Jenny McLachlan

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  • Bibliography:
    22 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2015
  • Latest Book:
    February 2026
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Full Series List in Order

Dead Good Detectives

1 - Dead Good Detectives (Jul-2022)
2 - Ghost Rescue (Aug-2023)

The Ladybirds

1 - Flirty Dancing (May-2015)
2 - Love Bomb (May-2016)
3 - Sunkissed (Apr-2017)
4 - Star Struck (Apr-2018)

The Land of Roar

1 - The Land of Roar (Aug-2019)
2 - Return to Roar (Aug-2020)
3 - The Battle for Roar (Jul-2021)
4 - Dragon Riders of Roar (Feb-2025)

A Stink Adventure

1 - Stink (Mar-2023)
2 - Stink: Fairy vs Wizard (Mar-2024)

Book List in Order: 22 titles

  • Flirty Dancing

    The Ladybirds - 1

    Bea Hogg is shy, but she has a fiery core that she doesn't let many see. When the national dance competition Starwars comes to her school looking for talent, she wants to sign up. It's just her luck that her best friend Kat ditches her and agrees to ...

  • Love Bomb

    The Ladybirds - 2

    Betty Plum has never been in love. She's never even kissed a boy. But when Toby starts school it's like Betty has been hit with a thousand of Cupid's arrows. A bomb has exploded―a love bomb. More than ever Betty wishes her mom didn't die when Be...

  • Stargazing for Beginners

    Science geek Meg is left to look after her little sister for ten days after her free-spirited mum leaves suddenly to follow up yet another of her Big Important Causes. But while Meg may understand how the universe was formed, baby Elsa is a complete ...

  • Sunkissed

    The Ladybirds - 3

    Kat can't believe her family is sending her to Sweden for the summer. But without her friends Bea and Betty, or even a phone signal, can Kat make it on her own? In a land of saunas and summer sun, Kat soon realizes she has nowhere to hide. It's ti...

  • Truly, Wildly, Deeply

    NOMINATED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019 'Pure reading delight' METRO 'A feelgood romance' OBSERVER Annie is starting college and she can't wait for the adventure to begin. No more being told what to do. No more rules. No more labels. As a teenage...

  • Star Struck

    The Ladybirds - 4

    From Jenny McLachlan, the author of Sunkissed, comes Star Struck, the next Ladybirds young adult novel. ...

  • Pet Quest

  • Zoom to the Moon

    Book Band: Lime (Ideal for ages 6+)

    An out-of-this-world adventure story, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school.

    On a school trip to the space museum, Reva and Bobby climb into a real rocket named Jupi...

  • The Land of Roar

    The Land of Roar - 1

    Dragons, mermaids, unicorns and more. Believing is just the beginning …The first in the much-loved and beautifully illustrated children’s fantasy adventure series,The Land of Roar sits perfectly on a child's bookshelf next to great adventures suc...



  • The Chocolate Unicorn

    Book band: Lime (Ideal for ages 6+)A sweet and magical story, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school. Olive Brown is scared of just about everything. She is a worrier and what she needs is some courage. Well, one day Grandpa...

  • Return to Roar

    The Land of Roar - 2

    The imaginary world they created has been waiting for them to come back.Twins Arthur and Rose created the magical world of Roar when they were very young, and until recently, they'd all but forgotten it exists. But when the villain who still haunts t...

  • The Battle for Roar

    The Land of Roar - 3

    The final book in the epic and bestselling children’s fantasy series that will make you believe in magic … Perfect for fans of Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon, Michelle Harrison's A Pinch of Magic, as well as classic children&#...

  • Dead Good Detectives

    Dead Good Detectives - 1

    From the UK’s bestselling author of the Land of Roar series comes this first book in a spooky, swashbuckling duology!Sid Jones and her best friend, Zen, like to play in their local graveyard -- but they never expected their ghostly games to suddenl...

  • Stink

    A Stink Adventure - 1

    Shortlisted for The Week Jr Children’s Book of the Year: Audiobook!A laugh-out-loud cartoon-filled adventure for 7+ readers, featuring the world’s funniest fairy, from the bestselling author of The Land of Roar. Perfect for fans of Loki, Tom Gate...

  • Ghost Rescue

    Dead Good Detectives - 2

    The pulse-pounding sequel to Dead Good Detectives, from the UK’s bestselling author of the Land of Roar series. A hauntingly fun read!Sid Jones successfully freed a pirate ghost named Bones from spending eternity trapped in a graveyard prison and, ...

  • Stink: Fairy vs Wizard

    A Stink Adventure - 2

    The second book in the laugh-out-loud cartoon-filled adventure series for 7+ readers, featuring the world’s funniest fairy, from the bestselling author of The Land of Roar. Perfect for fans of Loki, Tom Gates and Wimpy KidRidiculously funny and pac...

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  • Pearl

  • Dragon Riders of Roar

    The Land of Roar - 4

    "Fast-paced, immersive and full of adventure " this new book in the fantastic Land of Roar series is the perfect fuel for young imaginations.” " A.F. STEADMAN, author of the bestselling Skandar seriesDRAGONS, MERMAIDS, WIZARDS AND NINJAS. BELIE...

  • LAND OF ROAR 5

    "Fast-paced, immersive and full of adventure " […] the perfect fuel for young imaginations.” ​A.F. STEADMAN, author of Skandar, on Dragon Riders of RoarThe fifth magical adventure in the epic and funny bestselling Land of Roar series.Rose, Ar...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jenny McLachlan has published 22 books.

The next book by Jenny McLachlan, LAND OF ROAR 5, will be published in February 2026.

The first book by Jenny McLachlan, Flirty Dancing, was published in May 2015.

Yes. Jenny McLachlan has 4 series.
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