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Dave Barry Books in Order

9 series including Peter and the Starcatchers Series with Ridley Pearson, Never Land Series with Ridley Pearson and more

★ 12 NYT bestsellers 9 series 62 books Latest: Swamp Story (2023)

Dave Barry has written 62 books since 1983. The catalogue splits into 9 series, with Peter and the Starcatchers Series with Ridley Pearson the most substantial at 5 books. Swamp Story (2023) is the most recent addition we've catalogued.

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1 Peter and the Starcatchers Series with Ridley Pearson 2 Never Land Series with Ridley Pearson 3 Class Trip/The Worst 4 Dave Barry Other Novels 5 Dave Barry Non-Fiction Books 6 Troll Target Series with Geoffrey C. Ward, Miriam Rinn 7 Ridley Pearson Children's Books with Ridley Pearson 8 Dave Barry Children's Books with Ridley Pearson 9 Dave Barry Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

12 books

Dave Barry has placed 12 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 71 weeks on the charts.

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Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys
Dave Barry Non-Fiction Books

17 weeks on the Times Hardcover Nonfiction list · peaked at #2 · debuted Jun 1995

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Dave Barry Talks Back
Dave Barry Non-Fiction Books

15 weeks on the Times Hardcover Nonfiction list · peaked at #7 · debuted Jun 1991

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Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Dave Barry’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

9 series · 62 books

Peter and the Starcatchers Series with Ridley Pearson

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1 Peter and the Starcatchers 2004 🏆 Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award 2007🏆 Grand Canyon Reader Award 2006🏆 Audie Award 2005Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award 2007Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 2006Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Peter and the Shadow Thieves 2006 🏆 Audie Award 2007Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Peter and the Secret of Rundoon 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Peter and the Sword of Mercy 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Bridge to Never Land 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Never Land Series with Ridley Pearson

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1 Escape from the Carnivale 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Cave of the Dark Wind 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Blood Tide 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Class Trip/The Worst Series

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1 The Worst Class Trip Ever 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Worst Night Ever 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Dave Barry Other Novels

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1 Big Trouble 1999 Edgar Awards 2000Lefty Award 2000Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Tricky Business 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Science Fair ( With: Ridley Pearson) 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Lunatics ( With: Alan Zweibel) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Insane City 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Plane of Thought 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Swamp Story 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Dave Barry Non-Fiction Books

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1 The Taming of the Screw 1983 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Babies and Other Hazards of Sex 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Dave Barry's Stay Fit and Healthy Until You're Dead (Short Story) 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Dave Barry's Bad Habits: A 100% Fact-Free Book 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Claw Your Way to the Top (Short Story) 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Dave Barry's Greatest Hits 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Homes and Other Black Holes 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Dave Barry Turns Forty 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Dave Barry Talks Back 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Dave Barry Does Japan 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 The World According to Dave Barry 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Dave Barry's Gift Guide To End All Gift Guides 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Dave Barry in Cyberspace 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Dave Barry is from Mars and Venus 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Dave Barry Turns Fifty 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 The Greatest Invention In The History Of Mankind Is Beer 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 My Teenage Son's Goal In Life Is To Make Me Feel 3,500 Years Old 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Boogers are My Beat: More Lies, But Some Actual Journalism 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Dave Barry's Money Secrets: Why is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar? 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Dave Barry on Dads 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 Dave Barry's History of the Millennium 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 I'll Mature When I'm Dead 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 You Can Date Boys When You're Forty 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 Live Right and Find Happiness 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 Best. State. Ever. 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 For This We Left Egypt? (Short Story) ( With: Alan Zweibel, Adam Mansbach) 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
34 Lessons From Lucy 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
35 A Field Guide to the Jewish People ( With: Alan Zweibel, Adam Mansbach) 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Troll Target Series with Geoffrey C. Ward, Miriam Rinn

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1 Together: How We Belong 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Ridley Pearson Children's Books with Ridley Pearson

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1 Walt Disney's Peter Pan ( With: Ridley Pearson) 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Dave Barry Children's Books with Ridley Pearson

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1 Walt Disney's Peter Pan ( With: Ridley Pearson) 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Dave Barry Anthologies

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1 Florida Stories 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Naked Came the Manatee 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Putt at the End of the World 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Baseball As America Seeing Ourselves Through Our National Game 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The New Treasury of Great Humorists 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Hard Listening: The Greatest Rock Band Ever (of Authors) Tells All 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

David McAlister "Dave" Barry is a Pulitzer Prize winning American author and columnist, who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for the Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comedic novels.

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