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 The beach trip.
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The Martinez family is headed for a weekend at the beach, along with their friends, but Sofia has packed so many games that she does not have room for clothes.
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 The cave of Aaaaah! doom!.
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Ella and Owen volume 1.
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A young dragon named Ella convinces her twin brother Owen to join her on a bold quest to find a wizard that will help cure Owen of his flaming cold.
Book cover for The mystery of the stolen diamonds.
Book cover for Sylva and the Fairy Ball.
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Sylva Bell is not old enough to attend the Fairy Ball with her sisters Clara, Rosy, and Golden, but when a horde of trolls crashes the ball, Sylva bravely comes to the rescue.
Book cover for Ruby the red fairy.
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"One day, new friends Kirsty and Rachel discover a magical surprise when they find a fairy at the end of a rainbow! Ruby the Red Fairy takes them to Fairyland, but the beautiful kingdom is in trouble. Can Kirsty and Rachel help Ruby save her six fairy sisters so they can bring color back to Fairyland?" --
Book cover for Rise of the balloon goons.
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Alexander has just moved into Stermont, but the elementary school is being torn down, his new classroom is located in the hospital morgue, a notebook he finds is full of information about monsters--and everywhere he turns there are spooky balloon men determined to attack him.
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 Posy the puppy.
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Dr. KittyCat volume 1.
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After a busy clinic sorting out the bumps and bruises of the hopeful contestants practising for the Paws and Prizes sports day, Dr KittyCat and Peanut get an emergency call. Posy is stuck in the agility tunnel and she won't come out. Has she injured her leg? Or could there be another reason why Posy was so worried about being fit for the sports day?
Book cover for Number-one kid.
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Zigzag kids volume 1.
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When Mitchell's father gets a new job and his family moves, he and his sister go to a new school where they must make new friends and adjust to new routines.
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 Mrs. Noodlekugel.
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Nick and Maxine have a new babysitter--the eccentric Mrs. Noodlekugel who lives in the funny little house behind their drab high-rise apartment building along with her feline butler, Mr. Fuzzface, and three myopic mice.
Book cover for Meet the Bigfeet.
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Yeti files volume 1.
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"Meet Blizz Richards! He's a great guy. Oh, yeah . . . he's also a yeti. But don't tell anyone. He and creatures like him have promised never to be seen by the outside world! But an evil man with an evil plan will stop at nothing to prove Bigfoot really exists. Can Blizz and his devoted team save their furry friend before their secret gets out for good?" -- From publisher description.
Book cover for Lola Levine Is Not Mean!.
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Lola Levine volume 1.
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Second-grader Lola has a wonderful family, a great teacher, and the best friend ever, Josh, and they all help her feel better after she is teased and forbidden to play team sports at recess for having accidentally hurt classmate Juan during a soccer game.
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 Eva's treetop festival.
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Owl diaries volume 1.
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"Having a Bloomtastic Festival at school to celebrate spring is a great idea--but Eva Wingdale, a young owl, discovers that it is also a lot of work, and there is nothing wrong with asking her friends for help." -- Library of Congress.
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?