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If you find yourself buying books because of the numbers on the spines, you've probably succumbed to the series book fever. It can be difficult to find reading suitable for younger readers, and when we discover the Boxcar Children, Trixie Belden, or the Hardy Boys it's hard to let go. And why not? A collection of 150 titles featuring the same characters and with no trace of inappropriate subject matter is pretty alluring.

The problem with a lot of series books, however, is that they aren't very well written. After the first five books or so, it's hard for any writer (or collective authors, as is most often the case) to avoid derivative storylines, recycled dialogue, or repetitive descriptions. They usually do manage to keep the content clean, however, and that's what makes a lot of series popular.

We're certainly not suggesting you should avoid books like the Nancy Drew mysteries or Dear America novels altogether. They are fun for kids, and all the series we carry are wholesome and generally free of the typical bratty kids and questionable morals of so much contemporary fiction. (The Mandie books do feature a rather disobedient heroine, but these would be the exception.) When you find a whole collection of books that you can be perfectly comfortable handing your kids, it's natural and right to take advantage of it.

We would caution that you don't let these kinds of titles form all (or even most) of your kids' reading material. The great classics aren't series books, and plenty of them are just as wholesome while maintaining a much higher quality of expression. If your kids already read plenty of great literature and just need a break, series books are a good place to look.

A word of clarification: there are plenty of excellent literary series available (for instance, The Chronicles of Narnia, Margaret Peterson Haddix's Shadow Children, C.S. Forester's Hornblower books, etc.) that we haven't included here; they're offered in our Literature Packages section. For our purposes, series books are any series including more than 8 titles, and open-ended. If the series is contained, it doesn't qualify; if each book has a number and the series is constantly growing (or grew until the author died or retired), it's a series book.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
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Abandoned on the Wild Frontier
Trailblazer Books
by Dave and Neta Jackson
from Bethany House
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
Abandoned on the Wild Frontier
Trailblazer Books
by Dave and Neta Jackson
from Castle Rock Creative
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
$8.99
Betrayer's Fortune
by Dave & Neta Jackson
from Bethany House
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
Betrayer's Fortune
by Dave & Neta Jackson
from Castle Rock Creative
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
$8.99
Boxcar Children #01
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
Orphan Stories for 2nd-4th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
$7.99 $3.50 (1 in stock)
Boxcar Children #120
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-4th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #131
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-4th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #85
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-4th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children Special #05
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Scholastic Inc.
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Choose Your Own Adventure 04
by R. A. Montgomery
from Chooseco
for 3rd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Choose Your Own Adventure 06
by R. A. Montgomery
from Chooseco
for 3rd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Encyclopedia Brown #01
by Donald J. Sobol
from Puffin Books
Mystery for 3rd-7th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
$6.99
Encyclopedia Brown #05
by Donald J. Sobol
from Puffin Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
$6.99
Encyclopedia Brown #07
by Donald J. Sobol
from Puffin Books
for 3rd-7th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
$6.99
Encyclopedia Brown #23
by Donald J. Sobol
from Yearling
for 3rd-7th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #25
by Donald J. Sobol
from Scholastic Inc.
for 2nd-5th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #28
by Donald J. Sobol
from Puffin Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Gold Miners' Rescue
Trailblazer Books
by Dave & Neta Jackson
from Bethany House
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
Gold Miners' Rescue
Trailblazer Books
by Dave & Neta Jackson
from Castle Rock Creative
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
$8.99
Journey to the End of the Earth
Trailblazer Books
by Dave & Neta Jackson
from Bethany House
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
Journey to the End of the Earth
Trailblazer Books
by Dave & Neta Jackson
from Castle Rock Creative
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
$8.99
Magic School Bus Explores the Senses
by Joanna Cole
Other Printing from Scholastic Inc.
for 1st-6th grade
in Magic School Bus (Location: SER-MSB)
$8.99
Magic Tree House #01
by Mary Pope Osborne
from Random House
for 2nd-5th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Magic Tree House #01 - Research Guide
by Mary Pope Osborne, Will Osborne
from Random House
for 2nd-5th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
$2.50 (1 in stock)
Magic Tree House #02
by Mary Pope Osborne
from Random House
for 2nd-4th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Magic Tree House #03 - Research Guide
by Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca
from Random House
for 3rd-5th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Magic Tree House #04
by Mary Pope Osborne
from Random House
for 2nd-5th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Magic Tree House #07
by Mary Pope Osborne
from Random House
for 2nd-5th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Magic Tree House #08 - Research Guide
Magic Tree House Research Guides
by Will Osborne & Mary Pope Osborne
from Random House
for 2nd-5th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Magic Tree House #15
by Mary Pope Osborne
from Random House
for 3rd-4th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Magic Tree House #16
by Mary Pope Osborne
from Random House
for 3rd-4th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Magic Tree House #21
by Mary Pope Osborne
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-4th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Magic Tree House #24
by Mary Pope Osborne
from Random House Books for Young Readers
for 1st-6th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Magic Tree House #27
by Mary Pope Osborne
from Random House
for 2nd-5th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Magic Tree House #29 - Fact Tracker
by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce, Illustrated by Carlo Molinari
1st edition from Random House Books for Young Readers
for 2nd-5th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Magic Tree House #30 (Merlin Mission #02)
by Mary Pope Osborne
1st edition from Random House Books for Young Readers
for 2nd-5th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Magic Tree House #34 (Merlin Mission #06)
by Mary Pope Osborne
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-4th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Magic Tree House #35 (Merlin Mission #07)
by Mary Pope Osborne
1st edition from Random House Books for Young Readers
for 2nd-5th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Magic Tree House #40 (Merlin Mission #12)
by Mary Pope Osborne
First Scholastic Book Club Printing from Scholastic Inc.
for 2nd-5th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Magic Tree House #41 (Merlin Mission #13)
by Mary Pope Osborne
from Scholastic Reference
for 2nd-6th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Magic Tree House #42 (Merlin Mission #14)
by Mary Pope Osborne
from Random House Books for Young Readers
for 2nd-4th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Magic Tree House #44 (Merlin Mission #16) - Fact Tracker
Magic Tree House
by Mary Pope Osborne & Natalie Pope Boyce
from Scholastic Inc.
for 2nd-5th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Magic Tree House #45 (Merlin Mission #17)
Magic Tree House
by Mary Pope Osborne
FIRST SCHOLASTIC PRINTING from Scholastic Inc.
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Magic Tree House #45 (Merlin Mission #17) - Fact Tracker
Magic Tree House
by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce
Scholastic First Printing from Scholastic Inc.
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Magic Tree House #46 (Merlin Mission #18)
Magic Tree House
by Mary Pope Osborne
First Scholastic Edition from Scholastic Inc.
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Magic Tree House #46 (Merlin Mission #18)
Magic Tree House
by Mary Pope Osborne
from Random House
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Magic Tree House #46 (Merlin Mission #18) - Fact Tracker
Magic Tree House
by Mary Pope Osborne
from Random House
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Magic Tree House #47 (Merlin Mission #19)
Magic Tree House
by Mary Pope Osborne
First Scholastic Edition from Random House
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Magic Tree House #50 (Merlin Mission #22)
by Mary Pope Osborne
from Random House
for 1st-4th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Magic Tree House #52 (Merlin Mission #24)
by Mary Pope Osborne, Illustrated by Sal Murdocca
from Scholastic Inc.
for 1st-4th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Mandie Book #01
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
Reprinted from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
$2.50 (1 in stock)
Mandie Book #02
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
Other Printing from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #03
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #04
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #05
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #06
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #07
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #08
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #09
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #12
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #13
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #14
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #15
by Lois Gladys Leppard
for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #16
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #17
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
for 2nd-6th grade
Mandie Book #19
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #20
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #21
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #22
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
Mandie Book #24
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
for 2nd-6th grade
Mandie Book #25
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
Mandie Book #27
for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #28
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #29
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #30
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #31
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #33
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #34
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #35
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #38
Mandie Books
by Lois Gladys Leppard
from Bethany House
Children's mystery for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Mandie Book #40
by Lois Gladys Leppard
Reprinted
for 2nd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Nate the Great
Nate the Great #1
by Marjorie Sharmat
from Yearling
Mystery for 1st-3rd grade
in Nate the Great (Location: SER-NATE)
$6.99
Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize
Nate the Great #8
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Reprint from Yearling
for 1st-3rd grade
in Nate the Great (Location: SER-NATE)
Nate the Great and the Lost List
Nate the Great #3
by Marjorie Sharmat
from Yearling
Mystery for 1st-3rd grade
in Nate the Great (Location: SER-NATE)
$6.99
Redwall Set (Mass-market paperbacks)
by Brian Jacques
from ACE Publishing
Fantasy for 3rd-7th grade
in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
Secret of the Hidden Scrolls #01
by M. J. Thomas
from Worthy Kids
for 1st-3rd grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Secret of the Hidden Scrolls #02
by M.J. Thomas
from Worthy Kids
for 1st-3rd grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Secret of the Hidden Scrolls #03
by M.J. Thomas
from Worthy Kids
for 1st-3rd grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Secret of the Hidden Scrolls #04
by M.J. Thomas
from Worthy Kids
for 1st-3rd grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Secret of the Hidden Scrolls #05
by M.J. Thomas
from Worthy Kids
for 1st-3rd grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Secret of the Hidden Scrolls #06
by M.J. Thomas
from Worthy Kids
for 1st-3rd grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Secret of the Hidden Scrolls #07
by M.J. Thomas
from Worthy Kids
for 1st-3rd grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Secret of the Hidden Scrolls #08
by M.J. Thomas
from Worthy Kids
for 1st-3rd grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Secret of the Hidden Scrolls #09
by M.J. Thomas
from Worthy Kids
for 1st-3rd grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Secret of the Hidden Scrolls volumes 1-9
by M.J. Thomas
from Worthy Kids
for 1st-3rd grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
Shanghaied to China
Trailblazer Books
by Dave & Neta Jackson
from Bethany House
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
Shanghaied to China
Trailblazer Books
by Dave & Neta Jackson
from Castle Rock Creative
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
$8.99
Sugar Creek Gang #07
by Paul Hutchens
New Edition from Moody Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Sugar Creek Gang (Location: SER-SCG)
Sugar Creek Gang #26
by Paul Hutchens
New Edition from Moody Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Sugar Creek Gang (Location: SER-SCG)
Sugar Creek Gang #31 (old)
by Paul Hutchens
from Moody Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Sugar Creek Gang (Location: SER-SCG)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
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