The Best Book Series For Tweens
35 Book Series For Tweens, From Stories About Greek Gods to Kids on a Track Team
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One-off books are always great, but a good book series can really turn up the heat. From stories about witches and Greek gods to students on a track team or Shuri from Black Panther, all of these book series are aimed specificially at tweens. Whether they're a natural bookworm or you're trying to find them the ideal series to get them hooked on reading, your preteen is sure to find an interest in a few of these.
Keep scrolling to see and shop some of the best series for kids ages 8 through 12.
1 The Kane Chronicles
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Narrated by two different wisecracking voices, featuring an ever-changing crew of friends and foes, and with adventures spanning the globe, the Kane Chronicles is nothing short of a thrill ride."
Number of books in the series: 3
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: The Kane Chronicles ($16)
2 Track Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Ghost. Patina. Sunny. Lu. A fast but fiery group of kids from wildly different backgrounds, chosen to compete on an elite track team. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves."
Number of books in the series: 4
Ages the series is best suited to: 10 and up
Buy the books here: Track ($18)
3 The School for Good and Evil Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Journey into a dazzling new world when two best friends enter the School for Good and Evil, where ordinary boys and girls are trained to be fairy-tale heroes and villains. One will train for Good, one will become Evil's new hope. Each thinks they know where they belong.
But when the two friends are swept into the Endless Woods, they find their fortunes are reversed…. The aftermath leads to unexpected paths, new alliances, and forces that divide them in an exhilarating quest to find their true Ever After."
Number of books in the series: 6
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: The School for Good and Evil Series, Books 1-4 ($26), A Crystal of Time ($15), and One True King ($9)
4 Pandava Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Aru Shah . . . has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. While her classmates are jetting off to family holidays in exotic locales, she'll be spending her autumn break at home, in the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, waiting for her mom to return from her latest archeological trip. Is it any wonder that Aru makes up stories about being royalty, travelling to Paris, and having a chauffeur? One day, three schoolmates show up at Aru's doorstep to catch her in a lie. They don't believe her claim that the museum's Lamp of Bharata is cursed, and they dare Aru to prove it. Just a quick light, Aru thinks. Then she can get herself out of this mess and never ever fib again. But lighting the lamp has dire consequences. She unwittingly frees the Sleeper, an ancient demon whose duty it is to awaken the God of Destruction. Her classmates and beloved mother are frozen in time, and it's up to Aru to save them."
Number of books in the series: 4
Ages the series is best suited to: 9-12
Buy the books here: Aru Shah and the End of Time ($7), Aru Shah and the Song of Death ($10), Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes ($15), and Aru Shah and the City of Gold ($14)
5 Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse — Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends — one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena — Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods."
Number of books in the series: 5
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series ($24)
6 The Land of Stories Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, twins Alex and Conner leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about."
Number of books in the series: 6
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: The Land of Stories Series ($98)
7 The Jumbies Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Corinne La Mer claims she isn't afraid of anything. Not scorpions, not the boys who tease her, and certainly not jumbies. They're just tricksters made up by parents to frighten their children. Then one night Corinne chases an agouti all the way into the forbidden forest, and shining yellow eyes follow her to the edge of the trees. They couldn't belong to a jumbie. Or could they? When Corinne spots a beautiful stranger at the market the very next day, she knows something extraordinary is about to happen. When this same beauty, called Severine, turns up at Corinne's house, danger is in the air. Severine plans to claim the entire island for the jumbies. Corinne must call on her courage and her friends and learn to use ancient magic she didn't know she possessed to stop Severine and to save her island home."
Number of books in the series: 3
Ages the series is best suited to: 9-12
Buy the books here: Jumbies ($8), Rise of the Jumbies ($8), and The Jumbie God's Revenge ($17)
8 Trials of Apollo Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Apollo, an arrogant god turned hapless human . . . must restore five ancient Oracles and battle a triumvirate of evil Roman emperors in order to regain his place in Mount Olympus."
Number of books in the series: 5
Ages the series is best suited to: 10-14
Buy the books here: Trials of Apollo (Books 1-3) ($27), The Tyrant's Tomb ($9), and The Tower of Nero ($11)
9 Gaither Sisters Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Read the adventures of eleven-year-old Delphine and her younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern, as they visit their kin all over the rapidly changing nation—and as they discover that the bonds of family, and their own strength, run deeper than they ever knew possible."
Number of books in the series: 3
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: Gaither Sisters ($20)
10 The Last Kids On Earth Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Forty-two days ago I was an ordinary kid, living an uneventful life. But now it's TOTAL MONSTER ZOMBIE CHAOS and I'm battling beasts on a daily basis. Crazy, right? But I know exactly how to make it through the zombie apocalypse."
Number of books in the series: 6
Ages the series is best suited to: 10-12
Buy the books here: The Last Kids On Earth ($42)
11 The Crossover Series
What The Crossover (book one) is about, according to Amazon: "12-year-old Josh and his twin Jordan have basketball in their blood. They're kings of the court, star players for their school team. Their father used to be a champion player and they each want nothing more than to follow in his footsteps. Both on and off the court, there is conflict and hardship which will test Josh's bond with his brother. In this heartfelt novel in verse, the boys find that life doesn't come with a play-book and it's not all about winning."
Number of books in the series: 3
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: The Crossover Series ($33)
12 Theodoure Boone Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Brimming with the intrigue and suspense that made John Grisham a #1 international bestseller and undisputed master of the modern legal thriller, Theodoure Boone's trials and triumphs will keep readers hooked until the very last page."
Number of books in the series: 7
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: Theodoure Boone (Books 1-6) ($27) and The Accomplice ($9)
13 Wildwood Chronicles Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Prue McKeel's life is ordinary. At least until her brother is abducted by a murder of crows and taken to the Impassable Wilderness, a dense, tangled forest on the edge of Portland. No one's ever gone in—or at least returned to tell of it. So begins an adventure that will take Prue and her friend Curtis deep into the Impassable Wilderness. There they uncover a secret world in the midst of violent upheaval—a world full of warring creatures, peaceable mystics, and powerful figures with the darkest intentions. And what begins as a rescue mission becomes something much greater as the two friends find themselves entwined in a struggle for the very freedom of this wilderness. A wilderness the locals call Wildwood."
Number of books in the series: 3
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: Wildwood Chronicles ($24)
14 Shuri: A Black Panther Adventure Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "An original, upper-middle-grade series starring the break-out character from the Black Panther comics and films: T'Challa's younger sister, Shuri!"
Number of books in the series: 2 (Book 3 releases Jan. 4, 2022)
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: Shuri ($14), The Vanished ($16), and Symbiosis ($18, available for preorder)
15 An Epic Series of Failures Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Risk-averse Greg Belmont is content with being ordinary. He's got a friend — that's right, just one — at his fancy prep school, and a pretty cool dad (even if he is obsessed with organic soaps that smell like a mix of salted pork and Icelandic bog). The problem is, Greg isn't ordinary . . . he's actually an honest-to-goodness, fantastical Dwarf!"
Number of books in the series: 3
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: The Legend of Greg ($9), The Curse of Greg ($15), and The Rise of Greg ($9)
16 Sam London Adventure Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: Book One: "Haunted by a dream of a mythical gryphon, Sam London uncovers an ancient secret that will change the way he sees the world forever. Recruited by Dr. Vance Vantana, an eccentric zoologist and park ranger sent by the government, Sam is whisked away on an adventure that takes him to the farthest reaches of the globe."
Number of books in the series: 3
Ages the series is best suited to: 10-12
Buy the books here: Guardians of the Gryphon's Claw ($16), The Selkie of San Francisco ($3), and Search for the Swan Maiden ($18)
17 The Chronicles of Narnia Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Set in the fictional realm of Narnia, a fantasy world of magic, mythical beasts, and talking animals, the series narrates the adventures of various children who play central roles in the unfolding history of that world. Except in The Horse and His Boy, the protagonists are all children from the real world, magically transported to Narnia, where they are called upon by the lion Aslan to protect Narnia from evil and restore the throne to its rightful line."
Number of books in the series: 7
Ages the series is best suited to: 8 and up
Buy the books here: The Chronicles of Narnia Series ($45)
18 The Uncommoners Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "As soon as Ivy and her brother Seb set foot back in the mysterious underground city of Lundinor, they know that something has changed . . . Where before there were cobbled streets, now the squares and lanes between the city's enchanted shops are lush with spring blooms — but something dark is stirring just below the surface, and uncommon traders are uneasy. Ivy and Seb have stumbled into a plot that could condemn every uncommoner to a disastrous fate."
Number of books in the series: 3
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: The Uncommoners Series ($8 - $10 each)
19 Pennyroyal Academy Book Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "A girl from the forest arrives in a bustling kingdom with no name and no idea why she is there, only to find herself at the centre of a world at war. She enlists at Pennyroyal Academy, where princesses and knights are trained to battle the two great menaces of the day: witches and dragons. There, given the name 'Evie,' she must endure a harsh training regimen under the steel glare of her Fairy Drillsergeant, while also navigating an entirely new world of friends and enemies. As Evie learns what it truly means to be a princess, she realises surprising things about herself and her family, about human compassion and inhuman cruelty. And with the witch forces moving nearer, she discovers that the war between princesses and witches is much more personal than she could ever have imagined."
Number of books in the series: 3
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: Pennyroyal Academy Book Series ($9 each)
20 The Worst Witch Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Magic is on the timetable at a school for witches. Laughs, spells, disasters: a bewitching brew. Mildred Hubble is the worst student ever to darken the doors of Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches. Every spell she attempts goes horribly wrong. And things get worse when she accidentally turns Ethel, the teacher's pet, into her deadly enemy."
Number of books in the series: 8
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: The Worst Witch Series (Books 1-7) ($33) and First Prize for the Worst Witch ($13)
21 Artemis Fowl Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Twelve-year-old Artemis is a millionaire, a genius — and above all, a criminal mastermind. But Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of the bedtime stories — they're dangerous!"
Number of books in the series: 8
Ages the series is best suited to: 10-14
Buy the books here: Artemis Fowl Series ($32)
22 His Dark Materials Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "These thrilling adventures tell the story of Lyra and Will — two ordinary children on a perilous journey through shimmering haunted otherworlds. They will meet witches and armored bears, fallen angels and soul-eating specters. And in the end, the fate of both the living — and the dead — will rely on them."
Number of books in the series: 3
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: His Dark Materials Series ($16)
23 The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "The Alchemyst Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on 28 September 1330. Nearly seven hundred years later, he is acknowledged as the greatest Alchemyst of his day. It is said that he discovered the secret of eternal life. The records show that he died in 1418. But his tomb is empty and Nicholas Flamel lives."
Number of books in the series: 6
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series ($48)
24 Wings of Fire Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, twins Alex and Conner leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about."
Number of books in the series: 10
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: Wings of Fire (Books 1-5) ($29) and Wings of Fire (Books 6-10) ($36)
25 The Heroes of Olympus Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Told from multiple points of view, Percy Jackson's adventures continue and escalate as he teams up with Greek and Roman demigods to stop Gaea the earth mother from destroying the world."
Number of books in the series: 5
Ages the series is best suited to: 10-14
Buy the books here: The Heroes of Olympus ($33)
26 Trapped in a Video Game Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Getting sucked into a video game is not as much fun as you'd think. Sure, there are jetpacks, hover tanks, and infinite lives, but what happens when the game starts to turn on you? In this best-selling series, 12-year-old Jesse Rigsby finds out just how dangerous video games - and the people making those games - can be."
Number of books in the series: 5
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: Trapped in a Video Game ($26)
27 The Secret Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Not only is the name of this series a secret, but the story is, too. For it concerns a secret - a big secret - that has been tormenting people like you for over... oh no! Did I just mention the secret? Then it's too late. I'm afraid nothing will stop you now. Read this series if you must. But please, tell no one."
Number of books in the series: 5
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: The Secret Series ($25)
28 The Complete Adventures of the Borrowers
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Mary Norton's beloved, best-selling books about the tiny, stouthearted Borrowers are now available together in one gorgeous package, perfect for gift giving. Put this boxed set into the hands of little people—or of any reader who delights in classic adventure."
Number of books in the series: 5
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: The Complete Adventures of the Borrowers ($21)
29 Fablehaven Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Brandon Mull's New York Times bestselling series about siblings Seth and Kendra who discover their grandparents are the caretakers of a sanctuary for magical creatures!"
Number of books in the series: 5
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: Fablehaven ($29)
30 Keeper of the Lost Cities Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Sophie Foster has never quite fit into her life. The reason? Sophie's a Telepath, someone who can read minds. No one knows her secret—at least, that's what she thinks…
It turns out the reason Sophie has never felt at home is that, well…she isn't. And as she sets out for a new life that is vastly different from what she has ever known, telepathy is just the first of many shocking secrets that will be revealed."
Number of books in the series: 8
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: Keeper of the Lost Cities (Books 1-5) ($65), Nightfall ($13), Flashback ($14), and Legacy ($15)
31 The Unwanteds Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Experience the magic of Artimé and the chills of Quill with all seven fantastical books in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Unwanteds series."
Number of books in the series: 7
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: The Unwanteds ($43)
32 The Penderwicks Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Deliciously nostalgic and quaintly witty, these stories are as breezy and carefree as a clear June day."
Number of books in the series: 4
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: The Penderwicks ($21)
33 The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Join Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, Stacey, Dawn, and Mallory on their baby-sitting adventures! No matter what comes up -- cranky toddlers, huge dogs, scary neighbours, prank calls -- you can count on the BSC to save the day."
Number of books in the series: 9
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (Books 1-7) ($46), Logan Likes Mary Anne! ($8), and Claudia and the New Girl ($11)
34 Hilo Series
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "Follow the EPIC battle between Hilo and Razorwark from BEGINNING to END."
Number of books in the series: 7
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: Hilo ($49) and Gina: The Girl Who Broke the World ($12)
35 The Marie Laveau Mystery Trilogy
What the series is about, according to Amazon: "In Season (formerly titled Voodoo Season), Jewell Parker Rhodes revisits the sensual, magical landscape of her highly acclaimed debut novel, Voodoo Dreams. In the second part of the New Orleans trilogy that began with Voodoo Season, Rhodes takes on an ancient African vampire in today's Big Easy, where thrilling chills await. In the stunning conclusion to award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes's mystery trilogy, Dr. Marie Lavant, descendent of Voodoo queen Marie Laveau, must confront a murderous evil in New Orleans."
Number of books in the series: 3
Ages the series is best suited to: 8-12
Buy the books here: The Marie Laveau Mystery Trilogy ($30)
