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Mindy McGinnis

5 Series • 18 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Given Duet Books
Start with: Given to the Sea (2017)
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Publication Order of Not A Drop To Drink Books
Start with: Not a Drop to Drink (2013)
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Publication Order of The Initial Insult Books
Start with: The Initial Insult (2021)

ⓘ About Mindy McGinnis

Mindy McGinnis is an assistant teen librarian and Edgar Award-winning writer who resides in Ohio. She graduated from the Otterbein University with an undergraduate degree in Religion and English Literature. She sees nothing wrong with owning 9 cats along with 2 dogs that balance out things nicely. Mindy McGinnis is the writer of A MADNESS SO DISCREET. This is a book that won the 2016’s Edgar Award for The Young Adult Fiction. She is also the author of the post-apocalyptic duo IN A HANDFUL OF DUST and NOT A DROP TO DRINK. The last book has been optioned for movie by the Fickle Fish Films. Mindy McGinnis runs a blog for the aspiring writers at Writer Pants on Fire. The blog features several interviews with agents, debut authors and established authors.

All Book Series by Mindy McGinnis

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Given to the Sea

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2017

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2017
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Given to the Earth

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2018

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2018
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Not a Drop to Drink

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2013

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2013
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In a Handful of Dust

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2014

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2014
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The Initial Insult

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2021

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2021
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The Last Laugh

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2022

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2022
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A Madness So Discreet

Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 2015

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2015
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The Female of the Species

Book 2 of 10 · published 2016

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2016
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This Darkness Mine

Book 3 of 10 · published 2017

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2017
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Heroine

Book 4 of 10 · published 2019

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2019
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Be Not Far from Me

Book 5 of 10 · published 2020

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2020
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A Long Stretch of Bad Days

Book 6 of 10 · published 2023

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2023
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Under This Red Rock

Book 7 of 10 · published 2024

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2024
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How Girls Are Made

Book 8 of 10 · published 2025

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2025
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What Rough Beast

Book 9 of 10 · published 2026

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2026
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The First Cut Is the Deepest

Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2027

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2027
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Hawk

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2020 Anthology · James Patterson,Gabrielle Charbonnet

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2020
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City of the Dead

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2021 Co-authored · James Patterson

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2021

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Mindy McGinnis?

Mindy McGinnis is an assistant teen librarian and Edgar Award-winning writer who resides in Ohio. She graduated from the Otterbein University with an undergraduate degree in Religion and English Literature. She sees nothing wrong with owning 9 cats along with 2 dogs that balance out things nicely.

Which Mindy McGinnis series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Not A Drop To Drink series, the earliest of Mindy McGinnis's multi-book series: it opens with Not a Drop to Drink (2013) and runs to 2 books across 2013–2014, ending with In a Handful of Dust (2014). Mindy McGinnis's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Mindy McGinnis written?

Mindy McGinnis has 18 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2013 and 2027. 8 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Given Duet series with 2 books — and 10 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Mindy McGinnis's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Mindy McGinnis's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Not A Drop To Drink (2013–2014, 2 books), Given Duet (2017–2018, 2 books) and Maximum Ride: Hawk (2020–2021, 2 books), plus 1 more.

How are Mindy McGinnis's books organised into series?

This guide splits Mindy McGinnis's 18 books into 4 named series and 10 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Given Duet (2 books, 2017–2018); Not A Drop To Drink (2 books, 2013–2014); The Initial Insult (2 books, 2021–2022); Maximum Ride: Hawk (2 books, 2020–2021).