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Jerry Spinelli Books in Order

Find every Jerry Spinelli book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 37 books / 8 series

American author Jerry Spinelli is best known for his middle-grade novels, including the Newbery Medal-winning *Maniac Magee* and the beloved *Stargirl*. His books have sold over 40 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Jerry Spinelli books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Jerry Spinelli Books in Chronological Order

1982 Space Station Seventh Grade POoSSSGB / 1 Buy
1984 Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? POoSN / 1 Buy
1986 Jason and Marceline POoSSSGB / 2 Buy
1988 Night of the Whale POoSN / 2 Buy
1990 Maniac Magee POoSN / 3 Buy
1990 The Bathwater Gang POoSN / 4 Buy
1991 Fourth Grade Rats POoFGRB / 1 Buy
1991 Report to the Principal's Office! POoSDB / 1 Buy
1991 Dump Days POoSN / 5 Buy
1991 There's a Girl in My Hammerlock POoSN / 6 Buy
1992 Who Ran My Underwear up the Flagpole? POoSDB / 2 Buy
1992 Do the Funky Pickle POoSDB / 3 Buy
1992 The Bathwater Gang Gets Down to Business POoSN / 7 Buy
1993 Picklemania POoSDB / 4 Buy
1995 Tooter Pepperday POoTTB / 1 Buy
1996 Crash / The Mighty Crashman POoSN / 8 Buy
1997 Wringer POoSN / 9 Buy
1997 The Library Card POoSN / 10 Buy
1998 Knots in My Yo-Yo String POoNB / 1 Buy
1998 Blue Ribbon Blues POoTTB / 2 Buy
2000 Smiles to Go POoSN / 11 Buy
2001 Stargirl POoSB / 1 Buy
2002 Loser POoSN / 12 Buy
2003 My Daddy and Me POoPB / 1 Buy
2003 Milkweed POoSN / 13 Buy
2007 Love, Stargirl POoSB / 2 Buy
2007 Stargirl Journal POoNB / 2 Buy
2007 Eggs POoSN / 14 Buy
2009 Today I Will(With: Eileen Spinelli) POoNB / 3 Buy
2010 I Can Be Anything! POoPB / 2 Buy
2012 Third Grade Angels POoFGRB / 2 Buy
2012 Jake and Lily POoSN / 15 Buy
2013 Hokey Pokey POoSN / 16 Buy
2015 Mama Seeton's Whistle POoPB / 3 Buy
2017 The Warden's Daughter POoSN / 17 Buy
2019 My Fourth of July POoPB / 4 Buy
2023 Dead Wednesday POoSN / 18 Buy

Jerry Spinelli Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Picture Books in Reading Order 4 books / 2003-2019
01 My Daddy and Me 2003 Buy
02 I Can Be Anything! 2010 Buy
03 Mama Seeton's Whistle 2015 Buy
04 My Fourth of July 2019 Buy
01 Space Station Seventh Grade 1982 Buy
02 Jason and Marceline 1986 Buy
01 Fourth Grade Rats 1991 Buy
02 Third Grade Angels 2012 Buy
01 Tooter Pepperday 1995 Buy
02 Blue Ribbon Blues 1998 Buy
01 Knots in My Yo-Yo String 1998 Buy
02 Stargirl Journal 2007 Buy
03 Today I Will(With: Eileen Spinelli) 2009 Buy
Stargirl Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2001-2007
01 Stargirl 2001 Buy
02 Love, Stargirl 2007 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 18 books / 1984-2023
01 Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? 1984 Buy
02 Night of the Whale 1988 Buy
03 Maniac Magee 1990 Buy
04 The Bathwater Gang 1990 Buy
05 Dump Days 1991 Buy
06 There's a Girl in My Hammerlock 1991 Buy
07 The Bathwater Gang Gets Down to Business 1992 Buy
08 Crash / The Mighty Crashman 1996 Buy
09 Wringer 1997 Buy
10 The Library Card 1997 Buy
11 Smiles to Go 2000 Buy
12 Loser 2002 Buy
13 Milkweed 2003 Buy
14 Eggs 2007 Buy
15 Jake and Lily 2012 Buy
16 Hokey Pokey 2013 Buy
17 The Warden's Daughter 2017 Buy
18 Dead Wednesday 2023 Buy
01 Report to the Principal's Office! 1991 Buy
02 Who Ran My Underwear up the Flagpole? 1992 Buy
03 Do the Funky Pickle 1992 Buy
04 Picklemania 1993 Buy

Where to start with Jerry Spinelli

What is the best order to read Jerry Spinelli 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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