Brian's Saga

• Hatchet (1987)
• The River (Hatchet: The Return) (1991)
• Brian's Winter (Hatchet: Winter) (1996)
• Brian's Return (Hatchet: The Call) (1999)
• Brian's Hunt (2003)

Mr. Tucket Saga

• Mr. Tucket (1969)
• Call Me Francis Tucket (1995)
• Tucket's Ride (1997)
• Tucket's Gold (1999)
• Tucket's Home (2000)

Murphy series

• Murphy (1987)
• Murphy's Gold (1988)
• Murphy's Herd (1989)
• Murphy's War (1990)

Co-authored by Brian Burks

• Murphy's Stand (1993)
• Murphy's Ambush (1995)
• Murphy's Trail (1996)

Alida's series

• The Cookcamp (1991)
• Alida's Song (1999)
• The Quilt (2004)

World of Adventure

• The Legend of Red Horse Cavern (1994)
• Rodomonte's Revenge (Video Trap) (1994)
• Escape from Fire Mountain (1995)
• The Rock Jockeys (Devil's Wall) (1995)
• Hook 'Em Snotty! (1995)
• Danger on Midnight River (1995)
• The Gorgon Slayer (1995)
• Captive! (1995)
• Project - A Perfect World (Perfect Danger) (1996)
• The Treasure of El Patron (Treasure Ship) (1996)
• Skydive! (1996)
• The Seventh Crystal (1996)
• The Creature of Black Water Lake (1997)
• Time Benders (1997)
• Grizzly (1997)
• Thunder Valley (1998)
• Curse of the Ruins (1998)
• Flight of the Hawk (1998)

Tales to Tickle the Funnybone

• The Boy Who Owned the School (1990)
• Harris and Me (1993)
• The Schernoff Discoveries (1997)
• The Glass Cafe (2003)
• Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day (2004)
• The Amazing Life of Birds: The Twenty-Day Puberty Journal of Duane Homer Leech (2006)

Culpepper Adventures

• The Case of the Dirty Bird (1992)
• Dunc's Doll (1992)
• Culpepper's Cannon (1992)
• Dunc Gets Tweaked (1992)
• Dunc's Halloween (1992)
• Dunc Breaks the Record (1992)
• Dunc and the Flaming Ghost (1992)
• Amos Gets Famous (1993)
• Dunc and Amos Hit the Big Top (1993)
• Dunc's Dump (1993)
• Dunc and the Scam Artists (1993)
• Dunc and Amos and the Red Tattoos (1993)
• Dunc's Undercover Christmas (1993)
• Wild Culpepper Cruise (1993)
• Dunc and the Haunted Castle (1993)
• Cowpokes and Desperadoes (1994)
• Prince Amos (1994)
• Coach Amos (1994)
• Amos and the Alien (1994)
• Dunc and Amos Meet the Slasher (1994)
• Dunc and the Greased Sticks of Doom (1994)
• Amos's Killer Concert Caper (1994)
• Amos Gets Married (1995)
• Amos Goes Bananas (1995)
• Dunc and Amos Go to the Dogs (1996)
• Amos and the Vampire (1996)
• Amos and the Chameleon Caper (1996)
• Amos Binder, Secret Agent (1997)
• Dunc and Amos on Thin Ice (1997)
• Super Amos (1997)

Liar, Liar series

• Liar, Liar: The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Deception (2011)
• Flat Broke: The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Greed (2011)
• Crush: The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Love (2012)
• Vote: The Theory, Practice, and Destructive Properties of Politics (2013)
• Family Ties: The Theory, Practice, and Destructive Properties of Relatives (2014)

Other novels

• The Special War (1966)
• Some Birds Don't Fly (1968)
• The Death Specialists (1976)
• The Implosion Effect (1976)
• C. B. Jockey (1977) (alternate title of The C.B. Radio Caper?)
• The Golden Stick (1977)
• Tiltawhirl John (1977) (also known as Tasting the Thunder in the UK)
• The C. B. Radio Caper (1977)
• Foxman (1977)
• Winterkill (1977)
• The Curse of the Cobra (1977)
• The Green Recruit (1978)
• The Spitball Gang (1980)
• Compkill (1981)
• The Sweeper (1981)
• Clutterkill (1982)
• Dancing Carl (1983)
• Popcorn Days and Buttermilk Nights (1983)
• Tracker (1984)
• Dogsong (1985)
• Sentries (1986)
• The Crossing (1987)
• The Island (1988)
• Night Rituals (1989)
• The Voyage of the Frog (1989)
• The Winter Room (1989)
• Canyons (1990)
• Kill Fee (1990)
• The Foxman (1990)
• The Night the White Deer Died (1990)
• The Monument (1991)
• Clabbered Dirt, Sweet Grass (1992)
• The Haymeadow (1992) (known as The Fourteenth Summer in the UK)
• A Christmas Sonata (1992)
• Dogteam (1993)
• Nightjohn (1993)
• Sisters / Hermanas (1993)
• The Car (1994)
• The Tent (1995)
• The Tortilla Factory (1995)
• The Rifle (1995)
• Sarny (1997)
• Worksong (1997)
• Ice Race (1997)
• The Transall Saga (1998) (known as Blue Light in the UK)
• Soldier's Heart (1998)
• Canoe Days (1999)
• The Beet Fields (2000)
• The White Fox Chronicles (2000)
• The Time Hackers (2005)
• The Legend of Bass Reeves: Being the True and Fictional Account of the Most Valiant Marshal in the West (2006)
• Lawn Boy (2007)
• Mudshark (2009)
• Notes from the Dog (2009)
• Woods Runner (2010)
• Lawn Boy Returns (2010)
• Masters of Disaster (2010)
• Paintings from the Cave: Three Novellas
  • Man of the Iron Heads
  • Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Girl
  • Erik's Rules
• Road Trip (2013) (with Jim Paulsen)
• Field Trip (2015) (with Jim Paulsen)
• Six Kids and a Stuffed Cat (2016)
• Fishbone's Song (2016)
• How to Train Your Dad (2021)
• Northwind (2022)