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Ghost Bird Books in Order

Part ofC L Stone Books in Order

See the Ghost Bird books in order by C L Stone, with quick summaries, companion reads, series background, and helpful notes on where this Academy story begins.

Last updated: June 8, 2026

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20 books

1

Introductions

by C L Stone

2012

Sheltered Sang Sorenson wants one normal friendship, not another night trapped by her parents' fears. Meeting Kota and his group of Academy boys gives her that chance, but their kindness comes tangled with secrets.

2

First Days

by C L Stone

2013

Sang starts Ashley Waters High hoping to disappear less and live more. Instead, school violence, hostile administrators, and the Academy boys' hidden mission turn her first days into a fight to stay standing.

3

Forgiveness and Permission

by C L Stone

2013

With her mother hospitalized and her father gone, Sang is suddenly freer and more fragile at the same time. The Academy team steps in to care for her, just as old enemies and school officials close in.

4

Friends vs. Family

by C L Stone

2013

After one of her mother's punishments nearly kills her, Sang's new friends stop treating her home life as background noise. The Academy boys push deeper into her world and make it clear they want her safe, whether her family likes it or not.

5

Drop of Doubt

by C L Stone

2014

Anonymous threats force Sang and the boys behind the walls of the Morgan estate, where safety starts to feel shaky too. Someone knows too much, and hiding only gives the unseen enemy more room to strike.

6

House of Korba

by C L Stone

2014

Homecoming week should be simple, but Silas's buried past comes roaring back at the worst possible time. Bomb threats, stalking, and school politics force the Academy team to push past defense and finally hit back.

7

Push and Shove

by C L Stone

2014

Sang is pulled deeper into the boys' lives as trouble at Ashley Waters keeps growing. Nathan's violent father resurfaces, emotions start slipping past the rules, and the cost of staying together gets harder to ignore.

8

Sound of Snowfall

by C L Stone

2014

This quiet winter short spends a day off with Sang and the boys instead of throwing them into another crisis. It is a warm, playful pause that shows why their growing bond matters.

9

Touch of Mischief

by C L Stone

2014

This Halloween short gives Sang and the boys a brief chance to breathe. Scary movies, pumpkins, and teasing affection carry them toward homecoming, even while the bigger pressures around them never fully let up.

10

The Healing Power of Sugar

by C L Stone

2015

Sang's absences and secrets leave her in trouble at school, where one more mistake could bring adults crashing into everything the team is hiding. Then suspicion starts circling Luke, and the cracks inside the group widen.

11

The Other Side of Envy

by C L Stone

2015

Sang wants a real place in the Academy, but getting there means winning over the boys and facing what they still hide from her. At the same time, Gabriel pulls away, sending her digging into a painful past.

12

First Kiss

by C L Stone

2016

Sang is finally brought toward an official meeting with the Academy, but even her own team is unsure whether the timing is safe. To stay with them, she has to prove she can face new rules, new tests, and new alliances.

13

Black and Green

by C L Stone

2017

Sang's father returns and demands she come home, dragging her back toward a life she no longer wants. Between family pressure and growing strain inside the team, her place in the Academy suddenly feels far from secure.

14

Love's Cruel Redemption

by C L Stone

2018

Back at Ashley Waters, Sang tries to look like a normal student while the lies around her keep getting harder to manage. When the truth starts reaching Kota's family, Nathan takes on the kind of burden that could break the whole team.

15

Gabriel

by C L Stone

2019

Gabriel has friends, but he still longs for someone who really notices him. When Sang enters the picture, her kindness and curiosity hit him hard, and helping her starts to feel like something deeper.

16

Nathan

by C L Stone

2019

Nathan understands what damage at home can do, which is why Sang unsettles him so quickly. In this companion story, his urge to help her becomes personal long before she knows how much he sees.

17

Unsung Requiem

by C. L. Stone

2021

18

Unsung Requiem

by C L Stone

2021

After a disastrous birthday and a fight with his parents, Victor finally steps out from under the life built for him. Freedom looks good on him, until his public image threatens Sang, the team, and everything they are hiding.

19

Her Song in His Heart

by C L Stone

2022

A lead tied to Sang's mother sends her and Gabriel toward family history neither of them can ignore. The trip opens old wounds, new answers, and a closer look at why Gabriel matters so much to her.

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Ties Left Unsevered

by C L Stone

2026

Kota is stretched thin when trouble from his father's side threatens to return and the team starts shifting into a new phase. Sang sees just how much he holds together as both of them try to keep old ties from strangling the present.

Series background & context

Ghost Bird is the center of C L Stone's Academy world, and it starts with Sang Sorenson, a quiet, sheltered teenager who has spent years surviving a frightening home life. When her family lands in a new school district, Sang stumbles into friendship with Kota Lee and then the rest of his group, Victor, Silas, Nathan, Gabriel, Luke, and North. What looks like a lucky break at first turns into something much bigger, because these boys are tied to a hidden organization called the Academy, and nothing around them is ever as simple as it seems.

Sang is not looking for adventure. She is looking for air.

That is part of what makes the series work. Sang begins as someone who has been trained to stay small, keep quiet, and expect the worst from other people. The boys are almost the opposite. They are active, protective, secretive, and always in motion. They are also carrying their own family damage, rules, and loyalties. As Sang gets pulled into their orbit, the books become a long story about trust, recovery, and whether a group built around missions and silence can make room for one scared girl who changes everything.

The setting matters a lot. Ashley Waters High is crowded, messy, and often dangerous, and the larger Charleston backdrop gives the books a strong sense of place. School politics, cruel adults, family interference, stalkers, bomb threats, and Academy enemies keep the tension high. At the same time, the emotional core stays close to the ground. Sleepovers, breakfasts, rides to school, small rescues, and awkward conversations carry as much weight as the bigger suspense plots.

It is a slow burn on purpose.

If you like clean lines between genres, Ghost Bird likes to smudge them. It is young adult romance, but it is also mystery, found family, school suspense, and a long-running why choose relationship story. The romance develops carefully and in layers. So does Sang's role in the Academy. A big part of the appeal is watching her move from outsider to someone the team cannot imagine losing.

The books also expand sideways in fun ways. Later installments spend more time inside different boys' histories and pressures, and companion books like the Meeting Sang stories let readers revisit the beginning from other points of view. Short extras such as Touch of Mischief and Sound of Snowfall give the series room to breathe between heavier plot turns. Still, Ghost Bird is best read in sequence. The emotional beats stack, the mysteries build on each other, and every new layer hits harder when you have seen this strange little family grow from the start.

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