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Caroline Carlson

2 Series • 6 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates Books
Start with: Magic Marks the Spot (2013)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The World's Greatest Detective (2017)

ⓘ About Caroline Carlson

Caroline Carlson is an Author of comedy books for young readers. Her most famous work is The Very Honorable League of Pirates Trilogy, the Door at the End of the World. She holds a BA from Swarthmore College and was awarded an MFA in writing for Children from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Some of her novels won the accolades from the American Booksellers Association, the New York Times, Bank Street College of Education, Junior Library Guild and others. Magic Marks the Spot Magic Marks, the Spot is the debut in the Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates series. The daughter of an Admiral of the Navy, Hillary Westfield, receives a congratulation letter after she’s accepted to the Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates apprenticeship Program.

All Book Series by Caroline Carlson

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Magic Marks the Spot

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2013

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2013
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The Terror of the Southlands book cover

The Terror of the Southlands

Book 2 of 3 · published 2014

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2014
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The Buccaneers' Code

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

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2015
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The World's Greatest Detective

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2017

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2017
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The Door at the End of the World book cover

The Door at the End of the World

Book 2 of 3 · published 2019

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2019
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Wicked Marigold

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2024

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2024

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Caroline Carlson?

Caroline Carlson is an Author of comedy books for young readers. Her most famous work is The Very Honorable League of Pirates Trilogy, the Door at the End of the World. She holds a BA from Swarthmore College and was awarded an MFA in writing for Children from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Which Caroline Carlson series should I start with?

The best place to start is The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates series, the earliest of Caroline Carlson's multi-book series: it opens with Magic Marks the Spot (2013) and runs to 3 books across 2013–2015, ending with The Buccaneers' Code (2015).

How many books has Caroline Carlson written?

Caroline Carlson has 6 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2013 and 2024. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates series with 3 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Caroline Carlson's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Caroline Carlson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates (2013–2015, 3 books).

How are Caroline Carlson's books organised into series?

This guide splits Caroline Carlson's 6 books into 1 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates (3 books, 2013–2015).