First Chapter Book Series

Books that are first of at least three books in a fiction series for independent readers. To get a list of titles in a series, click on the series title link just below the author's name.

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Book cover for Dragons and marshmallows.
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"A girl, Zoey, and her cat, Sassafras, use science experiments to help a dragon with a problem." --
Book cover for Grilled cheese and dragons.
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"Princess Serena (or as she prefers, Princess Pulverizer) doesn't want to be a princess--she wants to be knight. But her father, King Alexander of Empiria, thinks she still has a lot to learn when it comes to exhibiting valiant behavior. So he presents a challenge: the princess must first go on a Quest of Kindness and perform good deeds to prove that she truly deserves to go to knight school. With help from a friendly dragon named Dribble and a perpetually...
Book cover for Mr. Putter and Tabby pour the tea.
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Mr. Putter gets an old cat to share his life with him.
Book cover for Pinky and Rex.
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Rex and her best friend Pinky, each the proud possessor of twenty-seven stuffed animals or dinosaurs, find their visit to the museum and its gift shop complicated by Pinky's little sister Amanda.
Book cover for EllRay Jakes is not a chicken!.
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Eight-year-old EllRay's father has promised a family trip to Disneyland if EllRay can stay out of trouble for a week, but not defending himself against Jared, the class bully, proves to be a real challenge.
Book cover for Stink.
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Stink Moody volume 0001
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The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school.
Book cover for Ricky Ricotta's mighty robot.
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Ricky Ricotta volume 1.
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Ricky Ricotta lives in Squeakyville with his mom and dad. Ricky has a hard time making friends at school, and the neighborhood bullies are always picking on him. If only Ricky could find someone to be his best buddy and keep those creepy bullies away!Meanwhile, on the other side of town, a mad scientist named Dr. Stinky McNasty has created a Mighty Robot who is as gentle as he is powerful. Dr. Stinky plans to make the Robot destroy Squeakyville, but...
Book cover for Princess Posey and the first grade parade.
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Posey's fear of starting first grade is alleviated when her teacher invites the students to wear their most comfortable clothes to school on the first day.
Book cover for Piper Green and the fairy tree.
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"Piper's older brother leaves Peek-A-Book Island and Piper refuses to take off his old earmuffs, no matter what! Things are going from bad to worse... until she discovers The Fairy Tree"--Provided by publisher.
Book cover for A new friend.
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Eight-year-old Sophie Mouse is excited to return to school after the long winter break, but there is a new student--a snake--and Sophie and the other animals are afraid to sit near him, much less ask him to play with them, because they have heard snakes are awful.
Book cover for Nancy Clancy, super sleuth.
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Nancy Clancy volume 1.
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Displaying their best work at school in preparation for Parents' Day, Nancy and her sidekick, Bree, are on the case when a prized possession goes missing, in a first chapter book starring the irrepressible Nancy Clancy.
Book cover for Ling & Ting.
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Ling & Ting volume 1.
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Ling and Ting are identical twins that people think are exactly the same, but time and again they prove to be different.
Book cover for Leroy Ninker saddles up.
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"Leroy Ninker has a hat, a lasso, and boots. What he doesn't have is a horse--until he meets Maybelline, that is, and then it's love at first sight. Maybelline loves spaghetti and sweet nothings, and she loves Leroy, too. But when Leroy forgets the third and fiinal rule of caring for Maybelline, disaster ensues. Can Leroy wrestle fate to the ground, rescue the horse of his heart, and lasso loneliness for good?"--jacket.
Book cover for Horrible Harry in room 2B.
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Horrible Harry volume 0001
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Doug discovers that though being Harry's best friend in Miss Mackle's second grade class isn't always easy, as Harry likes to do horrible things, it is often a lot of fun.
Book cover for Dory Fantasmagory.
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Dory, the youngest in her family, is a girl with a very active imagination, and she spends the summer playing with her imaginary friend, pretending to be a dog, battling monsters, and generally driving her family nuts.
Book cover for Dinosaurs before dark.
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Where did the tree house come from? Before Jack and Annie can find out, the mysterious treehouse whisks them back to the prehistoric past. Now they have to figure out how to get home. Can they do it before dark . . . or will they become a dinosaur's dinner?
Book cover for Archie takes flight.
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Space taxi volume 1.
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"On 'Take Your Kid to Work Day,' eight-year-old Archie discovers that his father drives a space taxi that shuttles aliens from one area of the universe to another." --