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    Best Selling Kids Series | May 2015

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze3 Mins Read Ages 4-8 Ages 9-12 Best Kids Stories Best Sellers Book Lists Teens: Young Adults
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    The Children’s Book Review | May 5, 2015

    Best Selling Books for Kids

    This month’s best selling kids series from The Children’s Book Review’s affiliate store remains the same, it’s the wonderfully educational series The Adventures of Riley. Our list of hand-selected series from the nationwide best selling Children’s Series list, as noted by The New York Times, features mostly the same exciting updates as last month; James Dashner’s Maze Runner series and Kiera Cass’s The Selection series.

    The Children’s Book Review’s Best Selling Kids Series Books

    Adventures of RileyThe Adventures of Riley

    By Amanda Lumry and Laura Hurwitz

    An award-winning, innovative 12-book series that captures the wonder of conservation through a blend of photography, illustration, fiction, and nonfiction.

    Ages 4-8 | Publisher: Scholastic

    Nationwide Best Selling Kids Series Books
    The Maze Runner Movie Tie-In Edition (Maze Runner, Book One) By James DashnerThe Maze Runner

    By James Dashner

    The #1 New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series is perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent. The first book, The Maze Runner, is now a major motion picture featuring the star of MTV’s Teen Wolf, Dylan O’Brien; Kaya Scodelario; Aml Ameen; Will Poulter; and Thomas Brodie-Sangster! Also look for James Dashner’s newest novels, The Eye of Minds andThe Rule of Thoughts, the first two books in the Mortality Doctrine series.

    Ages 12+ | Publisher: Delacorte Press

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of BooksDiary of a Wimpy Kid

    By Jeff Kinney

    An exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate to.

    Ages 9 to 12 | Publisher: Amulet Books

    Divergent Book and ReviewDivergent

    By Veronica Roth

    The Divergent series—dystopian thrillers filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning consequences, and unexpected romance. A girl must prove her mettle in a dystopia divided into five factions.

    Ages 14 and up | Publisher: HarperCollins

    The SelectionThe Selection 

    By Kiera Cass

    For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.

    Ages 14 and up | Publisher: HarperTeen

    The Giver Quartet boxed set By Lois LowryThe Giver Quartet

    By Lois Lowry

    Now a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes, Taylor Swift, Alexander Skarsgard, and Brenton Thwaites

    This boxed set includes the complete Newbery Medal–winning Giver Quartet series: The Giver, Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son. In addition, it includes a new and exclusive map of the Giver world. Enter this dystopian, futuristic world through all four of these refreshed hardcovers on a page-turning dystopian journey that concludes the masterpiece The Giver started twenty years ago.

    Ages 12+ | Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers

    This information for the best selling books was gathered from the New York Times Best Sellers list, which reflects the sales of books from books sold nationwide, including independent and chain stores. It is correct at the time of publication and presented in random order. Visit www.nytimes.com for their most current and up-to-date list.

    For more great kids series, check out our articles tagged with Kids Series Books. Nothing beats a good series when you have an avid reader on your hands!

    What to Read Next:

    1. Best Selling Kids Series | April 2015
    2. Best Selling Kids Series | February 2015
    3. Best Selling Kids Series | October 2014
    4. Best Selling Kids Series | November 2014

    *Disclosure: Please note that this post may contain affiliate links that share some commission. Rest assured that these will not affect the cost of any products and services promoted here. Our team always provides their authentic opinion in all content published on this site.

    Adventures of Riley Amanda Lumry Amulet Books Best Selling Books For Kids Diary of a Wimpy Kid Divergent HarperTeen Books James Dashner Jeff Kinney Kids Series Kiera Cass Knopf Books for Young Readers Laura Hurwitz Lois Lowry Scholastic Series Books Series List The Giver Quartet The Maze Runner series The Selection Series Veronica Roth
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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

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