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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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Addy Learns a Lesson
by Connie Porter
from American Girl
for 4th-6th grade
in American Girl (Location: SER-AMGIRL)
African Adventures
by Dick Anderson
from Christian Focus Publications
for 3rd-6th grade
in Adventures Series (Location: SER-ADV)
Almost Home
Daughters of the Faith
by Wendy G. Lawton
from Moody Press
Historical Fiction for 3rd-6th grade
in Daughters of the Faith (Location: SER-DAU)
$7.99 $5.00 (4 in stock)
Amazon Adventures
by Banner Horace
from Christian Focus Publications
for 3rd-6th grade
in Adventures Series (Location: SER-ADV)
Ambushed in Jaguar Swamp
Trailblazer Books
by Dave and Neta Jackson
from Bethany House
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
Ambushed in Jaguar Swamp
Trailblazer Books
by Dave and Neta Jackson
from Castle Rock Creative
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
$8.99
Andie's Moon
Historical House: 1969
by Linda Newbery
from Educational Development Corporation
for 3rd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Assassins in the Cathedral
Trailblazer Books
by Dave and Neta Jackson
from Bethany House
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
Assassins in the Cathedral
Trailblazer Books
by Dave and Neta Jackson
from Castle Rock Creative
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
$8.99
Attack in the Rye Grass
Trailblazer Series
by Dave and Neta Jackson
from Bethany House
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
Attack in the Rye Grass
Trailblazer Series
by Dave and Neta Jackson
from Castle Rock Creative
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
$8.99
Battle for Skandia
Ranger's Apprentice #04
by John A. Flanagan
Reprint from Puffin Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
$9.99
Battle for Skandia
Ranger's Apprentice #04
by John A. Flanagan
Reprint from Philomel Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
$9.00 (2 in stock)
Bellmaker
Redwall #7
by Brian Jacques
from Firebird Press
Fantasy for 4th-9th grade
in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
$10.99
Blinded by the Shining Path
Trailblazer Books
by Dave & Neta Jackson
from Bethany House
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
Blinded by the Shining Path
Trailblazer Books
by Dave & Neta Jackson
from Castle Rock Creative
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
$8.99
Boxcar Children #118
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 4th-6th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #18
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #21
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #23
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #27
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #29
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
1st edition from Scholastic Inc.
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #36
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #37
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #38
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #40
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #43
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #48
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #49
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #51
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #57
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #58
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Scholastic Inc.
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #59
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #61
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #62
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Unknown from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #63
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #69
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Scholastic Inc.
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #77
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
1st edition from Scholastic Inc.
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #83
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 4th-6th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #87
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 4th-6th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #90
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 4th-6th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #93
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Scholastic Press
for 2nd-6th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children #98
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 4th-6th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children Special #04
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children Special #09
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Scholastic Inc.
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Boxcar Children Special #18
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-5th grade
in Boxcar Children (Location: SER-BOX)
Brave Emily
American Girls Molly companion book
by Valerie Tripp, Illustrated by Nick Backes
from American Girl
for 2nd-5th grade
in American Girl (Location: SER-AMGIRL)
Burning Bridge
Ranger's Apprentice #02
by John A. Flanagan
Reprint from Puffin Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
$9.99
Caldera
Brotherband Chronicles #7
by John Flanagan
from Puffin Books
for 5th-8th grade
in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
$9.99
Cambodian Adventures
by Donna Vann
from Christian Focus Publications
for 3rd-6th grade
in Adventures Series (Location: SER-ADV)
Captive Princess
Daughters of the Faith
by Wendy G. Lawton
New Edition from Moody Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Daughters of the Faith (Location: SER-DAU)
$7.99
Caught in the Rebel Camp
by Dave and Neta Jackson
from Bethany House
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
Caught in the Rebel Camp
by Dave and Neta Jackson
from Castle Rock Creative
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
$8.99
Cecily's Portrait
Historical House: 1895
by Adele Geras
from Educational Development Corporation
for 3rd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Changes for Addy
by Connie Porter
from American Girl
for 4th-6th grade
in American Girl (Location: SER-AMGIRL)
Chimney Sweep's Ransom
by Dave & Neta Jackson
from Bethany House
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
Chimney Sweep's Ransom
by Dave & Neta Jackson
from Castle Rock Creative
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
$8.99
Courage to Run
Daughters of the Faith
by Wendy G. Lawton
from Moody Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Daughters of the Faith (Location: SER-DAU)
$8.99
Danger on the Flying Trapeze
Trailblazer Books
by Dave and Neta Jackson
from Bethany House
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
Danger on the Flying Trapeze
Trailblazer Books
by Dave and Neta Jackson
from Castle Rock Creative
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
$8.99
Defeat of the Ghost Riders
Trailblazer Books
by Dave Jackson, Neta Jackson
from Bethany House
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
Defeat of the Ghost Riders
Trailblazer Books
by Dave Jackson, Neta Jackson
from Castle Rock Creative
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
$8.99
Doomwyte
Redwall #20
by Brian Jacques
Reprint from Firebird Press
for 4th-9th grade
in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
$9.99
Drawn by a China Moon
by Dave and Neta Jackson
from Bethany House
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
Drawn by a China Moon
by Dave and Neta Jackson
from Castle Rock Creative
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
$8.99
Emerald Isle Adventures
by Robert Plant
from Christian Focus Publications
for 2nd-6th grade
in Adventures Series (Location: SER-ADV)
Emperor of Nihon-Ja
Ranger's Apprentice #10
by John A. Flanagan
Reprint from Puffin Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
$9.99
Encyclopedia Brown #02
by Donald J. Sobol
from Puffin Books
for 3rd-7th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #03
by Donald J. Sobol
from Puffin Books
for 3rd-7th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #03
by Donald J. Sobol
from Bantam Books
for 3rd-7th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #04
by Donald J. Sobol
from Puffin Books
for 3rd-7th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #06
by Donald J. Sobol
from Puffin Books
for 3rd-7th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #08
by Donald J. Sobol
from Puffin Books
for 3rd-7th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #08
by Donald J. Sobol
from Skylark
for 3rd-7th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #10
by Donald J. Sobol
from Yearling
for 3rd-7th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #11
by Donald J. Sobol
from Puffin Books
for 3rd-7th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #12
by Donald J. Sobol
from Puffin Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #12
by Donald J. Sobol
from Skylark
for 3rd-6th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #13
by Donald J. Sobol
from Puffin Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #15 1/2
by Donald J. Sobol
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-7th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #16
by Donald J. Sobol
Reprint from Yearling
for 3rd-6th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #17
by Donald J. Sobol
from Yearling
for 3rd-7th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #18
by Donald J. Sobol
from Yearling
for 3rd-7th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #19
by Donald J. Sobol
from Yearling
for 3rd-7th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #20
by Donald J. Sobol
from Yearling
for 3rd-7th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #21
by Donald J. Sobol
from Yearling
for 3rd-7th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #22
by Donald J. Sobol
from Yearling
for 3rd-7th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #24
by Donald Sobol
from Puffin Books
for 3rd-7th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown #26
by Donald J. Sobol
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-7th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Encyclopedia Brown and His Best Cases Ever
by Donald J. Sobol
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Encyclopedia Brown Series (Location: SER-ENC)
Erak's Ransom
Ranger's Apprentice #07
by John A. Flanagan
Reprint from Puffin Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
$9.99
Escape from the Slave Traders
TrailBlazer Books
from Bethany House
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
Eulalia!
Redwall #19
by Brian Jacques
from Firebird Press
for 4th-9th grade
in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
$9.99
Exiled to the Red River
Trailblazer Books
by Dave and Neta Jackson
from Bethany House
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
Exiled to the Red River
Trailblazer Books
by Dave and Neta Jackson
from Castle Rock Creative
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
$8.99
Eyes on Jungle Doctor
Jungle Doctor #10
by Paul White
from Christian Focus Publications
for 3rd-6th grade
in Jungle Doctor (Location: SER-JD)
$8.99
Fate of the Yellow Woodbee
by Dave & Neta Jackson
from Bethany House
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
Fate of the Yellow Woodbee
by Dave & Neta Jackson
from Castle Rock Creative
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
$8.99
Flight of the Fugitives
Trailblazer Books
by Dave & Neta Jackson
from Bethany House
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Flight of the Fugitives
Trailblazer Books
by Dave & Neta Jackson
from Castle Rock Creative
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
$8.99
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