Whatever After books in order

The Whatever After series by Sarah Mlynowski follows siblings Abby and Jonah who fall through a magic mirror into fairy tales, with nineteen books from 2012 to 2025.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Fairest of All 2012 Sarah Mlynowski Buy
2 If the Shoe Fits 2012 Sarah Mlynowski Buy
3 Sink or Swim 2013 Sarah Mlynowski Buy
4 Dream On 2013 Sarah Mlynowski Buy
5 Bad Hair Day 2014 Sarah Mlynowski Buy
6 Cold As Ice 2014 Sarah Mlynowski Buy
7 Beauty Queen 2015 Sarah Mlynowski Buy
8 Once Upon a Frog 2015 Sarah Mlynowski Buy
9 Genie in a Bottle 2016 Sarah Mlynowski Buy
10 Sugar and Spice 2016 Sarah Mlynowski Buy
11 Abby in Wonderland 2017 Sarah Mlynowski N/A
12 Two Peas in a Pod 2018 Sarah Mlynowski Buy
13 Seeing Red 2018 Sarah Mlynowski Buy
14 Spill the Beans 2019 Sarah Mlynowski Buy
15 Abby in Oz 2020 Sarah Mlynowski N/A
16 Good as Gold 2021 Sarah Mlynowski Buy
17 Just Dance 2022 Sarah Mlynowski Buy
18 Liar, Liar 2024 Sarah Mlynowski Buy
19 Mirror Mirror 2025 Sarah Mlynowski Buy

The Whatever After series is Sarah Mlynowski’s most popular work, running to nineteen books since Fairest of All (2012). Each book sends siblings Abby and Jonah into a different fairy tale, from Snow White and Cinderella to The Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland. The twist is that they inevitably mess up the story and have to figure out how to set things right.

The series has been a consistent bestseller in middle grade fiction. Titles like Sink or Swim (2013), Beauty Queen (2015), and Good as Gold (2021) reimagine familiar fairy tales with humor and modern sensibility. The most recent entry is Mirror Mirror (2025).

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Whatever After series?

There are nineteen books in the Whatever After series, published between 2012 and 2025.

What is the first book in the Whatever After series?

The first book in the Whatever After series is Fairest of All, published in 2012.

What is the Whatever After series about?

In the Whatever After series, siblings Abby and Jonah discover a magic mirror in their basement that transports them into classic fairy tales. Once inside the story, they accidentally change the plot and have to find a way to fix things before they can get home.

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