Pullman High Books in Order

The Pullman High books are linked less by one big plot than by a shared place and mood. These stories are set in Pullman, Washington, the small-town backdrop Janette Rallison has said inspired a lot of her work. That matters, because the series understands exactly how high school feels when rumors travel fast, everyone overlaps, and one bad moment can follow you from class to class.

Rather than focusing on a single heroine, the books move through different girls at the same school. One is trying to survive first love and a fake-boyfriend mess. Another is juggling college pressure, popularity, and a student body campaign. Another is dealing with cheerleader drama, public embarrassment, and the temptation to get revenge. The setups are different, but they all live in the same world of lunchtime gossip, shifting friendships, and humiliations that feel huge when you are sixteen.

That shared-school format is a big part of the fun. Side characters can echo across the books, and Pullman High itself starts to feel familiar, like a real campus instead of a generic teen backdrop. The cheerleaders, the student leaders, the crushes, the parents, even the social pecking order, all help give the series a lived-in feel.

Small towns do not let you disappear.

Rallison writes this setting with a lot of affection, but not in a sentimental way. She remembers how awkward adolescence can be, and these books lean into that. People say the wrong thing. They misread each other. They try to protect their pride and only make matters worse. The comedy usually comes from that very human mix of insecurity and confidence that teens carry around at the same time.

The tone is firmly romantic comedy, but the books are not empty fluff. Under the jokes, they care about identity, friendship, bullying, family expectations, and the long process of learning not to define yourself by the worst thing someone said about you in the hallway. The heroines are often bright and capable, but they are also impulsive, dramatic, and still figuring themselves out, which makes them easy to root for.

If you want a series with high school stakes, quick banter, and different leads who all feel like they belong to the same place, Pullman High does that well. These are the kinds of books where prom, pep rallies, school elections, and a bad song at the wrong moment can feel like the end of the world, until love and perspective show up just in time.