Reading order · Kids & middle grade
Fudge Reading Order
Fudge by Judy Blume has 5 main books (1972–2002). Start with Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (1972) and read the numbered books in order.
By Judy Blume
Fudge books in order
Your reading speed
- 2 h 6 min
- 2 h 25 min
- 2 h 54 min
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- 2 h 34 min
- 3 h 44 min
Main books together: 784 pages, about 13 h 43 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Fudge: common questions
- How many books are in the Fudge series?
- There are 5 main books in Fudge. The most recent main book listed here is Double Fudge (2002).
- What order should I read Fudge in?
- Read Fudge in its numbered order: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, Superfudge, Fudge-a-Mania, and so on.
- What is the first Fudge book?
- The first book is Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume, published in 1972.
- How long does it take to read the whole Fudge series?
- The 5 main books add up to about 784 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 13½ hours of reading, or about 28 days at 30 minutes a day.