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Lois Duncan Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 54 books / 7 series

American author Lois Duncan is best known for her suspenseful young adult novels like *I Know What You Did Last Summer* and *Killing Mr. Griffin*. Her books have sold millions of copies and earned multiple awards, including the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her lasting contribution to YA literature. This page provides the Lois Duncan books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.

All Lois Duncan Books in Chronological Order

1957 Debutante Hill POoSN / 1 Buy
1958 Love Song for Joyce POoSN / 2 Buy
1959 A Promise for Joyce POoSN / 3 Buy
1960 The Littlest One in the Family POoPB / 1 Buy
1960 The Middle Sister POoSN / 4 Buy
1960 A Gift of Magic POoSN / 5 Buy
1962 Silly Mother POoPB / 2 Buy
1962 Game of Danger POoSN / 6 Buy
1963 Giving Away Suzanne POoPB / 3 Buy
1964 Season of the Two-Heart POoSN / 7 Buy
1966 Ransom POoSN / 8 Buy
1966 Five Were Missing POoSN / 9 Buy
1966 Point of Violence POoSN / 10 Buy
1968 They Never Came Home POoSN / 11 Buy
1970 Peggy POoSN / 12 Buy
1971 Hotel for Dogs POoLTB / 1 Buy
1973 In a Blue Velvet Dress(By: Eros Keith,Catherine Sefton) POoLTB / 2 Buy
1973 I Know What You Did Last Summer POoSN / 13 Buy
1973 When the Bough Breaks POoSN / 14 Buy
1974 Down a Dark Hall POoSN / 15 Buy
1976 Summer of Fear POoSN / 16 Buy
1978 Killing Mr. Griffin POoSN / 17 Buy
1979 How To Write And Sell Your Personal Experiences POoNB / 1 Buy
1979 Daughters of Eve POoSN / 18 Buy
1981 Stranger With My Face POoSN / 19 Buy
1982 From Spring to Spring: Poems and Photographs POoSSC / 1 Buy
1982 Chapters: My Growth as a Writer POoNB / 2 Buy
1983 The Terrible Tales of Happy Days School POoSSC / 2 Buy
1984 The Third Eye / The Eyes of Karen Connors POoSN / 20 Buy
1985 Horses of Dreamland POoPB / 4 Buy
1985 Locked in Time POoSN / 21 Buy
1987 The Twisted Window POoSN / 22 Buy
1988 Wonder Kid Meets the Evil Lunch Snatcher POoCB / 1 Buy
1989 Songs from Dreamland POoSSC / 3 Buy
1989 The Birthday Moon POoPB / 5 Buy
1989 Don't Look Behind You POoSN / 23 Buy
1992 Who Killed My Daughter? POoNB / 3 Buy
1993 The Circus Comes Home POoNB / 4 Buy
1995 Psychic Connections POoNB / 5 Buy
1996 Night Terrors POoSSC / 4 Buy
1996 The Magic of Spider Woman POoPB / 6 Buy
1997 Gallows Hill POoSN / 24 Buy
1998 Trapped POoSSC / 5 Buy
1998 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer POoSN / 25 Buy
1999 The Longest Hair in the World POoPB / 7 Buy
2000 I Walk at Night POoPB / 8 Buy
2001 The Kellyhorns(By: Barbara Cooney) POoLTB / 3 Buy
2002 Song of the Circus POoPB / 9 Buy
2007 Seasons of the Heart POoSSC / 6 Buy
2009 News for Dogs POoHfDB / 2 Buy
2010 Movie for Dogs POoHfDB / 3 Buy
2012 The Great Cheese Conspiracy(By: Jean Van Leeuwen) POoLTB / 4 Buy
2012 Third Eye POoSN / 26 Buy
2014 Written in the Stars POoSSC / 7 Buy

Lois Duncan Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 How To Write And Sell Your Personal Experiences 1979 Buy
02 Chapters: My Growth as a Writer 1982 Buy
03 Who Killed My Daughter? 1992 Buy
04 The Circus Comes Home 1993 Buy
05 Psychic Connections 1995 Buy
01 Hotel for Dogs 1971 Buy
02 In a Blue Velvet Dress(By: Eros Keith,Catherine Sefton) 1973 Buy
03 The Kellyhorns(By: Barbara Cooney) 2001 Buy
04 The Great Cheese Conspiracy(By: Jean Van Leeuwen) 2012 Buy
Picture Books in Reading Order 9 books / 1960-2002
01 The Littlest One in the Family 1960 Buy
02 Silly Mother 1962 Buy
03 Giving Away Suzanne 1963 Buy
04 Horses of Dreamland 1985 Buy
05 The Birthday Moon 1989 Buy
06 The Magic of Spider Woman 1996 Buy
07 The Longest Hair in the World 1999 Buy
08 I Walk at Night 2000 Buy
09 Song of the Circus 2002 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 26 books / 1957-2012
01 Debutante Hill 1957 Buy
02 Love Song for Joyce 1958 Buy
03 A Promise for Joyce 1959 Buy
04 The Middle Sister 1960 Buy
05 A Gift of Magic 1960 Buy
06 Game of Danger 1962 Buy
07 Season of the Two-Heart 1964 Buy
08 Ransom 1966 Buy
09 Five Were Missing 1966 Buy
10 Point of Violence 1966 Buy
11 They Never Came Home 1968 Buy
12 Peggy 1970 Buy
13 I Know What You Did Last Summer 1973 Buy
14 When the Bough Breaks 1973 Buy
15 Down a Dark Hall 1974 Buy
16 Summer of Fear 1976 Buy
17 Killing Mr. Griffin 1978 Buy
18 Daughters of Eve 1979 Buy
19 Stranger With My Face 1981 Buy
20 The Third Eye / The Eyes of Karen Connors 1984 Buy
21 Locked in Time 1985 Buy
22 The Twisted Window 1987 Buy
23 Don't Look Behind You 1989 Buy
24 Gallows Hill 1997 Buy
25 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer 1998 Buy
26 Third Eye 2012 Buy
01 From Spring to Spring: Poems and Photographs 1982 Buy
02 The Terrible Tales of Happy Days School 1983 Buy
03 Songs from Dreamland 1989 Buy
04 Night Terrors 1996 Buy
05 Trapped 1998 Buy
06 Seasons of the Heart 2007 Buy
07 Written in the Stars 2014 Buy
02 News for Dogs 2009 Buy
03 Movie for Dogs 2010 Buy
01 Wonder Kid Meets the Evil Lunch Snatcher 1988 Buy

Where to start with Lois Duncan

What is the best order to read Lois Duncan 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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