Sarah Mlynowski books

Sarah Mlynowski is a Canadian-American author of children's and young adult fiction, best known for the Whatever After series and her adult novels like Milkrun and Fishbowl.

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Sixteen 2004 Buy
Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned From Judy Blume 2007 Buy
First Kissof True Lip-Locked Moments 2007 Buy
Vacations from Hell 2009 Buy
Hope Wins 2022 Buy

Best Wishes Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Best Wishes 2022 Buy
The Sister Switch 2023 Buy
Time After Time 2023 Buy
Like A Boss 2024 Buy

Don’t Even Think About It Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Don’t Even Think About It 2014 Buy
Nawet o tym nie myśl 2014 N/A
Think Twice 2016 Buy

I See London, I See France Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
I See London, I See France 2017 Buy
The Girl’s Guide to Summer 2017 Buy
Just a Boy and a Girl in a Little Canoe 2020 N/A

Magic In Manhattan Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Bras & Broomsticks 2005 Buy
Frogs & French Kisses 2006 Buy
Spells & Sleeping Bags 2007 Buy
Parties & Potions 2008 Buy

Non-Fiction

Title Published Buy on Amazon
See Jane Write 2006 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Know It All 2010 Buy
A Nice Fling is Hard to Find 2012 Buy
A Little Bit Broken 2012 Buy
Cruisin' 2012 Buy
Party Girls 2014 Buy
The Two-Month Itch 2014 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Milkrun 2001 Buy
Fishbowl 2002 Buy
As Seen On TV 2003 Buy
Monkey Business 2004 Buy
Me vs. Me 2006 Buy
How to Be Bad 2008 Buy
Gimme a Call 2010 Buy
Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn’t Have) 2011 Buy
Just a Boy and a Girl in a Little Canoe 2020 Buy

The Luckies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Rumor Has It 2026 Buy

Upside-Down Magic Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Upside-Down Magic 2015 Buy
Sticks & Stones 2016 Buy
בעד או נגד 2016 N/A
Showing Off 2017 Buy
Dragon Overnight 2018 Buy
Upside-Down Magic: Dragon Overnight 2018 N/A
Weather or Not 2018 Buy
The Big Shrink 2019 Buy
Hide and Seek 2020 Buy
Night Owl 2021 Buy

Whatever After Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Fairest of All 2012 Buy
If the Shoe Fits 2012 Buy
Sink or Swim 2013 Buy
Dream On 2013 Buy
Bad Hair Day 2014 Buy
Cold As Ice 2014 Buy
Beauty Queen 2015 Buy
Once Upon a Frog 2015 Buy
Genie in a Bottle 2016 Buy
Sugar and Spice 2016 Buy
Abby in Wonderland 2017 N/A
Two Peas in a Pod 2018 Buy
Seeing Red 2018 Buy
Spill the Beans 2019 Buy
Abby in Oz 2020 N/A
Good as Gold 2021 Buy
Just Dance 2022 Buy
Liar, Liar 2024 Buy
Mirror Mirror 2025 Buy

Whatever After Special Edition Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Fairest of All 2012 N/A
If the Shoe Fits 2012 N/A
Abby in Neverland 2023 Buy
Dream On 2013 N/A
Bad Hair Day 2014 N/A
Cold As Ice 2014 N/A
Beauty Queen 2015 N/A
Once Upon a Frog 2015 N/A
Genie in a Bottle 2016 N/A
Abby in Wonderland 2017 Buy
Two Peas in a Pod - N/A
Seeing Red - N/A
Spill the Beans 2019 N/A
Abby in Oz 2020 Buy
Just Dance 2022 N/A
Liar, Liar 2024 N/A
Mirror Mirror 2025 N/A

Sarah Mlynowski is a Canadian-American author who has written across adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction. She began her career with adult novels like Milkrun (2001) and Fishbowl (2002), then moved into young adult with the Magic In Manhattan series starting with Bras & Broomsticks (2005). Her biggest commercial success came with the Whatever After middle grade series, which began in 2012 and has grown to nineteen books.

Mlynowski has also co-authored the Upside-Down Magic series and written the Best Wishes and Don’t Even Think About It series for younger readers. Her work tends to mix humor with fantastical elements, whether it’s fairy tale retellings, telepathy, or magical mishaps in everyday settings.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Sarah Mlynowski written?

Sarah Mlynowski has written 82 books across twelve series.

What was Sarah Mlynowski's first book?

Sarah Mlynowski’s first book is Milkrun, published in 2001.

What age group does Sarah Mlynowski write for?

Sarah Mlynowski writes across multiple age groups. Her Whatever After, Best Wishes, and Upside-Down Magic series are aimed at middle grade readers (ages 8-12), while her Magic In Manhattan series targets young adults, and her early novels like Milkrun and Fishbowl were written for adults.

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