Serious About Series: Ages 8-10

Cover image for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Series: Harry Potter, Book #1

by J. K. Rowling Illustrated by Mary GrandPré

Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility.

The Summit

Series: Everest, Book #3

by Gordon Korman

Four kids are prepared to go into thin air in order to become the youngest person ever to climb Everest. But they are not prepared for the challenges that await them as they get closer to the summit. Supplies are low. Conditions are extreme. One of the kids is trying to sabotage the others. And then the storm hits...

The Red Pyramid

Series: The Kane Chronicles, Book #1

by Rick Riordan

Since their mothers death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane. One night, Dr.

The Book of Three

Series: Chronicles of Prydain, Book #1

by Lloyd Alexander

Taran, The Assistant Pig-Keeper , longs to be a hero.
He begins his journey with a strange assortment of companions on a dangerous mission to save his beloved land, Prydain. Packed with action, humor, romance, and gallantry, Taran's adventures chronicle his beloved Prydain and his battle

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Series: Chronicles of Narnia, Book #2

by C.S. Lewis

Air-raids over London during WWII compel four siblings — Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy — to be sent away from the city to the house of a kindly, but remote Professor "who lived in the heart of the country." There is much to discover in the country: woods, mountains, owls, eagles, maybe e

Meet Kit: An American Girl

by Valerie Tripp Illustrated by Walter Rane

Millions of girls have been waiting for the debut of the newest American Girl -- and now she's here! Kit Kittredge is a nine-year-old girl growing up during the 1930s, a time when banks failed, people lost their money, and families struggled -- but Americans opened their hearts and helped each other.