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ⓘ About Kyle Lukoff
Kyle Lukoff is an American children’s book author and a former Stonewall award winner. He has won the award twice so far for When Aidan Became a Brother and for Call Me Max. Lukoff also earned a Newberry honor and was a finalist for a National Book Award in the Young People’s Literature category. Lukoff was born in Illinois and went on to attend Barnard College for University. He continued his education at Queens College where he earned his Master’s degree in library science. He went on to work as a school librarian for many years before leaving his job to focus on writing full-time. Lukoff’s first book, A Storytelling of Ravens, was released in 2018. A lot of Lukoff’s books center on transgender children.
All Book Series by Kyle Lukoff
Are You a Friend of Dorothy?
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2025
Rohan Murthy Has a Plan
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2024 Anthology · Rajani LaRocca
The Legend of Memo Castillo
Book 4 of 12 · published 2024 Anthology · William Alexander
Wyatt Hill Brings a Lizard to School
Book 5 of 12 · published 2025 Anthology · Eliot Schrefer
Ayana Ndoum Takes the Stage
Book 6 of 12 · published 2025 Anthology · Kekla Magoon
Synclaire Fields Knows the Score
Book 8 of 12 · published 2025 Anthology · Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Thunder Nelson Does the Impossumble
Book 9 of 12 · published 2025 Anthology · Martha Brockenbrough
Fia Hosein Finds Her Beat
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2026 Anthology · Tracey Baptiste
Sebastian Metzger Solves a Sticky Situation
Single-title series · published 2026
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kyle Lukoff?
Kyle Lukoff is an American children's book author and a former Stonewall award winner. He has won the award twice so far for When Aidan Became a Brother and for Call Me Max. Lukoff also earned a Newberry honor and was a finalist for a National Book Award in the Young People's Literature category.
Which Kyle Lukoff series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Max and Friends series, the earliest of Kyle Lukoff's multi-book series: it opens with Call Me Max (2019) and runs to 3 books across 2019, ending with Max on the Farm (2019). Kyle Lukoff's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Kyle Lukoff written?
Kyle Lukoff has 30 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2018 and 2026. 19 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class series with 12 books — and 11 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Kyle Lukoff's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kyle Lukoff's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Max and Friends (2019, 3 books), Mermaid Days (2022–2023, 3 books) and The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class (2024–2026, 12 books), plus 1 more.
How are Kyle Lukoff's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kyle Lukoff's 30 books into 4 named series and 11 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class (12 books, 2024–2026); Max and Friends (3 books, 2019); Mermaid Days (3 books, 2022–2023); The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class (1 book, 2026).