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Publication Order of The Animal Rescue Agency Books
Start with: Little Claws (2022)
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Publication Order of Ape Quartet Books
Start with: Endangered / Heart of Danger (2012)
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Publication Order of The Lost Rainforest Books
Start with: Mez's Magic (2018)
ⓘ About Eliot Schrefer
Eliot Schrefer is a published author. He has written books for adults and for young adults too, the result of a lunch with David Levithan. Schrefer first became a published author with the release of his books for adults. The first was titled Glamorous Disasters. The second one is called The New Kid and it is for adults as well. Eliot says that the two things that have come recently in his career have been an increased sense of confidence in his ability to craft a plot and the realization that he is able to write better stories when he puts characters down on the page that are not based on himself.
All Book Series by Eliot Schrefer
1
Little Claws
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2022
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2
Pangolin Pop Star
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2022
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1
Endangered / Heart of Danger
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2012
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4
Orphaned
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2018
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1
Mez's Magic
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2018
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3
Rumi’s Riddle
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2020
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1
Glamorous Disasters
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2006
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3
The School for Dangerous Girls
Book 3 of 8 · published 2009
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4
The Deadly Sister
Book 4 of 8 · published 2010
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5
The Popper Penguin Rescue
Book 5 of 8 · published 2020
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6
The Darkness Outside Us
Book 6 of 8 · published 2021
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7
Charming Young Man
Book 7 of 8 · published 2023
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8
The Brightness Between Us
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2024
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1
Hack the SAT
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2008
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2
Queer Ducks (and Other Animals)
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2022
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1
San Francisco Noir
Series opener · book 1 of 121 · published 2002
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6
Brooklyn Noir 2
Book 6 of 121 · published 2005
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Manhattan Noir
Book 9 of 121 · published 2006
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Baltimore Noir
Book 12 of 121 · published 2006
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13
Twin Cities Noir
Book 13 of 121 · published 2006
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New Orleans Noir
Book 15 of 121 · published 2007
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Los Angeles Noir
Book 16 of 121 · published 2007
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Wall Street Noir
Book 17 of 121 · published 2007
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Detroit Noir
Book 19 of 121 · published 2007
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21
Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth
Book 21 of 121 · published 2008
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22
Toronto Noir
Book 22 of 121 · published 2008
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23
Las Vegas Noir
Book 23 of 121 · published 2008
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Trinidad Noir
Book 24 of 121 · published 2008
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Manhattan Noir 2
Book 26 of 121 · published 2008
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Istanbul Noir
Book 28 of 121 · published 2008
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San Francisco Noir 2
Book 31 of 121 · published 2009
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32
Portland Noir
Book 32 of 121 · published 2009
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34
Phoenix Noir
Book 34 of 121 · published 2009
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35
Los Angeles Noir 2
Book 35 of 121 · published 2010
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36
Mexico City Noir
Book 36 of 121 · published 2010
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Richmond Noir
Book 37 of 121 · published 2010
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38
Orange County Noir
Book 38 of 121 · published 2010
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39
Indian Country Noir
Book 39 of 121 · published 2010
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Lone Star Noir
Book 41 of 121 · published 2010
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42
Philadelphia Noir
Book 42 of 121 · published 2010
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Copenhagen Noir
Book 44 of 121 · published 2010
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Pittsburgh Noir
Book 45 of 121 · published 2011
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San Diego Noir
Book 46 of 121 · published 2011
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Barcelona Noir
Book 47 of 121 · published 2011
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Cape Cod Noir
Book 48 of 121 · published 2011
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New Jersey Noir
Book 49 of 121 · published 2011
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Staten Island Noir
Book 50 of 121 · published 2012
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Long Island Noir
Book 52 of 121 · published 2012
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Kingston Noir
Book 54 of 121 · published 2012
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St. Petersburg Noir
Book 55 of 121 · published 2012
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Kansas City Noir
Book 56 of 121 · published 2012
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Boston Noir 2
Book 57 of 121 · published 2012
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Buffalo Noir
Book 60 of 121 · published 2013
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Haiti Noir 2
Book 62 of 121 · published 2013
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Singapore Noir
Book 63 of 121 · published 2014
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Tel Aviv Noir
Book 65 of 121 · published 2014
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Belfast Noir
Book 67 of 121 · published 2014
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Helsinki Noir
Book 68 of 121 · published 2014
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Providence Noir
Book 70 of 121 · published 2015
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Chicago Noir: The Classics
Book 71 of 121 · published 2015
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Memphis Noir
Book 72 of 121 · published 2015
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Marseille Noir
Book 74 of 121 · published 2015
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New Orleans Noir: The Classics
Book 76 of 121 · published 2016
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Stockholm Noir
Book 77 of 121 · published 2016
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Brussels Noir
Book 78 of 121 · published 2016
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Mississippi Noir
Book 79 of 121 · published 2016
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St. Louis Noir
Book 80 of 121 · published 2016
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San Juan Noir
Book 82 of 121 · published 2016
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Oakland Noir
Book 83 of 121 · published 2017
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84
Trinidad Noir: The Classics
Book 84 of 121 · published 2017
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85
Atlanta Noir
Book 85 of 121 · published 2017
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New Haven Noir
Book 86 of 121 · published 2017
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Montana Noir
Book 87 of 121 · published 2017
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88
Buenos Aires Noir
Book 88 of 121 · published 2017
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Montreal Noir
Book 89 of 121 · published 2017
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São Paulo Noir
Book 91 of 121 · published 2018
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Santa Cruz Noir
Book 92 of 121 · published 2018
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Marrakech Noir
Book 94 of 121 · published 2018
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95
Baghdad Noir
Book 95 of 121 · published 2018
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Vancouver Noir
Book 96 of 121 · published 2018
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Hong Kong Noir
Book 98 of 121 · published 2018
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99
Amsterdam Noir
Book 99 of 121 · published 2019
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Milwaukee Noir
Book 100 of 121 · published 2019
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Houston Noir
Book 101 of 121 · published 2019
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102
Nairobi Noir
Book 102 of 121 · published 2020
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Columbus Noir
Book 103 of 121 · published 2020
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Santa Fe Noir
Book 104 of 121 · published 2020
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Alabama Noir
Book 105 of 121 · published 2020
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Berkeley Noir
Book 106 of 121 · published 2020
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Addis Ababa Noir
Book 107 of 121 · published 2020
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Tampa Bay Noir
Book 108 of 121 · published 2020
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Miami Noir: The Classics
Book 109 of 121 · published 2020
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Accra Noir
Book 110 of 121 · published 2020
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111
Belgrade Noir
Book 111 of 121 · published 2020
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112
Palm Springs Noir
Book 112 of 121 · published 2021
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113
Paris Noir: The Suburbs
Book 113 of 121 · published 2022
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114
Denver Noir
Book 114 of 121 · published 2022
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115
South Central Noir
Book 115 of 121 · published 2022
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116
Cleveland Noir
Book 116 of 121 · published 2023
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117
East Jerusalem Noir
Book 117 of 121 · published 2023
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118
West Jerusalem Noir
Book 118 of 121 · published 2023
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119
Honolulu Noir
Book 119 of 121 · published 2024
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120
Sacramento Noir
Book 120 of 121 · published 2025
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121
Hamburg Noir
Latest in the series · book 121 of 121 · published 2025
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1
Camp Zero
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2026
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2
Let's Play a Game
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2026
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1
Rohan Murthy Has a Plan
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2024 Anthology · Rajani LaRocca
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2
Emma McKenna, Full Out
Book 2 of 12 · published 2024 Anthology · Kate Messner
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3
Poppy Song Bakes a Way
Book 3 of 12 · published 2024 Anthology · Karina Glaser
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4
The Legend of Memo Castillo
Book 4 of 12 · published 2024 Anthology · William Alexander
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5
Wyatt Hill Brings a Lizard to School
Book 5 of 12 · published 2025
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6
Ayana Ndoum Takes the Stage
Book 6 of 12 · published 2025 Anthology · Kekla Magoon
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7
Olive Little Gets Crafty
Book 7 of 12 · published 2025 Anthology · Linda Urban
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8
Synclaire Fields Knows the Score
Book 8 of 12 · published 2025 Anthology · Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
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9
Thunder Nelson Does the Impossumble
Book 9 of 12 · published 2025 Anthology · Martha Brockenbrough
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10
Theo Chang Is Not a Cat
Book 10 of 12 · published 2025 Anthology · Mike Jung
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11
Sebastian Metzger Solves a Sticky Situation
Book 11 of 12 · published 2026 Anthology · Kyle Lukoff
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12
Fia Hosein Finds Her Beat
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2026 Anthology · Tracey Baptiste
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1
Wild Born
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2013 Anthology · Brandon Mull
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2
Hunted
Book 2 of 7 · published 2014 Anthology · Maggie Stiefvater
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3
Blood Ties
Book 3 of 7 · published 2014 Anthology · Garth Nix,Sean Williams
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4
Fire and Ice
Book 4 of 7 · published 2014 Anthology · Shannon Hale
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5
Against the Tide
Book 5 of 7 · published 2014 Anthology · Tui T. Sutherland
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7
The Evertree
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2015 Anthology · Marie Lu
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1
Immortal Guardians
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2015
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2
Broken Ground
Book 2 of 8 · published 2015 Anthology · Victoria Schwab
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3
The Return
Book 3 of 8 · published 2016 Anthology · Varian Johnson
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4
The Burning Tide
Book 4 of 8 · published 2016 Anthology · Jonathan Auxier
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5
The Wildcat's Claw
Book 5 of 8 · published 2017 Anthology · Varian Johnson
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6
Heart of the Land
Book 6 of 8 · published 2017 Anthology · Sarah Prineas
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7
Stormspeaker
Book 7 of 8 · published 2018 Anthology · Christina Diaz Gonzalez
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8
The Dragon's Eye
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2018 Anthology · Sarwat Chadda
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1
Out Now: Queer We Go Again!
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2020
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2
Starstuff
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2025
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Eliot Schrefer?
Eliot Schrefer is a published author. He has written books for adults and for young adults too, the result of a lunch with David Levithan. Schrefer first became a published author with the release of his books for adults.
Which Eliot Schrefer series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Ape Quartet series, the earliest of Eliot Schrefer's multi-book series: it opens with Endangered / Heart of Danger (2012) and runs to 4 books across 2012–2018, ending with Orphaned (2018). Eliot Schrefer's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Eliot Schrefer written?
Eliot Schrefer has 171 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2002 and 2026. 159 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class series with 12 books — and 12 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Eliot Schrefer's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Eliot Schrefer's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ape Quartet (2012–2018, 4 books), The Lost Rainforest (2018–2020, 3 books) and The Animal Rescue Agency (2022, 2 books), plus 2 more.
How are Eliot Schrefer's books organised into series?
This guide splits Eliot Schrefer's 171 books into 8 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class (12 books, 2024–2026); Ape Quartet (4 books, 2012–2018); The Lost Rainforest (3 books, 2018–2020); The Animal Rescue Agency (2 books, 2022); Fatal Glitch (2 books, 2026), plus 3 further series.
