIFB / 7 Buy
2019 Shine!(With: J.J. Grabenstein) POoCB / 1 Buy
2019 Katt vs. Dogg(With: James Patterson) POoKvDB / 1 Buy
2019 Rebels with a Cause POoMEB / 2 Buy
2019 Beach Battle Blowout POoWtWB / 4 Buy
2019 Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game POoMLLB / 4 Buy
2019 All-American Adventure POoTHB / 6 Buy
2020 No More Naps! POoPB / 1 Buy
2020 The Smartest Kid in the Universe POoSKITUB / 1 Buy
2020 Stuck POoCB / 2 Buy
2020 Saves the Future POoMEB / 3 Buy
2020 Mr. Lemoncello and the Titanium Ticket POoMLLB / 5 Buy
2020 The Plunder Down Under POoTHB / 7 Buy
2021 Dog Squad POoDSB / 1 Buy
2021 Katt Loves Dogg(With: James Patterson) POoKvDB / 2 Buy
2021 Genius Camp POoSKITUB / 2 Buy
2021 Scaredy Cat(With: James Patterson) POoCB / 3 Buy
2021 Best Nerds Forever(With: James Patterson) POoCB / 4 Buy
2021 World Champions! POoMEB / 4 Buy
2022 Cat Crew POoDSB / 2 Buy
2022 The Ultimate Quest POoTHB / 8 Buy
2022 Genesis(By: James Patterson) POoDXB / 8 Buy
2023 Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library: The Graphic Novel(With: Douglas Holgate) POoMLLGNB / 1 Buy
2023 Jacky Ha-Ha Gets the Last Laugh POoJHB / 3 Buy
2023 Evil Genius POoSKITUB / 3 Buy
2023 Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game POoMLLB / 6 Buy
2023 The Greatest Treasure Hunt POoTHB / 9 Buy
2024 The Boy Who Cried Underpants! POoSSB / 1 Buy
2024 Curious Crimes for Curious Minds(By: G.T. Karber) POoMJB / 1 Buy
2024 Jack and the Beanstink POoSSB / 2 Buy
2024 Mr. Lemoncello's Fantabulous Finale POoMLLB / 7 Buy
2025 Ms. Pennypickle's Puzzle Quest POoMPPQB / 1 Buy
2025 Sleuths on the Loose(With: G.T. Karber) POoMJB / 2 Buy
2025 The Great Mouse Escape POoWoMB / 2 Buy
2025 Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics: The Graphic Novel(With: Douglas Holgate) POoMLLGNB / 2 Buy
2025 The Three Smelly Goats Gruff POoSSB / 3 Buy
2025 Ready, Set, Solve!(By: G.T. Karber) POoMJB / 3 Buy
2025 Moldylocks and The Three Bears POoSSB / 4 Buy
2026 Ms. Pennypickle's Remarkable Road Race POoMPPQB / 2 Buy
2026 Cindersmella POoSSB / 5 Buy
2026 Stinking Beauty POoSSB / 6 Buy
2026 Mr. Lemoncello's Wondermous Christmas Gift POoMLLB / 8 Buy

Complete Chris Grabenstein Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library: The Graphic Novel(With: Douglas Holgate) 2023 Buy
02 Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics: The Graphic Novel(With: Douglas Holgate) 2025 Buy
Treasure Hunters Reading Order 9 books / 2013-2023
01 Treasure Hunters 2013 Buy
02 Danger Down the Nile 2014 Buy
03 Secret of the Forbidden City 2015 Buy
04 Peril at the Top of the World 2016 Buy
05 Quest for the City of Gold 2017 Buy
06 All-American Adventure 2019 Buy
07 The Plunder Down Under 2020 Buy
08 The Ultimate Quest 2022 Buy
09 The Greatest Treasure Hunt 2023 Buy
Jacky Ha-Ha Reading Order 3 books / 2016-2023
01 Jacky Ha-Ha 2016 Buy
02 My Life is a Joke 2017 Buy
03 Jacky Ha-Ha Gets the Last Laugh 2023 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 5 books / 2012-2018
01 The Explorers' Gate 2012 Buy
02 The Island of Dr. Libris 2015 Buy
03 Pottymouth and Stoopid(With: James Patterson) 2017 Buy
04 Laugh Out Loud(With: James Patterson) 2017 Buy
05 Seven Steps to Success 2018 Buy
I Funny Reading Order 7 books / 2012-2018
01 I Funny 2012 Buy
02 I Even Funnier 2013 Buy
03 I Totally Funniest 2015 Buy
04 I Funny TV 2015 Buy
05 School of Laughs 2017 Buy
06 Laugh Out Loud 2017 Buy
07 The Nerdiest, Wimpiest, Dorkiest I Funny Ever 2018 Buy
Daniel X Reading Order 8 books / 2007-2022
01 The Dangerous Days of Daniel X(By: James Patterson,Michael Ledwidge) 2007 Buy
02 Daniel X: Alien Hunter(With: James Patterson,Leopoldo Gout) 2008 Buy
03 Watch the Skies(By: James Patterson,Ned Rust) 2009 Buy
04 Demons and Druids(By: James Patterson,Adam Sadler) 2010 Buy
05 Game Over(By: James Patterson,Ned Rust) 2011 Buy
06 Armageddon(With: James Patterson) 2012 Buy
07 Lights Out(With: James Patterson) 2015 Buy
08 Genesis(By: James Patterson) 2022 Buy
01 The Christmas Tree Thief 2008 Buy
02 Don't Call Me Christina Kringle 2013 Buy
01 The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020 Buy
02 Genius Camp 2021 Buy
03 Evil Genius 2023 Buy
Word of Mouse Reading Order 2 books / 2016-2025
01 Word of Mouse 2016 Buy
02 The Great Mouse Escape 2025 Buy
Children's Reading Order 4 books / 2019-2021
01 Shine!(With: J.J. Grabenstein) 2019 Buy
02 Stuck 2020 Buy
03 Scaredy Cat(With: James Patterson) 2021 Buy
04 Best Nerds Forever(With: James Patterson) 2021 Buy
Picture Reading Order 1 book / 2020
01 No More Naps! 2020 Buy
Dog Squad Reading Order 2 books / 2021-2022
01 Dog Squad 2021 Buy
02 Cat Crew 2022 Buy
01 Ms. Pennypickle's Puzzle Quest 2025 Buy
02 Ms. Pennypickle's Remarkable Road Race 2026 Buy
Murdle Jr. Reading Order 3 books / 2024-2025
01 Curious Crimes for Curious Minds(By: G.T. Karber) 2024 Buy
02 Sleuths on the Loose(With: G.T. Karber) 2025 Buy
03 Ready, Set, Solve!(By: G.T. Karber) 2025 Buy
John Ceepak Mystery Reading Order 9 books / 2005-2013
01 Tilt-a-Whirl 2005 Buy
02 Mad Mouse 2006 Buy
03 Whack A Mole 2007 Buy
04 Hell Hole 2008 Buy
05 Mind Scrambler 2009 Buy
06 Rolling Thunder 2010 Buy
07 Ring Toss 2011 Buy
08 Fun House 2012 Buy
09 Free Fall 2013 Buy
Max Einstein Reading Order 4 books / 2018-2021
01 The Genius Experiment 2018 Buy
02 Rebels with a Cause 2019 Buy
03 Saves the Future 2020 Buy
04 World Champions! 2021 Buy
Stinky's Stories Reading Order 6 books / 2024-2026
01 The Boy Who Cried Underpants! 2024 Buy
02 Jack and the Beanstink 2024 Buy
03 The Three Smelly Goats Gruff 2025 Buy
04 Moldylocks and The Three Bears 2025 Buy
05 Cindersmella 2026 Buy
06 Stinking Beauty 2026 Buy
Katt vs. Dogg Reading Order 2 books / 2019-2021
01 Katt vs. Dogg(With: James Patterson) 2019 Buy
02 Katt Loves Dogg(With: James Patterson) 2021 Buy
Riley Mack Reading Order 1 book / 2012
01 Riley Mack and the Other Known Troublemakers 2012 Buy
01 Home Sweet Motel 2016 Buy
02 Beach Party Surf Monkey 2017 Buy
03 Sandapalooza Shake-Up 2018 Buy
04 Beach Battle Blowout 2019 Buy
01 Riley Mack Stirs Up More Trouble 2013 Buy
House of Robots Reading Order 3 books / 2014-2017
01 House of Robots 2014 Buy
02 Robots Go Wild! 2015 Buy
03 Robot Revolution 2017 Buy
01 Curiosity Cat 2010 Buy
01 Slay Ride 2006 Buy
02 Hell for the Holidays 2007 Buy
Haunted Mystery Reading Order 4 books / 2008-2011
01 The Crossroads 2008 Buy
02 The Hanging Hill 2009 Buy
03 The Smoky Corridor / The Zombie Awakening 2010 Buy
04 The Black Heart Crypt 2011 Buy
01 Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013 Buy
02 Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016 Buy
03 Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race 2017 Buy
04 Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game 2019 Buy
05 Mr. Lemoncello and the Titanium Ticket 2020 Buy
06 Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game 2023 Buy
07 Mr. Lemoncello's Fantabulous Finale 2024 Buy
08 Mr. Lemoncello's Wondermous Christmas Gift 2026 Buy

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What is the best order to read Chris Grabenstein books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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