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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

Peter Cartwright

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

Peter Cartwright

Trailblazer Books

by Dave and Neta Jackson

from Castle Rock Creative

for 3rd-7th grade

in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)

$8.99

Across the Wide & Lonesome Prairie

The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell

Dear America

by Kristiana Gregory

from Scholastic Inc.

Fictional historical journal for 3rd-6th grade

in Dear America Books (Location: SER-DEAR)

Addy Learns a Lesson

by Connie Porter

from American Girl

for 4th-6th grade

in American Girl (Location: SER-AMGIRL)

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)

Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators #07

The Mystery of the Fiery Eye

by Robert Arthur, illustrated by Harry Kane

from Random House

for 3rd-6th grade

in Vintage Series (Location: VIN-SER)

All the Stars in the Sky

The Santa Fe Trail Diary of Florrie Mack Ryder

by Megan McDonald

from Scholastic Inc.

for 3rd-6th grade

in Dear America Books (Location: SER-DEAR)

Almost Home

A Story Based on the Life of the Mayflower's Mary Chilton

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)

Ambush at Sorato

Ranger's Apprentice Royal Ranger #7

by John Flanagan

from Viking Books for Young Readers

for 4th-8th grade

in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)

$18.99

Ambushed in Jaguar Swamp

Barbrooke Grubb

Trailblazer Books

by Dave and Neta Jackson

from Bethany House

for 3rd-7th grade

in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)

Ambushed in Jaguar Swamp

Barbrooke Grubb

Trailblazer Books

by Dave and Neta Jackson

from Castle Rock Creative

for 3rd-7th grade

in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)

$8.99

Anacaona

Golden Flower

Royal Diaries

by Edwidge Danticat

from Scholastic Inc.

for 3rd-6th grade

in Royal Diaries (Location: SER-ROYAL)

Anastasia

The Last Grand Duchess

Royal Diaries

by Carolyn Meyer

from Scholastic Inc.

for 3rd-6th grade

in Royal Diaries (Location: SER-ROYAL)

$6.00 (1 in stock)

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)

Arazan's Wolves

Royal Ranger #6

by John A. Flanagan

from Viking Press

for 4th-8th grade

in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)

$18.99

Arazan's Wolves

Ranger's Apprentice: Royal Ranger #6

by John A. Flanagan

from Viking Press

for 4th-8th grade

in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)

$9.99

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

Marcus & Narcissa Whitman

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

Marcus & Narcissa Whitman

Trailblazer Series

by Dave and Neta Jackson

from Castle Rock Creative

for 3rd-7th grade

in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)

$8.99

Bandit of Ashley Downs

George Muller

TrailBlazer Book

by Dave & Neta Jackson

from Bethany House

for 3rd-7th grade

in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)

$4.00 (3 in stock)

Bandit of Ashley Downs

George Muller

TrailBlazer Book

by Dave & 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)

$10.99

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 ACE Publishing

Fantasy for 4th-9th grade

in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)

$9.99

Bellmaker

by Brian Jacques

from Philomel Books

for 3rd-7th grade

in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)

Bellmaker

Redwall #7

by Brian Jacques

from Firebird Press

Fantasy for 4th-9th grade

in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)

$10.99