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Adventures of Wishbone Series in Order: 21 books


  • Brad Strickland
    Book - 1

    Horrible monsters are taking a bite out of the kingdom! Who you gonna call? When Joe Talbot's backpack is confiscated, Wishbone be Adventures of and Joe must confront a scary neighbor who owns a big, mean dog to get it back. This reminds Wishbone ...



  • Brad Strickland
    Book - 2

    Ahoy! Buried treasure is always a good reason to dig up adventure! There's treasure in Oakdale! To find it, Wishbone, Joe, Samantha, and David must enter the condemned Trumbull barn. This reminds Wishbone of the high-seas tale Treasure Island, and h...



  • Caroline Leavitt
    Book - 3

    BATTER UP! IT'S A DOUBLE-HEADER! Joe Talbot thinks that coaching is easy. Then he fills in as coach for the toughest bunch of players he's ever seen -- a group of five-year-old girls! T-ball will never be the same. This predicament reminds Wishbone...



  • Caroline Leavitt
    Book - 4

    No food! No electricity! No squeaky toys! Talk about roughing it! Oakdale is shut down during a blackout, and Joe's big chance to get noticed by the eighth-grade basketball coach will be left in the dark--unless he and Wishbone can somehow hightail ...



  • Michael Jan Friedman
    Book - 5

    The bells of a great cathedral ring out danger for one brave pup! During a fast-paced roller hockey game, Wishbone sees an awkward boy named Nathaniel try to compete, only to be humiliated by the other players. The incident reminds Wishbone of the...



  • Vivian Sathre
    Book - 6

    This is no cat nap! If it isn't one thing, it's another. Wishbone tries to catch a snooze in his big red chair, but he has to deal with interruption after interruption. Meanwhile, Wishbone's best friend, Joe Talbot, faces a problem of his own with...



  • Michael Jan Friedman
    Book - 7

    This is one mutt who won't be muzzled for long! Damont Jones is running unopposed for class president and wants to keep it that way. He hatches a plot to keep Joe Talbot busy as catcher for the traveling Little League team. The Damonster's plan is a...



  • Bill Crider
    Book - 8

    It's one for all, and all for fun! Wishbone is locked out of the school, while Joe Talbot, Samantha Kepler, and David Barnes are inside checking out a new CD-ROM. This reminds Wishbone of The Three Musketeers and the story of a young Frenchman nam...



  • Joanne Barkan
    Book - 9

    It's going to take more than two sitters to take care of these kids! It's the best of times -- Saturday morning, and Wishbone is ready to play! It's the worst of times -- David Barnes decides to babysit his sister and her friend at the Talbots'! W...






  • Alexander Steele
    Book - 10

    A test of courage... A stormy sea voyage... A really big whale! Someone has run off with Joe Talbot's basketball -- someone wearing a White Whales team emblem. Joe and Wishbone decide they will get it back, no matter what. This incident reminds ...



  • Olga Litowinsky
    Book - 11

    No one is going to hid anything under his nose! Joe Talbot's history teacher confiscates a top-secret note Joe has written. Now, Joe and Wishbone must make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands -- like those belonging to a troublemaker named C...



  • Vivian Sathre
    Book - 12

    This pup can't help but find adventure! A graffiti artist is painting the town -- literally! The prime suspect is a troublemaker named Curtis. The only person who knows Curtis is innocent is Joe Talbot, but telling the truth could land Joe in the ...



  • Carla Jablonski
    Book - 13

    This is not your ordinary ocean cruise! It is definitely a bad day for Wishbone! First, he gets kidnapped by five-year-old Emily Barnes. If that isn't enough, a land-development company tries to bulldoze one of Oakdale's favorite trees. The area s...



  • Nancy Butcher
    Book - 14

    It's double trouble for this pup! Joe Talbot's neighbor, Wanda Gilmore, meets the man of her dreams. But Joe, Ellen Talbot, and Wishbone are puzzled by the change in Wanda's personality -- she's just not herself. Wanda invites the Talbots to atten...



  • Joanne Barkan
    Book - 15

    Camelot will never be the same! Using a computer, Joe Talbot and David Barnes decide to publish a sports newsletter that will put the school's existing one to shame. New technology over old ideas? This reminds Wishbone of Mark Twain's hilarious clas...



  • Alexander Steele
    Book - 16

    When he and his friends try to stop Oakdale's real estate developer from destroying part of the local park, Wishbone is reminded of the conflict between nature and civilization as he imagines himself as Hawkeye, the scout from James Fenimore Cooper's...




  • Brad Strickland
    Book - 18

    Get ready for a really big adventure! Only two basketball teams stand between Joe Talbot's team and the playoffs! One team's players are a little shorter than average, while the other team's members are a little taller. Wishbone sees that Joe migh...



  • Brad Strickland
    Book - 19

    Inspired by King Solomon's Mines, Wishbone imagines himself as the brave adventurer Allan Quatermain, who faces nonstop danger and excitement while attempting to find a legendary lost treasure. ...







  • Alexander Steele
    Book - 21

    When confronted with protecting his personal freedom and helping his friend find lost treasure, Wishbone is reminded of the tale of a young boy who tries to escape his unhappy life and the runaway slave who befriends him....


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

There are 21 books in the Adventures of Wishbone series.

The Adventures of Wishbone series does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Huckleberry Dog (Book 21), was published in March 2000.

The first book in the Adventures of Wishbone series, Be a Wolf!, was published in June 1997.

The Adventures of Wishbone series primarily falls into the Suspense genre. This middle grade series was written for ages 8-12, but can be enjoyed by older readers as well.