Series List
Grades: 5 - 7
An orphaned girl solves mysteries in the castle with the help of magical dresses
Grades: 5 - 8
Sequential
Molly Pepper, an orphan, is the daughter of a brilliant female inventor, Cassandra Pepper. They have many adventures together as Molly constantly tries to get her mother the recognition she feels she deserves. The author stresses the prejudices of the day - against women and people of other cultures - perhaps a bit too much. Molly goes through each adventure with Emmett Lee, a Chinese boy, and there is some salty language occasionally.
Grades: 4 - 6
Sequential
Sequential series. Terrible things happen to children one after another. When it seems all will finally be well, turns worse. Book is purposely depressing - whole series is this way. Enjoyment of series is matter of personal taste.
Grades: 2 - 4
Three third graders, a girl and two boys, solve mysteries. There are occasional sleepovers, but they are totally innocent.
Grades: N/A
Sequential
Inappropriate
Sequential series. Children and their father try to escape from agents who want to steal their time-machine. Later books have boy/girl.
Grades: 3 - 5
Girl who likes science builds robots, becomes a ham radio operator etc. Technology mentioned often including internet.
Grades: 2 - 4
GIrl who loves science and inventing solves problems together with her artistic friend. A lot of information about science and technology in the back of the books.
Grades: 2 - 4
Sequential
Third grade children participate in after school enrichment clubs. Each book features a different child who discovers his or her talents as well as new friendships. In the back of the books is information about that particular skill as well as a preview of the next book.
Grades: 3 - 5
A girl discovers she can stop time by saying her name out loud. She finds out that very few people have this type of unusual ability including her aunt and a younger, brilliant boy. She struggles with the temptation to take revenge against mean students and her principal when she stops time- she often can't resist.
Grades: 6 - 9
Teen
Loosely sequential series - some can be skipped. This is an exciting, well-written series about a teen recruited as a spy for MI6. A lot of of violence, cruelty, and cold blooded killing - parents need to weigh the value of giving their teen boys something they will like to read, with exposure to violence. Boy generally kills only indirectly or by accident, until end of book 9, when he deliberately shoots someone. Books are loosely connected with a running plotline. Series is mostly clean, with some references to illegitimate relationships, and several non-detailed references to Alex liking a girl (noted in comments). Occasional language in the damn/hell variety. (for information on books not listed, contact kosherbooklist@gmail.com)
Grades: 4 - 6
Series about a very wealthy girl who goes to an English boarding school. Overall, she is a relatively positive role model in that she is unspoiled despite her wealth and has a positive view of people. There is a parallel boys school that the girls interact with very often and quite a bit of boy/girl crushes are mentioned. Also romance between teachers. Children speak very casually to teachers, complimenting them on clothing and hairstyles, trying to set them up, and calling them shortened names.
Grades: 4 - 6
Classic stoy of observant Jewish family in early 20th century. boy/girl, decreasing level of observance
Grades: 3 - 5
Series about a fifth grader who loves to write - most of the story is told as journal entries. A lot of emphasis on what a trendy girl in the class wears, and trendy teacher - described in detail - but the heroine doesn't dress this way. Boy/girl, middos
Grades: 4 - 6
Unrelated stories of Americans through history. See individual ratings.
Grades: 3 - 5
Well-done stories about girls from different time periods and social groups. Each girl has her own series.
Grades: 4 - 6
Mysteries about girls living in different time periods. Each book is a stand-alone.
Grades: 6 - 8
Inappropriate
Sequential Series is set in future where having more than 2 children is punishable by death. A boy who is a third child meets a girl who is one also and has to decide if he wants to remain hidden or try to live a normal life. Lots of vague mentions of child being unexpected, about government forcing abortions, about doctors "fixing it" so won't have more children. Later books have boy/girl, hashkafa issues
Grades: 3 - 5
Most of the books in this series involve a boy and a girl who are best friends (boy is a year younger than the girl) who have animal adventures.Girl's adoptive parents are veterinarians (occasional mention that her birth parents were killed in an accident, but she never thinks about them since she loves her adoptive parents). The relationship between the two friends is completely innocent, but they often have sleepovers and go on vacations with their families, etc. Very pro animal rights. Girl is a vegetarian because she is an animal lover. Many of the books revolve around, or at least mention holidays like xmas, halloween, and easter, but little or no religion. The "Hauntings" series involve ghosts of animals- not scary ghosts. The "pets" series is slightly easier reading.
Grades: 6 - 8
Kids are endowed with power to change into animals, in order to fight aliens who are taking over the world by taking over people's brains. Lots of violence. Lots of philosophical discussions about killing some people to save many. Various mentions of attractions between boys and girls, with some negiah.
Grades: 3 - 5
A Chinese American girl comes to grips with her identity as she adjusts to her adopted sister and helps her teacher adopt a child in China
Grades: 6 - 8
Sequential
Inappropriate
Classic coming of age story. Romance, religion
Grades: 4 - 6
Two very different cat brothers have adventures along with an unlikely mouse.
Grades: 6 - 8
Sequential
Teen
Loosely related sequential series. Rich boy genius takes on fairies. Minor bad language and bathroom humor. Some books have more significant issues.
Grades: 2 - 4
Friends learn life and relationship lessons. Check comments for individual books.
Grades: 2 - 4
Comic book style series about a mouse who deals with typical and not so typical elementary school problems, She often imagines she is in the scene of various popular books or movies - which kids this age probably won't get.
Grades: 3 - 4
Similar to Bailey school kids, somewhat scary stories about children who find out that adults in their community are really mythical beings like vampires, etc.
Grades: 2 - 4
Tongue in cheek stories about kids meet various adults who seem to be mythical or supernatural creatures. Most are innocuous, check individual comments.
Grades: 3 - 5
Series about a boy and girl who undertake a quest to free huge beasts from enchantment by a villain who is trying to conquer the kingdom. Some magical violence. Non-romantic negiah.
Grades: 2 - 4
Some books have Papa portrayed as naïve and easily misled, boy/girl issues, popular liberal culture.
Comments are explicit and detailed and are intended for parents to use to determine acceptability for their children. Please read comments - do not rely on ratings alone. Books are reviewed to the best of our abilities, we apologize for any errors.
| Series | Author | Grades | Sequential | Inappropriate | Teen | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Dresses | Schmid, Susan Maupin | 5 - 7 | An orphaned girl solves mysteries in the castle with the help of magical dresses | |||
| A Perilous Journey of Danger and Mayhem | Healy, Christopher | 5 - 8 |
Sequential |
Molly Pepper, an orphan, is the daughter of a brilliant female inventor, Cassandra Pepper. They have many adventures together as Molly constantly tries to get her mother the recognition she feels she deserves. The author stresses the prejudices of the day - against women and people of other cultures - perhaps a bit too much. Molly goes through each adventure with Emmett Lee, a Chinese boy, and there is some salty language occasionally. | ||
| A Series of Unfortunate Events | Snicket, Lemony | 4 - 6 |
Sequential |
Sequential series. Terrible things happen to children one after another. When it seems all will finally be well, turns worse. Book is purposely depressing - whole series is this way. Enjoyment of series is matter of personal taste. | ||
| A to Z Mysteries | Roy, Ron | 2 - 4 | Three third graders, a girl and two boys, solve mysteries. There are occasional sleepovers, but they are totally innocent. | |||
| A Whole Nother Story | Soup, Cuthbert | N/A |
Sequential |
Inappropriate |
Sequential series. Children and their father try to escape from agents who want to steal their time-machine. Later books have boy/girl. | |
| Ada Lace | Calandrelli, Emily | 3 - 5 | Girl who likes science builds robots, becomes a ham radio operator etc. Technology mentioned often including internet. | |||
| Ada Lace Adventure Series | Calandrelli, Emily | 2 - 4 | GIrl who loves science and inventing solves problems together with her artistic friend. A lot of information about science and technology in the back of the books. | |||
| Addie | Lawlor, Laurie | 3 - 6 | Pioneer girl. check comments | |||
| After School Superstars | Mills, Claudia | 2 - 4 |
Sequential |
Third grade children participate in after school enrichment clubs. Each book features a different child who discovers his or her talents as well as new friendships. In the back of the books is information about that particular skill as well as a preview of the next book. | ||
| Aleca Zamm | Rue, Ginger | 3 - 5 | A girl discovers she can stop time by saying her name out loud. She finds out that very few people have this type of unusual ability including her aunt and a younger, brilliant boy. She struggles with the temptation to take revenge against mean students and her principal when she stops time- she often can't resist. | |||
| Alex Rider | Horowitz, Anthony | 6 - 9 |
Teen |
Loosely sequential series - some can be skipped. This is an exciting, well-written series about a teen recruited as a spy for MI6. A lot of of violence, cruelty, and cold blooded killing - parents need to weigh the value of giving their teen boys something they will like to read, with exposure to violence. Boy generally kills only indirectly or by accident, until end of book 9, when he deliberately shoots someone. Books are loosely connected with a running plotline. Series is mostly clean, with some references to illegitimate relationships, and several non-detailed references to Alex liking a girl (noted in comments). Occasional language in the damn/hell variety. (for information on books not listed, contact kosherbooklist@gmail.com) | ||
| Alice-Miranda | Harvey, Jacqueline | 4 - 6 | Series about a very wealthy girl who goes to an English boarding school. Overall, she is a relatively positive role model in that she is unspoiled despite her wealth and has a positive view of people. There is a parallel boys school that the girls interact with very often and quite a bit of boy/girl crushes are mentioned. Also romance between teachers. Children speak very casually to teachers, complimenting them on clothing and hairstyles, trying to set them up, and calling them shortened names. | |||
| All of a Kind Family | Taylor, Sydney | 4 - 6 | Classic stoy of observant Jewish family in early 20th century. boy/girl, decreasing level of observance | |||
| Amanda Pig / Oliver Pig | Van Leeuwen, Jean | 2 - 3 | Cute stories of a little girl pig and her brother | |||
| Amazing Days of Abby Hayes | Mazer, Anne | 3 - 5 | Series about a fifth grader who loves to write - most of the story is told as journal entries. A lot of emphasis on what a trendy girl in the class wears, and trendy teacher - described in detail - but the heroine doesn't dress this way. Boy/girl, middos | |||
| Amber Brown | Danziger, Paula | N/A |
Inappropriate |
Divorce, chutzpah, language | ||
| Amelia Bedelia Chapter Books | Parish, Herman | 2 - 4 | Young Amelia Bedelia makes silly mistakes | |||
| American Diaries | Duey, Kathleen | 4 - 6 | Unrelated stories of Americans through history. See individual ratings. | |||
| American Girl | Various authors | 3 - 5 | Well-done stories about girls from different time periods and social groups. Each girl has her own series. | |||
| American Girl History Mysteries | Various authors | 4 - 6 | Mysteries about girls living in different time periods. Each book is a stand-alone. | |||
| Among the Hidden | Haddix, Margaret Peterson | 6 - 8 |
Inappropriate |
Sequential Series is set in future where having more than 2 children is punishable by death. A boy who is a third child meets a girl who is one also and has to decide if he wants to remain hidden or try to live a normal life. Lots of vague mentions of child being unexpected, about government forcing abortions, about doctors "fixing it" so won't have more children. Later books have boy/girl, hashkafa issues | ||
| Andy Russell | Adler, David A. | 3 - 3 | Boy has adventures. Check individual comments | |||
| Angela Anaconda | Callamari, Barbara | 3 - 4 | TV-style inappropriate language | |||
| Animal Ark | Baglio, Ben M. | 3 - 5 | Most of the books in this series involve a boy and a girl who are best friends (boy is a year younger than the girl) who have animal adventures.Girl's adoptive parents are veterinarians (occasional mention that her birth parents were killed in an accident, but she never thinks about them since she loves her adoptive parents). The relationship between the two friends is completely innocent, but they often have sleepovers and go on vacations with their families, etc. Very pro animal rights. Girl is a vegetarian because she is an animal lover. Many of the books revolve around, or at least mention holidays like xmas, halloween, and easter, but little or no religion. The "Hauntings" series involve ghosts of animals- not scary ghosts. The "pets" series is slightly easier reading. | |||
| Animorphs | Applegate, K. A. | 6 - 8 | Kids are endowed with power to change into animals, in order to fight aliens who are taking over the world by taking over people's brains. Lots of violence. Lots of philosophical discussions about killing some people to save many. Various mentions of attractions between boys and girls, with some negiah. | |||
| Anna Wang Series | Cheng, Andrea | 3 - 5 | A Chinese American girl comes to grips with her identity as she adjusts to her adopted sister and helps her teacher adopt a child in China | |||
| Anne of Green Gables | Montgomery, L. M. | 6 - 8 |
Sequential |
Inappropriate |
Classic coming of age story. Romance, religion | |
| Annie | Rylant, Cynthia | 1 - 2 | Easy reader.Girl only has a father, not discussed much. | |||
| Anton and Cecil | Martin, Lisa and Valerie Martin | 4 - 6 | Two very different cat brothers have adventures along with an unlikely mouse. | |||
| Araminta Spookie | Sage, Angie | 3 - 5 | Strange story about a strange family that lives in a haunted house. | |||
| Artemis Fowl | Colfer, Eoin | 6 - 8 |
Sequential |
Teen |
Loosely related sequential series. Rich boy genius takes on fairies. Minor bad language and bathroom humor. Some books have more significant issues. | |
| Arthur | Brown, Marc | 2 - 4 | Friends learn life and relationship lessons. Check comments for individual books. | |||
| Baby Mouse | Holm, Jennifer L and Mathew Holm | 2 - 4 | Comic book style series about a mouse who deals with typical and not so typical elementary school problems, She often imagines she is in the scene of various popular books or movies - which kids this age probably won't get. | |||
| Backyard Witch | Heppermann, Christine and Ron Koertge | 3 - 4 | Children have adventures with an eccentric but friendly witch | |||
| Bailey City Monsters | Dadey, Debbie and Thornton Jones, Marcia | 3 - 4 | Similar to Bailey school kids, somewhat scary stories about children who find out that adults in their community are really mythical beings like vampires, etc. | |||
| Bailey School Kids | Dadey, Debbie and Marcia Thornton Jones | 2 - 4 | Tongue in cheek stories about kids meet various adults who seem to be mythical or supernatural creatures. Most are innocuous, check individual comments. | |||
| Baker's Dozen | Weyn, Suzanne | 3 - 4 | (no connection to Jewish series of same name.) | |||
| Beast Quest | Blade, Adam | 3 - 5 | Series about a boy and girl who undertake a quest to free huge beasts from enchantment by a villain who is trying to conquer the kingdom. Some magical violence. Non-romantic negiah. | |||
| Berenstain Bears Chapter Books | Berenstain, Stan and Jan | 2 - 4 | Some books have Papa portrayed as naïve and easily misled, boy/girl issues, popular liberal culture. | |||
| Betsy / Eddie / Star | Haywood, Carolyn | 2 - 3 | Quaint old-fashioned childhood stories. Some religion |
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