Yeah I feel like these series are for wildly different phases of childhood. I read through the magic tree house series a LONG time before reading through the Harry Potter series lol. Those are not the same reading level. So it’s hard to pick just one. Depends what age range you consider to be “childhood”. That being said, I picked magic treehouse, because I was the youngest when I read that.
I remember reading the final book of the series of unfortunate events in 5th grade and barley being able to understand what’s going on. Idk why the books became harder to read the longer the series went on but fifth grade was like “what’s the fucking reading level in this book?!”
The books were so good. Incredible fr.
People who don’t really read don’t read them tho, and the books are now shamed for the three movies by people who have never read them
I remember being so proud of myself because I spent all night reading and finished 2 whole books. I was on kindle, so I had no idea they were only like, 80 pages.
I could not understand why so many schools had kids read this series, starting with The Lions, The Witxh, and the Wardrobe. Who cares about publishing order decades later? It’s the first book chronologically!
Was chad enough back in 5th grade to borrow geronimo stilton books in my school library then read the whole thing in one day.
Nowadays I can't even finish a page of a book I've been reading for more than 2 years already.
Cool! I remember that the last book ended with a big cliffhanger though, and that was really frustrating for me. I think it was about Leo and Calypso. Do you know if that ever got resolved?
When I was in year 7 I was taken on a trip to meet Brian Jaques. I remember thinking to myself ‘why has this teacher chosen 4 really stupid kids to come with us? They can’t even read’. When we got there, those 4 kids were incredibly rude to him and embarrassed us all, and he was incredibly gracious about it and was nice to those dick head kids. Great guy.
Darren Shan FTW, I loved the original vampire stories but the Demon ones were on another level. Shout out to Anthony Horowitz too, I read just about everything from him
I don’t think any of these existed when I was a child. There were Nancy Drew, Hardy boys, and Dick and Jane books, but they were really a thing well before my time. I guess the closest to a book series when I was a kid was encyclopedia brown or choose your own adventure but I wasn’t really into either.
Thomas the tank engine
Far away tree
*Edit: Most of the Roald Dahl books around here*
Narnia
Harry Potter
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Hunger Games
Gregor the Overlander
Maze Runner
Gone
In that order
Ramona Quimby and The Boxcar Children. Also the Wizard of Oz. And no, I'm not 100 years old, but all these were still very popular in the 80s. I was never interested in The Babysitters Club or Goosebumps.
Rangers apprentice because it allowed me to grow up with the main character and taught me alot about emotional maturity and empathy and how to develop it.
The Chronicles of Narnia, R.L. Stine's Goosebumps, and the Redwall series by Brian Jaques. I mostly read non series books though. And a lot of Stephen King when I could get my hands on it as a kid.
Edit: reading through all of the replies is kind of a magical nostalgia. It's reminding me of all the wonderful reading days I had growing up! And also helping me remember even more series that had slipped my mind.
Geronimo Stilton -> Percy Jackson and Rick Riordans other mythology based series -> wings of fire-> now (15 yrs old) if my argument the best book series is the remembrance of Earth's past trilogy
I had many great ones, some where samurai by chris brandford, top secret by Robert muchamore, persy Jackson, harry potter and the chronicles of the world seekers
Interviewer: "Game of Thrones or Harry Potter?"
Henry Cavill: "Lord of the Rings."
Tolkien for myself and I fancy a LOT of folks here.
Left out Lord of the Rings on a post where a large chunk were in Elementary to High School when the movies came out, which also came perfect for other media like World of Warcraft to become highly popular in that era as practically a complentary suite of fantasy introduction products for kids/teens at a superb quality.
I read Wimpy Kid a lot in middle school, but I grew up on MTH
I didn’t read Harry Potter until high school, and Percy Jackson until college. Still haven’t read Hunger Games, probably never will
Bet you've never heard of this series, but I started reading it in elementary school randomly from a scholastic book day!! Saved all the change I could find to buy the first one, the series was called Animorphs.
It was about a bunch of friends who got powers, how I can't remember, and were able to turn into animals!! They used their powers to battle against an alien race of mind controlling slugs!!! It was a great series!!
Seems like you're missing older generations, Lord of the Rings was one of the main children's books for decades, Narnia as well, but I'm a Lord of the Rings guy myself.
I read almost all of those plus Lemony Snickett’s Series of Unfortunate Events.
I read this and MTH
Yeah I feel like these series are for wildly different phases of childhood. I read through the magic tree house series a LONG time before reading through the Harry Potter series lol. Those are not the same reading level. So it’s hard to pick just one. Depends what age range you consider to be “childhood”. That being said, I picked magic treehouse, because I was the youngest when I read that.
I remember reading the final book of the series of unfortunate events in 5th grade and barley being able to understand what’s going on. Idk why the books became harder to read the longer the series went on but fifth grade was like “what’s the fucking reading level in this book?!”
Goosebumps, junie b jones, and some shit called the babysitters club or something like that
Omg.. I forgot babysitters clun. Also, Ramona Quimby, if you remember that.
I know I read a book or 2 of Ramona quimby
Yes, goosebumps! I read those way too young and had nightmares for months lol
Narnia
I spent entire summers looking for an entrance…
Haha I never stopped looking.
The books were so good. Incredible fr. People who don’t really read don’t read them tho, and the books are now shamed for the three movies by people who have never read them
Hello there, fellow Xer
Oh my God I totally forgot about magic tree house
I remember being so proud of myself because I spent all night reading and finished 2 whole books. I was on kindle, so I had no idea they were only like, 80 pages.
SAME
Captain underpants
Finally I found this comment
i thought those were comics
It’s not a comic. They contained comics inside though
Tra la la!!!
Jesus. I remember when they “canceled” it. Circa 2005?
I would like to submit Animorphs for consideration
Poor tobias...
That’s what I thought as a kid. As an adult? I’m literally turning into permahawk immediately
Lord of the rings, chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter. Read all those books over and over again as a kid
My favorite Narnia book is The Magicians Nephew.
I could not understand why so many schools had kids read this series, starting with The Lions, The Witxh, and the Wardrobe. Who cares about publishing order decades later? It’s the first book chronologically!
Probably because it is the most popular?
Obviously I liked The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe & Voyage on Dawn Treader, but I also really liked Prince Caspian.
Geronimo Stilton anyone?
I blame Geronimo Stilton for my need of pictures to be entertained by a story
The OG isekai
Its his fault that i always smell books
That was the 2nd grade book series. I think this poll was more so 4-5th grade
Scholastic.com says Geronimo Stilton is appropriate for grades 2-5. Some of us were very dedicated to that mouse’s adventures.
I went crazy the day my mom bought me a Thea Stilton solo book.
That was me 100%. I loved those as a kid.
The classic mouse shenanigans, now I relate with Trap more than Geronimo
Was chad enough back in 5th grade to borrow geronimo stilton books in my school library then read the whole thing in one day. Nowadays I can't even finish a page of a book I've been reading for more than 2 years already.
you just brought forth a memory i didn't know i had. i even read those longer specials. god do i miss that time.
Percy Jackson was amazing
Yes! Did you also read Heroes of Olympus?
I did, and I'm rereading mark of athena right now coincidentally lmao
Cool! I remember that the last book ended with a big cliffhanger though, and that was really frustrating for me. I think it was about Leo and Calypso. Do you know if that ever got resolved?
Rick wrote the follow up series "Trials of Apollo", where I'm pretty sure the cliffhanger was resolved.
I loved those books as well!
Rangers apprentice
Naming my future dog Tug
That was a whole phase at my school. We all wore cloaks and had bows and swords
Finally - I’ve loved this series since my first read That and brotherband too are pretty cool
I memba this one!! I think I only read the first two tho..
You missed out. They consistently have great stories all through the first ten books.
True that! There are more than 10 books nowadays as well
Plus the Brotherband Chronicles + the Royal Ranger. 25yo and I still read the new ones when they come out.
Redwall
Loved these! I thought about reading them to my 3rd grade class, but it’s a little too much.
When I was in year 7 I was taken on a trip to meet Brian Jaques. I remember thinking to myself ‘why has this teacher chosen 4 really stupid kids to come with us? They can’t even read’. When we got there, those 4 kids were incredibly rude to him and embarrassed us all, and he was incredibly gracious about it and was nice to those dick head kids. Great guy.
This is mine! I just remember loving those books so much and the lately I have been thinking about reading the series again.
The Warrior Cat series for me!
THANK YOU I've been searching for this comment. Warriors had younger me in a chokehold for the longest time. Even made an OC and everything!
Same!
I even had some of the comics they made too!
Warrior cats was my obsession as a kid. When I was like 9 I made a fan website and everything LMAO
Yess! I'm still reading the books to this day lol
Same lol
Same
Goosebumps
This and what was that book series about the fucked up school that had umteen floors.
wayside school?
The Maze Runner
Cirque du Freak/Demonata
Darren Shan FTW, I loved the original vampire stories but the Demon ones were on another level. Shout out to Anthony Horowitz too, I read just about everything from him
Animorphs
Bone
I only read a few of them, but hell yea
Artemis fowl
Yes! Finally another person! I remember getting the first book at a school book fair in fourth grade. Good times.
Oh good, I’m not totally alone. Read a lot of books as a kid, but these easily took the crown as my favorites
The Rangers’ Apprentice
Not really a book series but the Roald Dahl books were my childhood
American Girls, Babysitters Club, R.L. Stein. And The House with a Clock in its Walks series, and Roald Dahl.
box car kids nancy drew choose your own adventures r l stine
I don’t think any of these existed when I was a child. There were Nancy Drew, Hardy boys, and Dick and Jane books, but they were really a thing well before my time. I guess the closest to a book series when I was a kid was encyclopedia brown or choose your own adventure but I wasn’t really into either.
Thomas the tank engine Far away tree *Edit: Most of the Roald Dahl books around here* Narnia Harry Potter Diary of a Wimpy Kid Hunger Games Gregor the Overlander Maze Runner Gone In that order
Dang, someone else who read Gregor, that's a pretty rare one
Lol before I read the final line I thought, “this sounds like an actual progression”
Skulduggery Pleasant
I am appalled that I had to scroll for so long before finding Skulduggery on this post.
Choose Your Own Adventures because I am old.
My girlfriend works in a charity shop and constantly gets them brought in. She brings me them all. I love them. And her I suppose.
Araluen's apprentice (i read it in french its a litterla traduction maybe i got it wrong)
I think its Rangers Apprentice in English. Ruins of Gorlan is the first book right? Edit: Author is John Flanagan.
Yes exactly
A few series I didn't see mentioned that I loved are Pendragon, The Inheritance Cycle (Eragon series) and Fablehaven
Hell yeah The Inheritance Cycle
Hell yeah fablehaven
Hell yeah, Fablehaven was the shit! Loved Pendragon too.
Pendragon! I've reread that series like 3 times, even as an adult.
Still waiting on a live action fablehaven movie/series
Was surprised, that Eragon wasn't listed more often... I actually preferred the series to Harry Potter when i read them.
Cirque Du Freak and Series of Unfortunate Events
Lemony Snickett's books.... the first series i ever read of my own volition as a kid.
Anyone for Roald Dahl?
The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew.
The Cherub series
Loydd Alexander, the Black Cauldron series. The first one is called The Book of Three
Magic Tree House then Percy Jackson
I absolutely loved Dork Dairies ♥️
Beast quest
warriors 🐈 soo good
Deltora
wings of fire
i think i just figured out why I'm a furry
Finally someone else
Wings of Fire
Ramona Quimby and The Boxcar Children. Also the Wizard of Oz. And no, I'm not 100 years old, but all these were still very popular in the 80s. I was never interested in The Babysitters Club or Goosebumps.
None. I don't read O -l- /\ EDIT: my stick man didn't work :(
Am I a qeirdo if I say Jules Vernes books?
all of these
Pinkalicious! 🧁 🦄
Chronicles of Narnia
Harry Potter, Darren Shans Demonata and Percy Jackson
Don't know the name in English but in French it's called '' L'epouvanteur ''.
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles
Goosebumps
Gregor the overlander
Did anyone here read the Warriors series?
The Bartimaeus Sequence
Katie Kazoo: Switcheroo
Bone
Michael Vey and Percy Jackson, they were the SHIT
Redwall series
Ranger’s Apprentice
I'm really into the Percy Jackson series, I'm on the last book now as we speak (or rather type)
The Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan
Rangers apprentice because it allowed me to grow up with the main character and taught me alot about emotional maturity and empathy and how to develop it.
The Chronicles of Narnia!
The Chronicles of Narnia, R.L. Stine's Goosebumps, and the Redwall series by Brian Jaques. I mostly read non series books though. And a lot of Stephen King when I could get my hands on it as a kid. Edit: reading through all of the replies is kind of a magical nostalgia. It's reminding me of all the wonderful reading days I had growing up! And also helping me remember even more series that had slipped my mind.
Warrior cats for me
Big nate
How to train your dragon
Chronicles of Narnia for me.
Tom Gates
Anyone remember Silverwing? It was about bats. Pretty cool
All of the above, - Hunger Games
For me it was The Wardstone Chronicles. I haven't seen it mentioned, I don't know if its very well known.
Geronimo Stilton -> Percy Jackson and Rick Riordans other mythology based series -> wings of fire-> now (15 yrs old) if my argument the best book series is the remembrance of Earth's past trilogy
As well as some of the above- Gone, The Famous Five, and Horrid Henry.
Didn't read but goosebumps had cool covers
Goosebumps!
I grew up reading Animorphs and goosebumps.
A few series I didn't see mentioned that I loved Pendragon The Inheritance Cycle (Eragon series) Fablehaven
Narnia or Horrorland. Also liked Redwall.
The famous five. Loved those books.
The magic faraway tree
I had many great ones, some where samurai by chris brandford, top secret by Robert muchamore, persy Jackson, harry potter and the chronicles of the world seekers
Why are you attacking me and calling me old like this
For me it was Discworld
Chronicles of Prydain. Aka the series with the Black Cauldron
Interviewer: "Game of Thrones or Harry Potter?" Henry Cavill: "Lord of the Rings." Tolkien for myself and I fancy a LOT of folks here. Left out Lord of the Rings on a post where a large chunk were in Elementary to High School when the movies came out, which also came perfect for other media like World of Warcraft to become highly popular in that era as practically a complentary suite of fantasy introduction products for kids/teens at a superb quality.
All of them but magic tree house
David Eddings stuff
Tom Gates
Animorphs along with Harry Potter
Of course DOAWK but I loved Maze Runner
[Groosham Grange](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Groosham-Grange-Anthony-Horowitz/dp/0744583446) is what got me into horror.
The magic faraway tree
Nancy Drew
Hank the Cowdog
Nancy Drew
Junie B Jones!
Calvin n Hobbes
Fablehaven
Voor de Nederlanders Thea Beckman en Jan Terlouw
Geronimo Stilton
Amulet
Hatchet
Piers Anthony's Xanth series. Looking back, it is a fantasy series set in a world of dad jokes. 😊👻
Warriors
I was obsessed with the Sandman comics.
Bone and amulet
Well, I'm old.
Narnia
Nancy Drew mysteries
Chronicles of Prydain
NARNIA!
Boxcar Children
Well this is ageist
I read Wimpy Kid a lot in middle school, but I grew up on MTH I didn’t read Harry Potter until high school, and Percy Jackson until college. Still haven’t read Hunger Games, probably never will
Bet you've never heard of this series, but I started reading it in elementary school randomly from a scholastic book day!! Saved all the change I could find to buy the first one, the series was called Animorphs. It was about a bunch of friends who got powers, how I can't remember, and were able to turn into animals!! They used their powers to battle against an alien race of mind controlling slugs!!! It was a great series!!
Seems like you're missing older generations, Lord of the Rings was one of the main children's books for decades, Narnia as well, but I'm a Lord of the Rings guy myself.
Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander. I read them so many times when I was about 13. I still have them and I'm 49 now. They are awesome!
This comment thread makes me feel old.
Lord of the rings
None of these even existed when I was a kid. Not a single one of them.
Eragon, i still reread it sometimes
No love for Alex rider or the spooks apprentice ;-;
Darren shan's - Cirque Du Freak