A

Allen Zadoff

4 Series • 10 Books

4
Series
10
Books
4
Active

🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Boy Nobody / Unknown Assassin Books
Start with: Boy Nobody / I Am the Weapon (2013)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Wild & Chance Books
Start with: Wild & Chance (2020)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have (2009)

ⓘ About Allen Zadoff

Allen Zadoff is a widely popular American author who likes to write his novels in the young adult fiction genre. Allen is particularly famous for his series, ‘The Unknown Assassin’, which is also based on young adult genre. He has won the Sid Fleischman Humor Award in the year 2010 for his novel Good, Girl and Other Things. Allen’s novel was also included in the list of popular paperback young adult novels of the year 2012 by the YALSA and has also been finalized to be made into a feature film. Allen was born in Massachusetts, United States, where he was raised. After growing up, he went on to stay in different places like Manhattan, Los Angeles, upstate New York and Tokyo.

All Book Series by Allen Zadoff

1
Boy Nobody / I Am the Weapon book cover

Boy Nobody / I Am the Weapon

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2013

Buy on Amazon
2013
2
I Am the Mission book cover

I Am the Mission

Book 2 of 3 · published 2014

Buy on Amazon
2014
3
I Am the Traitor book cover

I Am the Traitor

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2015

Buy on Amazon
2015
1
Wild & Chance book cover

Wild & Chance

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2020

Buy on Amazon
2020
2
The Puppy War book cover

The Puppy War

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2021

Buy on Amazon
2021
1
Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have book cover

Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2009

Buy on Amazon
2009
2
My Life, the Theater, and Other Tragedies book cover

My Life, the Theater, and Other Tragedies

Book 2 of 4 · published 2011

Buy on Amazon
2011
3
Since You Left Me book cover

Since You Left Me

Book 3 of 4 · published 2012

Buy on Amazon
2012
4
The Donut Prince of New York book cover

The Donut Prince of New York

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2024

Buy on Amazon
2024
1
Hungry: Lessons Learned on the Journey from Fat to Thin book cover

Hungry: Lessons Learned on the Journey from Fat to Thin

Single-title series · published 2007

Buy on Amazon
2007

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Allen Zadoff?

Allen Zadoff is a widely popular American author who likes to write his novels in the young adult fiction genre. Allen is particularly famous for his series, 'The Unknown Assassin', which is also based on young adult genre. He has won the Sid Fleischman Humor Award in the year 2010 for his novel Good, Girl and Other Things.

Which Allen Zadoff series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Boy Nobody / Unknown Assassin series, the earliest of Allen Zadoff's multi-book series: it opens with Boy Nobody / I Am the Weapon (2013) and runs to 3 books across 2013–2015, ending with I Am the Traitor (2015).

How many books has Allen Zadoff written?

Allen Zadoff has 10 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2007 and 2024. 5 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Boy Nobody / Unknown Assassin series with 3 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Allen Zadoff's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Allen Zadoff's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Boy Nobody / Unknown Assassin (2013–2015, 3 books) and Wild & Chance (2020–2021, 2 books).

How are Allen Zadoff's books organised into series?

This guide splits Allen Zadoff's 10 books into 2 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Boy Nobody / Unknown Assassin (3 books, 2013–2015); Wild & Chance (2 books, 2020–2021).