Series books

Hello,
I love series books. I love them because when I find a series, I know I have plenty to read for a while. I love them because when I get a student started on them, I know they will be happy for a while until they are finished. So here are some series books that might be interesting for your library. Maybe you have some of these already. Check to see if you have a complete series. If you don’t, you really might consider completing the series. Try a used book source if you cannot get new copies or if your budget is small. I’ll try to put these in age appropriate groups for you, too.
Junior High students/Parents
1. Serenity books by Kay Rizzo. You will find these at the Adventist Book Center. These are great for your older students and parents. With summer coming up you may also get camp meeting specials soon, so make your list.
2. Gilbert Morris’ books. A number of these were donated to our school. I put them out wondering if anyone would read them. Junior high students discovered them and they have been checked out regularly for two years now. See if you can find used copies somewhere. You also might have a community member that is happy to donate these.
3. Jeanette Oke’s books. (Pronounced ‘oak’) I love the Canadian West series, but her Love Comes Softly series is good, too. She also has individual books, too. See above for source ideas.
4. Heartland series by Lauren Brooke. This is a great series about horses. It may be difficult to keep your younger horse lovers from this series. In the first book, the main character suffers tragedy and it may be too much for a younger child. I try to save these for the older students and steer the younger ones to other horse books.
5. Christy Miller by Robin Jones Gunn. This series published by Focus on the Family is also for older students since the characters are high school students and are dealing with high school problems.
6. Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery. I LOVE this series! I simply cannot get kids to read this because they say, “I saw the movie.” This drives me nuts! The series goes into Anne’s married life and her family and most kids have not read them or even heard of them. I keep trying, though. These books are good for all levels, but are usually intimidating to younger ones because of the small type.
7. Adventures of the Northwoods by Lois Walfrid Johnson published by Bethany House. This is an older series about family life in the early 1900s.
8. Holly’s Heart by Beverly Lewis. Beverly Lewis is well-known for her Amish series books which are also good choices, but this series is about a preteen girl. Holly deals with boyfriends and other issues with the help of her friends and her faith in God.
9. Girls Only by Beverly Lewis. The girls in this series are involved in Olympic sports and have dreams of participating in the Olympics. They have a Girls Only club and learn important lessons as they struggle with challenges. Another series very similar to this one is called The Winning Edge by Lynn Kirby published by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Middle Graders
10. Cul-de-Sac Kids by Beverly Lewis. This series is about the escapades of friends in a neighborhood and is great for middle readers. The books are thin so they aren’t intimidating to younger readers. Plus, there are a lot of funny situations in the series.
11. Keystone Stables by Marsha Hubler published by Zondervan. Give your horse lovers this series to read and when they are ready for another one give them. . .
12. Ready to Ride by Heather Grovet published by Pacific Press. After they finish this horse series, you can guide them to. . .
13. Starlight Animal Rescue series by Dandi Daley Mackall. Granted, there are more than just horses in this series, but maybe you can convince them to read the others too.
14. Mandie series by Lois Gladys Leppard is an old series, but still popular at my school. Mandie lives in the early 1900s and deals with issues of the day. There are at least 40 in the series. This is one series that it would be OK to not complete! I would have the first few books, then decide how many more you need. There is also a Young Mandie series with about 8 books in it. Those are also for younger readers.
15. Lily series by Nancy Rue published by Zonderkidz. Lily is a sixth grader and deals with situations and issues by asking herself if God is in this. There are also some self-help books that are paired with the stories. One example is the book “Here’s Lily” in which Lily considers a modeling career, and the companion book “The Beauty Book” which discusses what true beauty is to a Christian.

Well, this is enough for this week. I’ll continue this subject thread next week with more series books. Meanwhile, if you have a favorite series that I have not mentioned yet, I’ll be happy to consider adding it next week.
Hope you have a great week.
Audrey