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Binge-worthy books: the ten best kids' series that will keep on giving

Just like a good TV show, a beloved book series can lift our mood. Here are some of the best for kids.

Beginner reader series

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Willa and Woof

From the bestselling author of Alice-Miranda comes this humorous and heartfelt series about eight-year-old Willa and her best four-legged friend, Woof!

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The Besties

Introducing a fresh and fun series for newly independent readers!

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Aussie Kids

Meet kids all around Australia in this exciting series for emerging readers 6–8 years.

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What Zola Did

Zola's curiosity gets her into trouble!

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Puffin Nibbles

Formerly 'Aussie Nibbles'.

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League of Llamas

Hold on to your hooves...

Funny series

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Wimpy Kid

Greg Heffley is just a wimpy kid facing all the challenges of middle school.

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Nelson

Nelson hates vegetables.

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Atticus Van Tasticus

Hoist the Jolly Roger, sharpen yer cutlass, and load the cannons - 'tis time for ye to EMBRACE YER INNER PIRATE!

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Toffle Towers

Fawlty Towers meets Treehouse in Tim Harris’s brand-new series to make kids laugh out loud – and get their imaginations soaring.

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Derek Dool Supercool

It's hard to be cool when your name's DEREK DILBERT DOOL.

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The Peski Kids

Three squabbling siblings.

Best series for 8–12 year olds

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Kensy and Max

An action-packed spy-adventure series for girls and boys from bestselling author Jacqueline Harvey!

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Friday Barnes

When girl detective Friday Barnes solves a bank robbery she uses the reward money to send herself to an exclusive boarding school that turns out to be a hotbed of crime.

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The Felix Collection

Once I escaped from an orphanage to find my Mum and Dad.

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Alice-Miranda

This bestselling series follows the fortunes of Alice-Miranda, a perpetually positive and determined young girl who enjoys lots of adventures at school, and all over the world.

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson learns that the gods of Olympus are alive and well in the 21st century.

Top trending teen series

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The Summer I Turned Pretty

As seen on Amazon Prime.

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The Prison Healer

A dark, thrilling YA fantasy series by bestselling Australian author, Lynette Noni.

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The Felix Collection

Once I escaped from an orphanage to find my Mum and Dad.

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Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger

A ranger's work is never done.

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson learns that the gods of Olympus are alive and well in the 21st century.

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Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children

Sixteen-year-old Jacob Portman discovers that the fairy tales his grandfather told him as a child are true.

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Love, Simon

Becky Albertalli's books that are connected in the Simonverse.

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Ranger's Apprentice

Orphan Will is an apprentice Ranger who strives to keep the Kingdom of Araluen safe from invaders, traitors and threats.

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His Dark Materials

In his award-winning fantasy trilogy, HIS DARK MATERIALS, Philip Pullman invents a richly detailed and marvellously imagined world that is complex and thought-provoking enough to enthrall readers of all ages.

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The Inheritance Cycle

A tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels by Christopher Paolini, including Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr and Inheritance.

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Maximum Ride

The Maximum Ride novels for young adults feature 6 teenagers who are 98% human and 2% avian.

Graphic novel series

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Super Sidekicks

You'll find superheroes, supervillains and super-hilarious adventures in this graphic novel series by Gavin Aung Than.

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Percy Jackson Graphic Novels

This is the one where Zeus, God of the Sky, thinks I've stolen his lightning bolt – and making Zeus angry is a very bad idea.

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Northern Lights Graphic Novels

As she hurtles towards danger in the cold far North, Lyra never suspects the shocking truth: she alone is destined to win, or to lose, the biggest battle imaginable.

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Maximum Ride Graphic Novels

A collection of Manga graphic novels based on Maximum Ride by James Patterson.