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• Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander

1. The Book of Three
2. The Black Cauldron
3. The Castle of Llyr
4. Taran Wanderer
5. The High King
6. The Foundling, and Other Tales of Prydain
• Vesper Holly Adventures by Lloyd Alexander

1. Illyrian Adventure
2. El Dorado Adventure
3. Drackenberg Adventure
4. Jedera Adventure
5. Philadelphia Adventure
6. Xanadu Adventure
• Tales from Dimwood Forest by Avi

1. Ragweed
2. Poppy
3. Poppy and Rye
4. Ereth's Birthday
5. Poppy’s Return
• Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
1. The Indian in the Cupboard
2. The Return of the Indian
3. The Secret of the Indian
4. The Mystery of the Cupboard
5. The Key to the Indian
• Lost Years by T.A. Barron
1. The Lost Years of Merlin
2. The Seven Songs of Merlin
3. The Fires of Merlin
4. The Mirror of Merlin
5. The Wings of Merlin
• The Spiderwick Chronicles - related by Holly Black
1. Care and Feeding of Sprites
2. Notebook for Fantastical Observations
3. Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You
4. Uncle Arthur’s Art Studio
• The Fudge books by Judy Blume
1. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
2. Superfudge
3. Fudge-a-mania
4. Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great
5. Double Fudge
• Princess Diaries - related by Meg Cabot
1. Project Princess
2. Princess Present
3. Sweet Sixteen Princess
4. Valentine Princess
• The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
1. Princess Diaries
2. Princess in the Spotlight
3. Princess in Love
4. Princess in Waiting
5. Princess in Pink
6. Princess in Training
7. Party Princess
8. Princess on the Brink
9. Princess Lessons
10. Perfect Princess
11. Holiday Princess
• Ender series by Orson Scott Card

"Ender's Shadow" and the rest of the shadow series are a companion series to "Ender's Game" which trace events of and after "Ender's Game" through Bean's eyes. Chronologically, they come before "Speaker for the Dead".
1. Ender's Game
2. Speaker for the Dead
3. Xenocide
4. Children of the Mind
5. Ender's Shadow
6. Shadow of the Hegemon
7. Shadow Puppets
8. Shadow of the Giant
9. A War of Gifts: An Ender Story
• Ender series (chronological order) by Orson Scott Card
1. Ender's Game
2. A War of Gifts: An Ender Story (set during Ender's Game)
3. Ender's Shadow
4. Shadow of the Hegemon
5. Shadow Puppets
6. Shadow of the Giant
7. Speaker for the Dead
8. Xenocide
9. Children of the Mind
• Tripods by John Christopher
1. When the Tripods Came
2. The White Mountains
3. The City of Gold and Lead
4. The Pool of Fire
• Ralph S. Mouse books by Beverly Cleary
1. The Mouse and the Motorcyle
2. Runaway Ralph
3. Ralph S. Mouse
• The Henry Books by Beverly Cleary
1. Henry Huggins
2. Henry and Ribsy
3. Henry and Beezus
4. Henry and the Clubhouse
5. Henry and the Paper Route
6. Ribsy
• The Ramona books by Beverly Cleary
1. Beezus and Ramona
2. Ramona the Pest
3. Ramona the Brave
4. Ramona and Her Father
5. Ramona and Her Mother
6. Ramona Quimby, Age 8
7. Ramona Forever
8. Ramona's World
• Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
1. Artemis Fowl
2. Artemis Fowl: the Artic Incident
3. Artemis Fowl: the Eternity Code
4. Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
5. Artemis Fowl: the Lost Colony
6. Artemis Fowl: the Time Paradox
7. Artemis Fowl: the Seventh Dwarf
• The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
1. Over Sea, Under Stone
2. The Dark Is Rising
3. Greenwitch
4. The Grey King
5. Silver On The Tree
• Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi
1. The Nixie’s Song
• The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi
1. The Field Guide
2. The Seeing Stone
3. Lucinda's Secret
4. The Ironwood Tree
5. The Wrath of Mulgarath
• Sammy Keyes series by Wendelin Van Draanen
1. Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief
2. Sammy Keyes and the Skeleton Man
3. Sammy Keyes and Sisters of Mercy
4. Sammy Keyes and the Runaway Elf
5. Sammy Keyes and the Curse of Moustache Mary
6. Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy
7. Sammy Keyes and the Search for Snake Eyes
8. Sammy Keyes and the Art Deception
9. Sammy Keyes and the Psycho Kitty Queen
10. Sammy Keyes and the Dead Giveaway
• Tales of Magic by Edward Eager
1. Half Magic
2. Knight's Castle
3. Magic by the Lake
4. Time Garden
5. Magic or Not?
6. Well-Wishers
7. Seven-Day Magic
• The Moffats by Eleanor Estes
1. The Moffats
2. The Middle Moffat
3. Rufus M.
4. The Moffat Museum
• The Black Stallion by Walter Farley
1. The Black Stallion
2. The Black Stallion Returns
3. Son of the Black Stallion
4. The Black Stallion and Satan
5. The Black Stallion's Blood Bay Colt
6. The Black Stallion's Filly
7. The Black Stallion Revolts
8. The Black Stallion's Sulky Colt
9. The Black Stallion's Courage
10. The Black Stallion Mystery
11. The Black Stallion and Flame
12. The Black Stallion Challenged
13. The Black Stallion's Ghost
14. The Black Stallion and the Girl
15. The Black Stallion Legend
16. The Young Black Stallion
• The Island Stallion by Walter Farley
1. The Island Stallion
2. The Island Stallion's Fury
3. The Island Stallion Races
4. The Black Stallion and Flame
5. The Horse-Tamer
6. The Black Stallion Challenged
• The Clique Series by Lisi Harrison
1. The Clique
2. Best Friends for Never
3. Revenge of the Wannabes
4. Invasion of the Boy Snatchers
5. The Pretty Committee Strikes Back
6. Dial L for Loser
7. It’s Not Easy Being Mean
8. Sealed with a Diss
9. Bratfest at Tiffany’s
• The Clique Summer Collection by Lisi Harrison
1. Massie
2. Dylan
3. Alicia
4. Kristen
5. Claire
• Alex Rider Adventures by Anthony Horowitz
1. Stormbreaker
2. Point Blank
3. Skeleton Key
4. Eagle Strike
5. Scorpia
6. Ark Angel
7. Snakehead
8. Alex Rider, The Gadgets
• Redwall by Brian Jacques
1. Redwall
2. Mossflower
3. Mattimeo
4. Mariel of Redwall
5. Salamandastron
6. Martin the Warrior
7. The Bellmaker
8. Outcast of Redwall
9. The Pearls of Lutra
10. The Long Patrol
11. Marlfox
12. The Legend of Luke
13. Lord Brocktree
14. Taggerung
15. Triss
16. Loamhedge
17. Rakkety Tam
18. High Rhulain
19. Eulalia
• Redwall (chronological order) by Brian Jacques

Some people choose to read these in chronological order of the adventures.

1. Lord Brocktree
2. Martin the Warrior
3. Mossflower
4. The Legend of Luke
5. The Outcast of Redwall
6. Mariel of Redwall
7. The Bellmaker
8. Salamandastron
9. Redwall
10. Mattimeo
11. The Pearls of Lutra
12. The Long Patrol
13. Marlfox
14. Taggerung
15. Triss
16. Loamhedge
17. Rakkety Tam
18. High Rhulain
19. Eulalia
• Deptford Mice Series by Robin Jarvis
1. The Alchemist's Cat
2. Dark Portal
3. Crystal Prison
4. Final Reckoning
• Bailey City Monsters Series by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
1. The Monsters Next Door
2. Howling At The Hauntley's
3. Vampire Trouble
4. Kilmer's Pet Monster
5. Double Trouble Monsters
6. Spooky Spells
7. Vampire Baby
8. Snow Monster Mystery
9. Happy Boo-Day
10. Super-Special #1: The Hauntley's Hairy Surprise
• Bailey School Kids 'Jr' Chapter Books by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
1. Ghosts DO Splash In Puddles
2. Reindeer DO Wear Striped Underwear
3. Cupid DOES Eat Chocolate-Covered Snails
4. Pirates DO Ride Scooters
5. Dragons DO Eat Homework
6. Wizards DO Roast Turkeys
7. Vampires DO Hunt Marshmallow Bunnies
8. Cavemen DO Drive School Buses
9. Snow Monsters DO Drink Hot Chocolate
• Holiday Special Editions by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
1. SE Swamp Monsters Don't Chase Wild Turkeys [Thanksgiving]
2. SE Aliens Don't Carve Jack-O-Lanterns [Halloween]
3. SE Mrs. Claus Doesn't Climb Telephone Poles [Christmas]
4. SE Leprechauns Don't Play Fetch [St. Patrick's Day]
5. SE Ogres Don't Hunt Easter Eggs [Easter]
• Specials and Super-Specials by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
1. The Bailey School Kids - Joke Book
2. SS Mrs. Jeepers Is Missing
3. SS Mrs. Jeepers' Batty Vacation
4. SS Mrs. Jeepers' Secret Cave
5. SS Mrs. Jeepers In Outer Space
6. SS Mrs. Jeepers' Monster Class Trip
7. SS Mrs. Jeepers On Vampire Island
8. SS Mrs. Jeepers' Scariest Halloween... EVER!
9. SS Mrs. Jeepers' Creepy Christmas
• The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
1. Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots
2. Werewolves Don't Go to Summer Camp
3. Santa Claus Doesn't Mop Floors
4. Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball
5. Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips
6. Frankenstein Doesn't Plant Petunias
7. Aliens Don't Wear Braces
8. Genies Don't Ride Bicycles
9. Pirates Don't Wear Pink Sunglasses
10. Witches Don't Do Backflips
11. Skeletons Don't Play Tubas
12. Cupid Doesn't Flip Hamburgers
13. Gremlins Don't Chew Bubble Gum
14. Monsters Don't Scuba Dive
15. Zombies Don't Play Soccer
16. Dracula Doesn't Drink Lemonade
17. Elves Don't Wear Hard Hats
18. Martians Don't Take Temperatures
19. Gargoyles Don't Drive School Buses
20. Wizards Don't Need Computers
21. Mummies Don't Coach Softball
22. Cyclops Doesn't Roller-Skate
23. Angels Don't Know Karate
24. Dragons Don't Cook Pizza
25. Bigfoot Doesn't Square Dance
26. Mermaids Don't Run Track
27. Bogeymen Don't Play Football
28. Unicorns Don't Give Sleigh Rides
29. Knights Don't Teach Piano
30. Hercules Doesn't Pull Teeth
31. Ghouls Don't Scoop Ice Cream
32. Phantoms Don't Drive Sportscars
33. Giants Don't Go Snowboarding
34. Frankenstein Doesn't Slam Hockey Pucks
35. Trolls Don't Ride Roller Coasters
36. Wolfmen Don't Hula Dance
37. Goblins Don't Play Video Games
38. Ninjas Don't Bake Pumpkin Pies
39. Dracula Doesn't Rock and Roll
40. Sea Monsters Don't Ride Motorcycles
41. The Bride of Frankenstein Doesn't Bake Cookies
42. Robots Don't Catch Chicken Pox
43. Vikings Don't Wear Wrestling Belts
44. Ghosts Don't Ride Wild Horses
45. Wizards Don't Wear Graduation Gowns
46. Sea Serpents Don't Juggle Water Balloons
47. Frankenstein Doesn't Start Food Fights
48. Dracula Doesn't Play Kickball
49. Werewolves Don't Run for President
50. The Abominable Snowman Doesn't Roast Marshmallows
51. Dragons Don't Throw Snowballs
• The Austin Family by Madeleine L’Engle
1. The Twenty Four Days Before Christmas
2. A Full House: An Austin Family Christmas
3. Meet the Austins
4. The Anti-Muffins
5. The Moon by Night
6. The Young Unicorns
7. A Ring of Endless Light
8. Troubling a Star
9. A Severed Wasp
• The Murry Family by Madeleine L’Engle
1. A Wrinkle in Time
2. A Wind in the Door
3. Many Waters
4. A Swiftly Tilting Planet
• The O'Keefe Family by Madeleine L’Engle
1. The Arm of the Starfish
2. Dragons in the Waters
3. A House Like a Lotus
4. An Acceptable Time
• The Roman Mystery series by Caroline Lawrence
1. The Thieves of Ostia
2. The Secrets of Vesuvius
3. The Pirates of Pompeii
4. The Assassins of Rome
5. The Dolphins of Laurentum
6. The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina
7. The Enemies of Jupiter
8. The Gladiators from Capua
9. The Colossus of Rhodes
10. The Fugitive from Corinth
11. The Sirens of Surrentum
12. The Charioteer of Delphi
13. The Salve Girl from Jerusalem
14. The Beggar of Volubilis
15. The Scribes from Alexandria
• The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

Traditionally, people have read the Chronicles of Narnia in the order that C.S. Lewis wrote them:

1. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
2. Prince Caspian
3. The Voyage of The Dawn Treader
4. The Silver Chair
5. The Horse and His Boy
6. The Magician's Nephew
7. The Last Battle
• The Chronicles of Narnia (chronological order) by C.S. Lewis

According to Fantasy Literature For Children and Young Adults: An Annotated Bibliography, 3rd Edition, C.S. Lewis "felt that the Narnia series ought to be read in the following order." Read this way, the events in the series happen in chronological order.

1. The Magician's Nephew
2. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
3. The Horse and His Boy
4. Prince Caspian
5. The Voyage of The Dawn Treader
6. The Silver Chair
7. The Last Battle
• Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace
1. Betsy-Tacy
2. Betsy-Tacy and Tib
3. Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill
4. Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown
5. Heaven to Betsy
6. Betsy in Spite of Herself
7. Betsy was a Junior
8. Betsy and Joe
9. Betsy and the Great World
10. Betsy's Wedding
• Anastasia books by Lois Lowry
1. Anastasia Krupnick
2. Anastasia Again
3. Anastasia at your Service
4. Anastasia Ask Your Analyst
5. Anastasia On Her Own
6. Anastasia has the Answers
7. Anastasia's Chosen Career
8. Anastasia at this Address
9. Anastasia Absolutely
• Sam books by Lois Lowry
1. All About Sam
2. Attaboy, Sam
3. See You Around, Sam
4. Zooman Sam
• Elvin Bishop books by Chris Lynch
1. Slot Machine
2. Extreme Elvin
3. Me, Dead Dad and Alcatraz
• Sarah books by Patricia Maclachlan
1. Sarah, Plain and Tall
2. Skylark
3. Caleb's Story
4. More Perfect than the Moon
5. Grandfather’s Dance
• Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery
1. Anne of Green Gables
2. Anne of Avonlea
3. Anne of the Island
4. Anne of Windy Poplars
5. Anne's House of Dreams
6. Anne of Ingleside
7. Rainbow Valley
8. Rilla of Ingleside
• The Alice series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
1. The Agony of Alice
2. Alice in Rapture
3. Reluctantly Alice
4. All But Alice
5. Alice in April
6. Alice In-Between
7. Alice the Brave
8. Alice in Lace
9. Outrageously Alice
10. Achingly Alice
11. Alice on the Outside
12. The Grooming of Alice
13. Alice Alone
14. Simply Alice
15. Patiently Alice
16. Including Alice
17. Alice On Her Way
18. Alice in the Know
19. Dangerously Alice
20. Almost Alice
• The Alice series prequels by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
1. Starting with Alice
2. Alice in Blunderland
3. Lovingly Alice
• Children of the Red King by Jenny Nimmo
1. Midnight for Charlie Bone
2. Charlie Bone and the Time Twister
3. Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy
4. Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors
5. Charlie Bone and the Hidden King
6. Charlie Bone and the Beast
• The Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix
1. Sabriel
2. Lirael
3. Abhorsen
• The Keys to the Kingdom by Garth Nix
1. Mister Monday
2. Grim Tuesday
3. Drowned Wednesday
4. Sir Thursday
5. Lady Friday
6. Superior Saturday
• The Seventh Tower by Garth Nix
1. The Fall
2. Castle
3. Aenir
4. Above the Veil
5. Into Battle
6. The Violet Keystone
• The Brian books by Gary Paulsen

*Brian’s Winter is an "alternate sequel" or companion book to Hatchet and The River.
**True life adventures that inspired Hatchet

1. Hatchet
2. The River
3. Brian's Winter*
4. Brian's Return
5. Brian’s Hunt
6. Guts**
• The Tucket books by Gary Paulsen
1. Mr. Tucket
2. Call Me Francis Tucket
3. Tucket's Ride
4. Tucket's Gold
5. Tucket's Home
• Circle of Magic by Tamora Pierce
1. Sandry’s Book
2. Tris’s Book
3. Daja’s Book
4. Briar’s Book
• Circle of Magic Children’s Series by Tamora Pierce
1. School of Wizardry
2. Secret of the Tower
3. The Wizard’s Statue
4. Danger in the Palace
• Daughter of the Lioness by Tamora Pierce
1. Trickster’s Choice
2. Trickster’s Queen
• Protector of the Small by Tamora Pierce
1. First Test
2. Page
3. Squire
4. Lady Knight
• Song of the Lioness series by Tamora Pierce
1. Alanna: The First Adventure
2. In the Hand of the Goddess
3. The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
4. Lioness Rampant
• The Circle Opens by Tamora Pierce
1. Magic Steps
2. Street Magic
3. Cold Fire
4. Shatterglass
• The Immortals by Tamora Pierce
1. Wild Magic
2. Wolf-Speaker
3. Emperor Mage
4. Realms of the Gods
• The Immortals (Love Spell) by Tamora Pierce
1. The Calling
2. The Darkening
3. The Awakening
4. The Gathering
5. The Redeeming
• Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda
1. Rowan of Rin
2. Rowan and the Travelers
3. Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal
4. Rowan and the Zebak
5. Rowan and the Ice Creepers
• Features information on the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
1. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2. Quidditch Through the Ages
3. The Tales of Beetle the Bard
• Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Cirque du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan
1. Circque du Freak
2. The Vampire’s Assistant
3. Tunnels of Blood
4. Vampire Mountain
5. Trials of Death
6. The Vampire Prince
7. Hunters of the Dusk
8. Allies of the Night
9. Killers of the Dawn
10. The Lake of Souls
11. Lord of the Shadows
12. Sons of Destiny
• A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
1. The Bad Beginning
2. The Reptile Room
3. The Wide Window
4. The Miserable Mill
5. The Austere Academy
6. The Ersatz Elevator
7. The Vile Village
8. The Hostile Hospital
9. The Carnivorous Carnival
10. The Slippery Slope
11. The Grim Grotto
12. The Penultimate Peril
13. The End
14. The Beatrice Letters
• The Edge Chronicles by Paul Stewart
1. Beyond the Deepwoods
2. Stormchaser
3. Midnight Over Sanctaphrax
4. The Curse of the Gloamglozer
5. The Last of the Sky Pirates
6. Vox
7. Freeglader
8. Winter Knights
9. Clash of the Sky Galleons
• All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor
1. All-of-a-Kind Family
2. More All-of-a-Kind Family
3. All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown
4. All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown
5. Ella of All-of-a-Kind Family
• The Logan Family by Mildred Taylor
1. The Land
2. Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
3. Let the Circle Be Unbroken
4. The Road to Memphis
• Montmorency by Eleanor Updale
1. Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman
2. Montmorency on the Rocks
3. Montmorency and the Assassins
4. Montmorency’s Revenge
• Tillerman Saga by Cynthia Voigt
1. Homecoming
2. Dicey's Song
3. A Solitary Blue
4. The Runner
5. Come a Stranger
6. Sons from Afar
7. Seventeen Against the Dealer
• The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
1. The Boxcar Children
2. Surprise Island
3. The Yellow House Mystery
4. Mystery Ranch
5. Mike's Mystery
6. Blue Bay Mystery
7. The Woodshed Mystery
8. The Lighthouse Mystery
9. Mountain Top Mystery
10. Schoolhouse Mystery
11. Caboose Mystery
12. Houseboat Mystery
13. Snowbound Mystery
14. Treehouse Mystery
15. Bicycle Mystery
16. Mystery in the Sand
17. Mystery Behind the Wall
18. Bus Station Mystery
19. Benny Uncovers a Mystery
20. The Haunted Cabin Mystery
21. The Deserted Library Mystery
22. The Animal Shelter Mystery
23. The Old Motel Mystery
24. The Mystery of the Hidden Painting
25. The Amusement Park Mystery
26. The Mystery of the Mixed-Up Zoo
27. The Camp-Out Mystery
28. The Mystery Girl
29. The Mystery Cruise
30. The Disappearing Friend Mystery
31. The Mystery of the Singing Ghost
32. Mystery in the Snow
33. The Pizza Mystery
34. The Mystery Horse
35. The Mystery at the Dog Show
36. The Castle Mystery
37. The Mystery of the Lost Village
38. The Mystery of the Purple Pool
39. The Ghost Ship Mystery
40. The Canoe Trip Mystery
41. The Mystery of the Hidden Beach
42. The Mystery of the Hidden Cat
43. The Mystery on Stage
44. The Dinosaur Mystery
45. The Mystery of the Stolen Music
46. The Chocolate Sundae Mystery
47. The Mystery of the Hot Air Balloon
48. The Mystery Bookstore
49. The Mystery of the Stolen Boxcar
50. Mystery in the Cave
• Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

*This is a diary of the Wilder Family's trip from South Dakota to Missouri in 1894, an event that takes place in the book The First Four Years.

1. Little House in the Big Woods
2. Little House on the Prairie
3. Farmer Boy
4. On the Banks of Plum Creek
5. By the Shores of Silver Lake
6. The Long Winter
7. Little Town on the Prairie
8. These Happy Golden Years
9. The First Four Years
10. On the Way Home*
• Cecelia and Kate by Patricia Wrede
1. Sorcery and Cecelia
2. The Grand Tour
• Chronicles of the Enchanted Forest by Patricia Wrede
1. Dealing with Dragons
2. Searching for Dragons
3. Calling on Dragons
4. Talking to Dragons



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