Lisa Greenwald

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  • Bibliography:
    27 Books (5 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 2009
  • Latest Book:
    May 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Ellie's Deli

1 - Wishing on Matzo Ball Soup! (Sep-2023)
2 - In a Pickle! (Sep-2024)

Friendship List

1 - 11 Before 12 (Aug-2017)
2 - 12 Before 13 (Sep-2018)
3 - 13 and Counting (Aug-2019)
4 - 13 and 3/4 (Aug-2020)

Lucy Desberg

1 - My Life in Pink & Green (Mar-2009)
2 - My Summer of Pink & Green (Mar-2013)
3 - Pink & Green Is the New Black (Oct-2014)

The Seagate Summers

1 - Welcome to Dog Beach (Apr-2014)
2 - Dog Beach Unleashed (May-2015)

Tbh

1 - Tbh, This Is So Awkward (Jan-2018)
2 - TBH, This May Be TMI (Jun-2018)
3 - TBH, Too Much Drama (Dec-2018)
4 - TBH, IDK What's Next (May-2019)
5 - TBH, I Feel the Same (Jan-2020)
6 - TBH, You Know What I Mean (Jun-2020)
7 - TBH, No One Can EVER Know (Jan-2021)
8 - TBH, I Don't Want to Say Good-bye (May-2021)

Book List in Order: 27 titles

  • My Life in Pink & Green

    Lucy Desberg - 1

    Best friend's got her first mega crush? Boost her confidence and help her get noticed. Want to be a makeup mogul? Keep up with all the latest products, and practice! Twelve-year-old Lucy Desberg believes in taking fate into her own hands. When the...

  • Sweet Treats & Secret Crushes

    Some people pursue happiness, you create it. Seventh graders Olivia, Kate, and Georgia have been best friends since their families all moved into the same Brooklyn apartment building. But lately their friendship has been strained -- confident Kate...

  • Reel Life Starring Us

    Rockwood Hills Junior High is known for the close-knit cliques that rule the school. When arty new girl Dina gets the opportunity to do a video project with queen bee Chelsea, she thinks this is her ticket to a great new social life. But Chelsea has ...

  • The Ultimate Baby Owner's Manual

    Pregnant yoga pals Alice, Ellie and Mira are all entering their eight month and decide to bid Brooklyn, NY and their husbands goodbye for the ultimate Labor Day Weekend of pampering and relaxation. At the LilyPad, a luxurious beach side inn, they pla...

  • My Summer of Pink & Green

    Lucy Desberg - 2

    At the end of My Life in Pink & Green, Lucy Desberg had just won the grant that would save her family’s pharmacy -- and turn it into a modern eco-spa. Now it’s summer, and the work has begun in earnest. Lucy figures that with the spa opening and ...

  • Welcome to Dog Beach

    The Seagate Summers - 1

    Eleven-year-old Remy loves Seagate, the island where her grandmother had a house and where her family spends every summer vacation. But this year’s different. Remy misses her dog, Danish, who recently passed away. The usual Seagate traditions don...

  • Pink & Green Is the New Black

    Lucy Desberg - 3

    LUCY DESBERY IS BACK! She's in eighth grade, and she's determined to make this year perfect. On the outside, things couldn't be better: her family's spa is doing well, and she has a boyfriend, Yamir. But Yamir's in high school now, and Lucy's too ...

  • Dog Beach Unleashed

    The Seagate Summers - 2

    Remy can’t wait for another summer on Seagate Island. It’s time to bring back her successful dog-sitting business on Dog Beach and see her favorite friends. But instead of sunny days and fun in the sand, the summer is off to a rainy start. Remy a...

  • Kale, My Ex, and Other Things to Toss in a Blender

    A breakup + a food truck + a whole lot of kale = the best recipe for a broken heart! Fans of Jenny Han, Morgan Matson, and Huntley Fitzpatrick will love this hilarious and heartfelt novel. When Mia’s summer starts with an epic breakup, she’s ...



  • 11 Before 12

    Friendship List - 1

    Fans of Lauren Myracle and Wendy Mass will love acclaimed author Lisa Greenwald’s new duology about two best friends who kick-start middle school with a bucket list of eleven things they need to do to become AMAZING before their joint twelfth birth...

  • Tbh, This Is So Awkward

    Tbh - 1

    Told entirely in text messages, this addictive new series from the acclaimed author of My Life in Pink & Green is perfect for fans of Lauren Myracle and Wendy Mass. To be honest, middle school is rough! Cecily, Gabby, and Prianka have been BFFAE ...

  • TBH, This May Be TMI

    Tbh - 2

    Told entirely in text messages, the second book in this addictive series from the acclaimed author of 11 Before 12 is perfect for fans of Lauren Myracle and Rachel Renee Russell. TBH, Cece has no time for her boy-crazy friends. She wants to make a...

  • 12 Before 13

    Friendship List - 2

    Fans of Lauren Myracle and Wendy Mass will adore the second book in this hilarious series about two BFFs who master middle school with a list of twelve goals they MUST achieve before their thirteenth birthday. Inspired by the success of their fir...

  • TBH, Too Much Drama

    Tbh - 3

    Told entirely in text messages, the third book in this addictive series from the acclaimed author of 11 Before 12 is perfect for fans of Lauren Myracle and Rachel Renee Russell. Cece, Gabby, and Prianka can’t wait for Spirit Week, aka the last w...

  • TBH, IDK What's Next

    Tbh - 4

    Three BFFs set out to have the BEST SUMMER EVER in the fourth book in this addictive series told entirely in text messages. BFFAEs Prianka, Cece, and Gabby are ready to have an unforgettable summer -- but they don’t agree on what that means. ...

  • 13 and Counting

    Friendship List - 3

    Fans of Lauren Myracle and Rachel Renee Russo's Dork Diaries will adore the third book in this laugh-out-loud series about two BFFs who master middle school with a list of thirteen goals they MUST achieve before their first summer apart. With ...

  • TBH, I Feel the Same

    Tbh - 5

    Three BFFs try to make new friends but keep the old in the fifth book in Lisa Greenwald’s hilarious series told entirely in text messages, emojis, and notes. Perfect for fans of Invisible Emmie and the Dork Diaries books. Making new friends is a...

  • TBH, You Know What I Mean

    Tbh - 6

    Three BFFs prove that girls can do anything they set their minds to in the sixth book in this hilarious series told entirely in text messages, emojis, and passed notes. Perfect for fans of Invisible Emmie and the Dork Diaries. TBH, sometimes boys ...

  • 13 and 3/4

    Friendship List - 4

    BFFs Ari and Kaylan make a new bucket list as they set out for different summer camps in the fourth and final Friendship List novel. The perfect summer read for fans of Lauren Myracle and Rachel Renee Russo’s Dork Diaries! Ari and Kaylan aren’...



  • TBH, No One Can EVER Know

    Tbh - 7

    With a Valentine’s Day dance, snooping parents, and way too many secrets, these four BFFs have a lot to deal with in the seventh book in this hilarious series told entirely in text messages, emojis, and passed notes, perfect for fans of Invisible E...

  • TBH, I Don't Want to Say Good-bye

    Tbh - 8

    When summer break brings BIG changes, these BFFs 4EVA may end up saying good-bye 4EVA in the eighth and final book in this popular middle-grade series told entirely in text messages, emojis, and passed notes. Perfect for fans of Invisible Emmie and t...

  • Dear Friends

    From Lisa Greenwald, the beloved author of the TBH and Friendship List series, comes a novel about one girl’s mission to revisit her top 5 friendship fails and prove she’s totally best friend material! Eleni is the kind of person who’s alw...

  • Absolutely, Positively Natty

    Natty deals with moving after her mom’s departure by pulling a “Ted Lasso” and starting a pep squad in this standalone middle-grade novel about friendship and toxic positivity by the author of TBH and the Friendship List series.When Natty’s m...

  • Wishing on Matzo Ball Soup!

    Ellie's Deli - 1

    From Lisa Greenwald, the beloved author of the TBH and Friendship List series, comes a new series about a girl trying to save her family's deli. Ellie’s family owns the town deli. Its official name is Lukshen Deli, but everybody calls it Ellie’s ...

  • Fortune Tellers

    Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants meets That's So Raven in bestselling author Lisa Greenwald’s charming middle grade novel about three recently separated best friends who discover the paper fortune tellers they made in third grade are the key to st...

  • In a Pickle!

    Ellie's Deli - 2

    From Lisa Greenwald, the beloved author of the TBH and Friendship List series, and award-winning illustrator Galia Bernstein, comes Ellie's Deli: In a Pickle, the sequel to Wishing on Matzo Ball Soup! After saving her family&rs...

  • The Summer of the Fortune Tellers

    The Summer of the Fortune Tellers has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher....

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Lisa Greenwald has published 27 books.

The next book by Lisa Greenwald, The Summer of the Fortune Tellers, will be published in May 2025.

The first book by Lisa Greenwald, My Life in Pink & Green, was published in March 2009.

Yes. Lisa Greenwald has 5 series.
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