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  • Bibliography:
    88 Books (12 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 2008
  • Latest Book:
    August 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Coding Club

1 - Decoded (Jan-2016)
2 - Gamer Bandit (Jan-2016)
3 - Hack Attack (Jan-2016)
4 - Nabbed Tablet (Jan-2016)
5 - Robot Rescue (Jan-2016)
6 - School Spirit (Jan-2016)

Destruction

1 - Blow It Up! (Jul-2013)
2 - Knock It Down! (Jul-2013)
3 - Crush It! (Jul-2013)
4 - Shred It! (Jul-2013)

Dinosaur Daydreams

1 - T-Rex Would NOT Make a Good Knight (Feb-2018)
2 - Stegosaurus Would NOT Make a Good Pirate (Feb-2018)

Extreme Stories

1 - Extreme Alien Stories (Aug-2018)
2 - Extreme Ghost Stories (Aug-2018)
3 - Extreme Monster Stories (Aug-2018)
4 - Extreme Near-Death Stories (Aug-2018)
5 - Extreme Stories about Disappearances (Aug-2018)
6 - Extreme Stories about ESP (Aug-2018)

Furry and Flo

1 - The Big Hairy Secret (Jul-2013)
2 - The Problems with Goblins (Jul-2013)
3 - Misplaced Mummy (Jan-2014)
4 - Skeletons in City Park (Jan-2014)
5 - The Voiceless Vampire (Jan-2015)
6 - The Solemn Golem (Jan-2015)

Haunted States of America

1 - Beware the Bell Witch (Sep-2018)
2 - Ghostly Reunion (Sep-2018)
3 - Spirits of the Storm (Sep-2018)
4 - Trapped in Room 217 (Sep-2018)
5 - Curse of the Dead-Eyed Doll (Sep-2019)
6 - Phantom of the Tracks (Sep-2019)
7 - Swamp of Lost Souls (Sep-2019)
8 - A Starlet's Shadow (Sep-2019)
9 - Haunt and Seek (Jan-2021)
10 - The Dead Below (Jan-2021)

Hauntiques

1 - Ghostly Goalie (Aug-2016)
2 - Phantom's Favorite (Aug-2016)
3 - Wandering Wagon (Aug-2016)
4 - Darling Doll (Aug-2016)

The Inspiring Truth Behind Video Games

1 - Fantastic Worlds (Jan-2020)
2 - Battle Zone (Jan-2020)
3 - Time for Action (Jan-2020)
4 - Sneaky Spies (Jan-2020)

Mighty Bots

1 - Animal Robots (Aug-2017)
2 - Battling Robots (Aug-2017)
3 - Medical Robots (Aug-2017)
4 - Military Robots (Aug-2017)
5 - Space Robots (Aug-2017)
6 - Underwater Robots (Aug-2017)

Star Belchers

1 - A Spaceship Named Judy (Aug-2017)
2 - Robot Ruckus (Aug-2017)
3 - Carma Comes Home (Aug-2017)
4 - Jewel of the Galaxy (Aug-2017)

Survive!

1 - Blizzard: A Tale of Snow-Blind Survival (Jan-2009)
2 - Volcano: A Fiery Tale of Survival (Jan-2009)
3 - Tornado: A Twisting Tale of Survival (Jan-2016)
4 - Lost: A Wild Tale of Survival (Jan-2016)

Tartan House

1 - The Dark Lens (Aug-2014)
2 - The Squadron (Dec-2014)
3 - Flight Down (Aug-2015)

Multi-Author Series List

You Choose: Prehistoric Survival

Could You Survive the New Stone Age? (Jan-2020)

Book List in Order: 88 titles




  • They were supposed to be attending a volunteer dinner in their honor, but instead, Owen and Gray have been stranded in the middle of a raging blizzard. Once the storm subsides, the boys decide to try to find their way back to civilization. But with n...



  • It was supposed to be a fun camping trip. Tom and Kevin had been looking forward to it all summer. Kevin had never camped before, and Tom couldn't wait to show his friend how to fish and survive in the wilderness. But when the long-dormant volcano er...




  • Enter the world of spooky legends . . . if you dare. Where did vampires originate? Where has Bigfoot been spotted? Are werewolves real? Either way, these appropriately scary stories will have readers grabbing for their flashlights....





  • Flo Gardner isn't exactly thrilled when she and her mom move into Corman Towers, a giant apartment building in the middle of the city. To call their new home strange is an understatement. And things only get weirder when she meets Ferdinand, better k...



  • Boom and bam! Down it comes. Watch a building, a bridge, and a stadium get blown to pieces. ...






  • Crunch and crack! A car goes in the crusher. Watch cars get smashed and mashed. ...



  • Wham and whack! The wrecking ball hits a wall. Watch a building get knocked to the ground. ...



  • Furry and Flo thought their problems were solved when they got rid of the monster spiders at Corman Towers. But the magic portal in the basement isn't quite as sealed as they thought, and soon they're up to their necks in trouble once again. As Furry...



  • Rip and roar! Tires go in the shredder. Watch tires get torn to tiny pieces. ...



  • Glenda the origami firefly may be made of paper, but she knows a thing or two about electricity. She teaches a real firefly named Molly all about atoms, generators, transformers, and more. Zip and zap around with Glenda, and learn all about electrici...



  • Sonny the origami bird is new to the world. He doesn’t have any idea what this thing called wind is. Luckily Chuck the duck is there to explain wind, rain, snow, and more. Fly through the sky with Sonny, and learn all about weather. ...



  • When piles of sand start showing up all over Corman Towers, it can only mean one thing ― trouble. Sure enough, a mummy has escaped from the mysterious crack in the basement. It's up to Furry and Flo to guide the mummy back to his own world. But whe...



  • When a repairman at Corman Towers finds a small sapphire brooch in the laundry room and decides to take it home, trouble is unleashed once again. The mysterious crack in the basement is blown open, and an army of skeletons emerge! Furry's werewolf no...



  • Alex Hanes wishes he hadn't found the odd lens. When he held it up to the sun, Alex triggered the cryptic inscription on the lens, transporting him to an alternate world filled with ghoulish creatures. When a friend doesn't believe his story about th...



  • All Sera Visser wants to do is pass her finals. Sera is one of the few selected for a chance to be part of Zeta Squadron, an elite group of space pilots. All she needs to do is complete one flight, from the Old World to the New Colonies. Her mission ...






  • The floors are shaking, and the windows are cracking ... something big and heavy is stomping around Corman Towers. Furry and Flo are awoken by the ruckus and discover an enormous stone golem wreaking havoc in the alley behind their building. It's up ...



  • Furry and Flo tackle their newest foe, a vampire bounty hunter named Vane, in this fur vs. fangs showdown. Vane is determined to take Furry back to his own world where he belongs, and he'll stop at nothing to complete his mission. It's up to the two ...



  • Drew thought spending the summer in Florida with his little sister Maddie was the worst thing that could happen to him. He was wrong. When their plane crashes in a swampy, crocodile-infested wilderness, Drew and Maddie must rely on each other to surv...



  • Sawdust in his locker and weird music on his MP3 player -- someone is messing with Grady Hopkins. Determined to put an end to the pranks, Grady enlists friends Marco and Ava to help him decode anagrams left by the culprit. Will he solve the mystery b...



  • When a mysterious lunch thief leaves behind a card with a website address, Ava Rhodes can't help but check it out. After the site leads her to a really boring online video game, she's even more determined. Can GPS tracking help Ava and her friends fi...



  • After a hacker breaches the schools grading system and gives students failing grades, Grady Hopkins wants to set the record straight. Along with coders Ava and Marco, Grady follows a trail of IP addresses as he searches for the perpetrator. Will they...



  • Kelly roams the outskirts of the forest with her friends while they attempt to collect various bugs for a science assignment. Soon, a particularly rare butterfly catches her eye and she wanders into the woods in hot pursuit until it suddenly disappea...



  • When Ava Rhodess brand new tablet computer goes missing, shes desperate to solve the mystery. Can her fellow coding club members Marco and Grady and some quick coding help her? Or is everyone a suspect?...




  • When weird noises in the schools media center have students spooked, Marco Martinez is on the case. Marco writes up a code to alert him of any ghost-like activity. But does he have more than ghosts to be afraid of?...






  • Andy and her twin brother Tony are four-wheeling in the woods near their family cabin when they notice the sky has turned a sickly shade of green. Moments later, the sky erupts into a raucous thunderstorm and they're forced to take cover beneath an a...



  • When a spooky doll begins playing tricks on its new owner, Mrs. LaPierre, the Hauntique Hunters of Two Mile Creek find out that a local woman used to make dolls by hand from a company called Darling Dolls. From there, they gather clues to bring the m...



  • A middle grade foursome form a friendship and discover that an antique hockey puck is haunted and begin a search to find out why the puck is haunted and how they can ease the spirit’s troubles. ...



  • The Hauntique Hunters are at it again when an old phonograph turns up haunted. The kids team up with a local librarian to uncover mysteries that lead to the discovery that the phonograph once belonged to a woman who died lonely and loved to play a ce...



  • When an old red wagon moves on its own accord, the hauntique hunting crew visits the wagon’s new owner, Jim Miller, a local autobody enthusiast, to uncover the wagon’s secrets. ...





  • Help! BeegMumma is under attack by hostile aliens. As fear and panic spread through the ship's residents, Carma and the rest of the Star Belchers leap into action. But all is not what it seems, and when prejudice threatens to ruin their mission, the ...



  • This is it. The mission to end all missions. Judy is finally fixed, and she is ready to take the rest of the Star Belchers on the biggest adventure of their lives! Following a treasure map, the crew travels to both new and familiar places. But the tr...








  • The Star Belchers crew has a problem. Judy needs a new stabilization core. Without one, the Star Belchers will be grounded permanently. Tensions and stakes are high when they set out to find the replacement part, and the crew learns that choices some...




  • When Kurby put out an add for odd jobs, he thought it went out to the human ship, BeegMumma. Instead, a rescue mission request comes from across the galaxy! Will his decision to help put him, his friend Risk, and their spaceship Judy in danger? Or wi...




  • Gary the Stegosaurus wants to be a pirate. But then he gets the chance, things do NOT work out. Getting seasick is the least of Gary's worries once he’s on that ship! This delightful picture book from the Dinosaur Dreams series includes discussion ...



  • So what if her arms are extremely short? Julie the T-rex wants to be a knight, and she’s ready to prove herself to the king. Discussion questions, an interactive look-and-find section, and dinosaur facts complete this fun picture book from the Dino...



  • With accessible text and real-life stories, readers will explore the alien stories they love to fear. Take paranormal stories to the exteme. With a conversational voice, accessible text, and real-life stories, readers will explore the mysteries they ...



  • With accessible text and real-life stories, readers will explore the ghost stories they love to fear. Take paranormal stories to the exteme. With a conversational voice, accessible text, and real-life stories, readers will explore the mysteries they ...



  • With accessible text and real-life stories, readers will explore the monster stories they love to fear. Take paranormal stories to the exteme. With a conversational voice, accessible text, and real-life stories, readers will explore the mysteries the...






  • With accessible text and real-life stories, readers will explore the near-death stories they love to fear. Take paranormal stories to the exteme. With a conversational voice, accessible text, and real-life stories, readers will explore the mysteries ...



  • With accessible text and real-life stories, readers will explore stories about disappearances they love to fear. Take paranormal stories to the exteme. With a conversational voice, accessible text, and real-life stories, readers will explore the myst...



  • With accessible text and real-life stories, readers will explore the ESP stories they love to fear. Take paranormal stories to the exteme. With a conversational voice, accessible text, and real-life stories, readers will explore the mysteries they lo...



  • Miles Watley is pretty sure he’s going to die of boredom when his family moves to the small town of Adams, Tennessee. The only thing that is remotely interesting to him is the Bell Witch Cave that local lore claims is haunted. While exploring the c...



  • City-boy Robby Warner is spending the Fourth of July holiday in the small town of Hibbing, Minnesota, where the only thing thatss happening is his large, chaotic family reunion. It isn’t long before he and his cousins decide to escape the crowd to ...



  • Sara Leung is prepared for a long, quiet night when she tags along on her mom’s overnight inventory shift at a discount store in Galveston, Texas. But it isn’t long before the night turns spooky when Sara spots ghostly children playing in the ais...



  • Jayla Walters isn’t sure what to expect when her father’s job uproots her and her brother, Dion, to Estes Park, Colorado. But right away, something doesn’t seem right with their hotel. Jayla soon discovers that their home for the week, Room 217...



  • A moon shines indoors, bats fly through the stacks, and a wolf howls in the distance. That's unexpected-even for the Nightingale Library. A parade of zombie monks is marching through, and they're eating books. The only hope? Mary Shelley and Ben Fran...



  • Sandy beaches, tiny arrows, and knee-high trees. What has the Library turned into this time? The Nightingale Library pages are up against armies of tiny people on the island of Lilliput from Gulliver's Travels. Meanwhile their giant arch enemies have...



  • Cobblestone floors, heavy, dusty books, quills and parchment -- the Library has transformed. The clues: strange rustling sounds, a gentle rapping, and a black feather or two. Who's to blame? It's Poe's Raven, of course, come to find the lost Lenor...



  • It's the assistant librarian's birthday! When the Nightingale Library pages surprise him, the shock is theirs-a Minotaur has turned the Library into a deadly labyrinth! Apollo, Perseus, Theseus, and Ariadne have entered the Library to help out. Can t...



  • Alejandro Padilla isn't superstitious and he doesn't believe the stories that an old sailor doll in a Key West, Florida, museum is haunted. Robert the Doll might look creepy, but that doesn't mean the doll is cursed. So Al ignores the tour guide's wa...



  • According to local lore, the town of Chester, New Jersey, has a resident ghost. But neither Kara nor her best friend (and newest Chester resident) Natalie have ever heard of these stories. Yet it isn't long before the girls discover the legend of the...



  • Isabella Rodriguez is thrilled that she and her sister get to spend a week with their aunt in sunny Los Angeles, California. A budding photographer, Isa keeps her camera at the ready to capture all the iconic sights -- especially those of the histori...



  • Manchac Swamp in New Orleans, Louisiana, is rumored to be haunted, but Josh Athens doesn't believe it. It certainly didn't affect his decision to take a job with Bayou Boat Tours. But while trying to reach a stranded boat of tourists, Josh's coworker...



  • Bravely storming the beaches of Normandy. Holding down the front lines while under attack from the enemy. Battling enemy fighters through the streets of a wartorn city. Fans of combat video games enjoy these scenarios and many more. But what is the t...



  • You've suddenly time traveled thousands of years into the past. The world around you looks wild and unfamiliar. The humans you encounter can't understand a word you say. Now they're running at you carrying stone tools! Do you have what it takes to su...



  • Fighting off brigands and thieves while exploring the wild. Searching for better quality weapons and armor. Exploring twisting tunnels and dark caverns while fighting increasingly difficult monsters. Fans of role-playing video games enjoy all these t...



  • Quietly infiltrating a high-security building to steal secret documents. Sneaking behind enemy lines to rescue an important government official. Secretly listening to an enemy's conversation without getting caught. Fans of stealthy video games enjoy ...



  • Hunting for treasure and artifacts in the ruins of an ancient lost city. Solving complex puzzles to open the doors to a secret passage. Discovering the truth about a legendary figure from history. Fans of adventure video games love these activities a...



  • It isn’t long after Treva Gallo moves into her new Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, neighborhood that she starts to see otherworldly people around town. And the more ghosts she sees, the more they seek her out. As Treva researches her new neighborhoodâ€...



  • Ben Tajima doesn’t claim to have hit the jackpot with the small toy boat he finds on the Riverwalk in Chicago, Illinois. Still, the antique trinket is cool, even if it is a little dirty. Yet strange things start to happen after he brings the toy ba...



  • Marisa and Lorenzo Conchito and their friends want to make an old-fashioned vampire movie. Luckily their friend Jeff knows just the place to film it. His uncle Felix was an actor in several old horror movies, and his creepy old mansion is the perfect...



  • Wally Featherby loves animals. He has several pets, including a frog, a tarantula, a hedgehog named Mimi, and a parrot named Golly. But one day while teaching Golly to say Mimi’s name, something strange happens. His family starts claiming to se...



  • Wes has never been fishing. He doesn’t even like eating fish! So when his best friend, Josh, invites him on a fishing trip to his family’s cabin, Wes isn’t too excited. But then Josh’s dad tells a story about catching a gigant...




  • Adrina can’t wait to go pronghorn hunting in Wyoming with her dad and uncle. Her obnoxious cousin Frankie is coming too. She’s determined to ignore him as the family sets off on their trip. But soon, Frankie takes his jokes on Adrina way ...







  • It's time to make cookies and Bruce wants to help! The problem is, he wants to do it his way. Will the cookies be even better…or the worst ever? Bruce learns that following directions can be pretty sweet! Downloadable Teacher Notes available....



  • Everyone is trying new things, but not Bruce. He is pretty sure he won't like trying anything new and doesn't. So why is everyone else having fun? Bruce takes a risk on TRY DAY and is surprised by what he finds! Downloadable Teacher Notes available....



  • His family needs some help, but Bruce is too busy doing his own thing. When things don't get done around his home, he's not happy. Bruce discovers that when everybody is busy, things don't go so well! Downloadable Teacher Notes available....



  • Bruce visits the library for the first time and can't believe it. His friends can't believe how loud he is. Bruce quickly finds out that being excited doesn't mean being extra noisy! Downloadable Teacher Notes available....



  • Bruce wants to go outside and play with his friends. There's only one problem: his room is a mess. Until it's cleaned up, Bruce is not going anywhere, and he isn't happy about it! Downloadable Teacher Notes available....



  • Bruce doesn't always say the right thing. When his friends and family share things with him, he isn't very nice. After seeing what his words do, Bruce learns that making people feel bad doesn't feel good...at all! Downloadable Teacher Notes available...







  • A young boy investigates online claims of Bigfoot sightings in this installment of the Cyber Sleuths chapter book series. Young sleuth Cliff Ringold is a fan of legendary cryptid creatures. When a local resort posts “evidence” of Bigfoot,...



  • A young boy investigates an online claim about the lost city of Atlantis in this installment of the Cyber Sleuths chapter book series. Nick Pendleton’s favorite online star, Griff Willis, is lighting up the internet. In a series of social media...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Thomas Kingsley Troupe has published 88 books.

The next book by Thomas Kingsley Troupe, The Sasquatch Suspect, will be published in August 2024.

The first book by Thomas Kingsley Troupe, Patrick's Super Socks, was published in January 2008.

Yes. Thomas Kingsley Troupe has 12 series.