Every Spy School Book in Order, 1 to 14 (2026 List)

Your child finishes the first Spy School book on a Saturday afternoon and wants book 2 before dinner. Then the bookstore shelf shows novels, graphic novels and a puzzle book with the same logo, and you start to wonder which one comes next. This guide puts the Spy School books in order, answers how many Spy School books there are as of November 2026, and tells you when the next one comes out.

Spy School books in order: the full list

The Spy School series has 14 novels as of November 2026, all written by Stuart Gibbs and published by Simon & Schuster. The order below comes from the author's Spy School page, and the years match the bibliography on Stuart Gibbs's Wikipedia page.

The series hero is Ben Ripley, a middle schooler who is recruited into a secret CIA academy and finds himself in real missions much sooner than he expected. Since 2015 a new novel has come out every year, and the recent ones arrive in the fall.

The newest Spy School book is Spy School Goes East, book 14, released October 6, 2026. Stuart Gibbs revealed the title and plot in February 2026: the adult spies of the Hale family disappear on a mission to China, and Ben and his fellow spies-in-training go east to find them.

The trail runs from the skyscrapers of Shanghai to the Great Wall and the Gobi desert. The author keeps the rest secret on purpose, because he thinks a book is more fun when you know less before you open it.

When is the next Spy School book coming out?

The next Spy School novel is book 15, and Stuart Gibbs lists it as "still untitled" with a fall 2027 release on his Spy School page. Nothing else about it is public yet.

Two other Spy School releases come sooner. Spy School Goes South the Graphic Novel is due in April 2027, and the nonfiction Spy School Secret Files: Totally True Tales From World War II came out on November 10, 2026.

How many Spy School books are there?

Fourteen Spy School novels are out as of November 2026. Around the novels sit three more kinds of books with the same name on the cover, so the full Spy School shelf holds 21 books.

Only the 14 novels tell the main story. The other seven books are extras, so a child who wants to know what happens next needs only the novels.

Spy School graphic novels

Five Spy School graphic novels are out as of November 2026, each a full-color retelling of one of the first five novels. Spy School the Graphic Novel came out in 2022, Spy Camp in 2023, Evil Spy School in 2024, Spy Ski School in 2025, and Spy School Secret Service in April 2026.

Spy School Goes South the Graphic Novel, the sixth, is listed for April 2027. The graphic novels follow the same order as the novels, so a child who reads both gets each story twice.

Most kids should start with the novel, because the full books have more of the jokes and the plot. A graphic novel is a fair first step for a child who stalls on long chapter books, and our guide to graphic novels for kids explains how comics help build reading stamina.

Do you have to read Spy School in order?

Yes, read the Spy School books in order. Each novel has its own mission and its own ending, but the friendships, the rivalries and the villains carry over, and later books refer to things that happened earlier. The two box sets on the author's page, "Spy School vs SPYDER" and "Spy School The Next Stage," follow the same order.

A child who starts with book 9 can follow the action, but many of the jokes and twists land only if they know what came before. Here is a simple way to work through the series.

1. Start with Spy School. Book 1 sets up Ben, the academy and the people he meets there. Everything else builds on it.
2. Follow the numbers to book 14. Use the table above as a checklist, and keep it on the fridge or in the library bag.
3. Treat the graphic novels as extras. They retell books 1 to 5, so they fit as a reread or a way in for a reluctant reader.
4. Add the companion books at any time. Entrance Exam and Secret Files do not continue the story, so they fit between novels.
5. Plan for the wait. After book 14, the next novel is a year away, which is a good time to try another series by the same author.

Where the companion books fit

The two companion books sit beside the series, not inside it. Spy School Entrance Exam, published September 24, 2024, is a puzzle book by puzzle maker Jeff Chen, with tips from Spy School characters at the start of each section.

Spy School Secret Files is Stuart Gibbs's first nonfiction book. He announced the spin-off in March 2026 after a visit to CIA headquarters: Ben Ripley narrates true World War II spy stories, and the author says at least one more book will follow.

Is there a Spy School movie?

There is no Spy School movie. On July 9, 2026, Stuart Gibbs announced that Disney+ is developing Spy School as a series, made by Fox TV as a live-action streaming show.

The author calls this "only the first step." In a November 4, 2026 update on the same post, he wrote that the pilot episode is written and Disney+ likes it, and that the studio is now working on budgets and thinking about casting. No actors have been cast, and the show is not confirmed.

What the Disney+ series would look like

The plan, as the author describes it, is one book per season, live action, not animated. Chris Fedak, who created the CIA action-comedy Chuck, is the showrunner and writes the pilot.

Maximum Effort, Ryan Reynolds's production company, and producer Emma Watts are attached, and Stuart Gibbs is a producer on the show. Disney+ turned the idea down once before, so treat any release date you see online with care until the author confirms it.

What age are Spy School books for?

Spy School books are written for ages 8 to 12, the range retail listings such as Bookroo give for the newest book. Common Sense Media rates the first book 10+.

In practice, most kids pick up the series between third and sixth grade. A strong 8-year-old can read it alone, and a younger sibling often enjoys it as a read-aloud. For more picks at this level, see our books for 5th graders and the top 20 must-read children's books for ages 8 to 10.

Content notes for parents

Common Sense Media says the first book has the violence and weapons use typical of a spy story, but "considerably less injurious," along with mild language and some innuendo from boys about girls in the class. The tone is comic, and much of the humor comes from Ben being out of his depth in the field.

A sensitive 8-year-old may find the action easier to handle in daylight than at bedtime. If a scene worries your child, talk it through, then keep going.

Stuart Gibbs's other series

Stuart Gibbs writes several other middle-grade series, which makes him an easy next stop while you wait for book 15. The lists below come from his Wikipedia bibliography and his website.

• FunJungle. Teddy Fitzroy solves mysteries at a theme-park zoo, starting with Belly Up (2010). The tenth book, Ape Escape, came out in March 2026.
• Moon Base Alpha. A mystery series set on a base on the moon, three books from Space Case (2014) to Waste of Space (2018). Graphic novel versions began in 2025.
• Charlie Thorne. A genius girl races to protect a dangerous secret, four books from Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation (2019) to Charlie Thorne and the Royal Society (2024).
• Once Upon a Tim. A funny fantasy series about a boy who wants to become a knight, four books published in 2022 and 2023.
• Time Crime. A new series that starts with There's No Place Like Rome on March 2, 2027, about a boy sent back to ancient Rome.

He also wrote The Last Musketeer series. FunJungle is the closest match for a Spy School fan who likes humor and mysteries.

Books to read after Spy School

A child who finishes all 14 books has good options.

• More mysteries. Our list of mystery books for kids has more puzzles and plot twists at this level.
• Another long series in order. The Percy Jackson books in order mix action and humor the same way, and the Keeper of the Lost Cities books in order suit kids who want a longer saga.
• True adventure. The I Survived books in order put a kid hero inside real history.
• A mission of their own. A child who loves spy stories can be the hero of one.

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Your Spy School reading checklist

• Confirm the count. Fourteen novels are out as of November 2026, the newest being Spy School Goes East.
• Read in number order. Start with Spy School and follow the table.
• Keep the extras for later. Graphic novels, Entrance Exam and Secret Files fit between novels.
• Mark the calendar. Book 15 is due in fall 2027; the Goes South graphic novel in April 2027.
• Fill the wait. Try FunJungle or another series from the list above.

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