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Why Book Series Are Best For Kids’ Summer Reading

June 26, 2017 by Jennifer Donovan

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Jennifer Donovan here to share some thoughts about getting your kids hooked on books this summer. This post is in partnership with Disney-Hyperion.

Both of my kids enjoyed reading when they were growing up, but something happens when they hit their tween years. For my kids, it was a combination of busier extra-curricular schedules, harder schoolwork, and many other distractions of the electronic variety. My son is five years younger than my daughter and it’s been even tougher to encourage him to use his free time to read, especially in the summer, which he sees as “his time.”

The key to getting him to read is finding a book that he loves, something that doesn’t take long to get into and is written to hold his interest. Two summers ago he started a series that his sister had enjoyed when she was his age, and all of a sudden, he couldn’t stop reading! The reason I love a good series for summer reading is because as soon as they finish a book, they know exactly where to go for more, and they just keep reading.

It actually worked for my college daughter as well. She started book one in a series I thought she’d like, that I’ve been meaning to read myself, and she loved it, and promptly asked if I had book two.

Book three in the Serafina series is out on July 3, for those of you who are already fans. For those who aren’t familiar with the series, hand it over to a kid in your life now. It’s just the kind of fast-paced exciting story that keeps kids interested.

About the series

Set in the magical Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Robert Beatty’s #1 New York Times best-selling series stars the fierce, resilient character of Serafina, a wild girl longing for kinship and struggling to understand her place in the world. This timeless story of finding one’s true family and best self chronicles an epic battle between good and evil and rewrites the rules of who can be a hero.

Book 1: Serafina and the Black Cloak
Book 2: Serafina and the Twisted Staff
Book 3: Serafina and the Splintered Heart

About Serafina and the Splintered Heart (Serafina #3), out July 3
By Robert Beatty

The storms are coming….

Something has happened to Serafina. She has awoken into a darkness she does not understand, scarred from a terrible battle, only to find that life at Biltmore Estate has changed in unimaginable ways. Old friends do unthinkable things and enemies seem all around.

A mysterious threat moves towards Biltmore, a force without a name, bringing with it violent storms and flooding that stands to uproot everything in its path. Serafina must uncover the truth about what has happened to her and find a way to harness her strange new powers before it’s too late.

With only days to achieve the impossible, Serafina fights to reclaim herself as the Guardian of Biltmore, friend of Braeden, daughter of her Pa, and heroine of the Blue Ridge Mountains and all the folk and creatures that call it home.

In the epic third installment of Robert Beatty’s #1 bestselling series, Serafina takes her rightful place among literary champions as she battles fiercely to defend all she loves and become everything that she is meant to be.

About the author

Robert Beatty lives in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, with his wife and three daughters. He writes full-time now, but in his past lives he was one of the pioneers of cloud computing, the founder/CEO of Plex Systems, the co-founder of Beatty Robotics, and the CTO and chairman of Narrative magazine. Visit him online at www.robert-beatty.com.

 

More Ideas to Get Your Kids Reading

Here are some more ways to encourage your children to read and enjoy learning.

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  • Books for Middle School Boys

 

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About Jennifer Donovan

Jennifer Donovan has been a part of the 5 Minutes for Mom team since 2007. She writes product reviews, covers events, and manages the 5 Minutes for Books weekly column and website. She lives in Houston and blogs at Snapshot about life with her family.

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81 Comments

  1. Lisa L says

    July 9, 2017 at 11:15 pm

    This would be great for my son. Thanks!

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  2. Jessica Whitehouse says

    July 9, 2017 at 9:48 pm

    I think my daughter might enjoy these books.

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  3. Betty S says

    July 9, 2017 at 3:56 pm

    I would share with all my nieces they are avid readers

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  4. Wendy Rozema says

    July 8, 2017 at 9:54 am

    My daughter would love this series!

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  5. Terry says

    July 8, 2017 at 2:47 am

    These would be for my youngest granddaughter who loves to read.

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  6. Annmarie W. says

    July 6, 2017 at 2:32 pm

    My young niece would love these books (and the other goodies in the prize pack, too!)

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  7. Teresa A Thompson says

    July 6, 2017 at 1:16 pm

    My oldest granddaughter would love this series.

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  8. Laurie Nykaza says

    July 6, 2017 at 1:49 am

    My daughter would love to read these wonderful books.

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  9. Allyson Tice says

    July 5, 2017 at 10:51 pm

    i would be sharing these with my daughter! she loves reading!

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  10. HilLesha says

    July 5, 2017 at 9:00 pm

    My daughter would love these books.

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  11. renee says

    July 5, 2017 at 3:22 pm

    My oldest daughter would enjoy these books.

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  12. Stephanie says

    July 5, 2017 at 2:13 am

    I would share these with my niece.

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  13. Debbie Bray says

    July 5, 2017 at 12:43 am

    I would share with mu niece

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  14. Renee G says

    July 5, 2017 at 12:22 am

    I would share these with my niece.

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  15. Caitlin says

    July 4, 2017 at 11:06 pm

    I would share them with my niece.

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  16. Ronalee Duncan says

    July 4, 2017 at 9:36 pm

    I would share them with my beautiful grand daughter.

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  17. Lauren says

    July 4, 2017 at 9:34 pm

    I would share these with my daughter.

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  18. Kelly Grant says

    July 4, 2017 at 1:49 pm

    I’d read them with my boy.

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  19. Jennifer Cervantes says

    July 4, 2017 at 12:02 pm

    I would share this with my older two daughters who love to read.

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  20. Sadie B. says

    July 4, 2017 at 11:32 am

    My daughter would love to read this series.

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  21. Melissa says

    July 4, 2017 at 7:53 am

    I’d love to read this aloud to my daughter, let my older son read independently. And also be a great read for me to read w my summer school tutor students.

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  22. Kris B says

    July 4, 2017 at 12:32 am

    I would share these books with my kids! We would all read the books and have great conversations about them!

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  23. Michele Krile says

    July 3, 2017 at 10:33 pm

    I’d share these with my 12 year old daughter, sounds like she’d love this series!

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  24. Angel Heaps says

    July 3, 2017 at 8:45 pm

    i would share with my son.

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  25. Keri justice says

    July 3, 2017 at 6:04 pm

    I would share these with my daughter! I think she would enjoy them

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  26. Steph says

    July 3, 2017 at 5:40 pm

    I would share these with my daughter.

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  27. Stacy says

    July 3, 2017 at 5:00 pm

    I volunteer at a local library and I’m often reading, even to preteens.

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  28. amanda whitley says

    July 3, 2017 at 4:47 pm

    my daughter loves reading and these look like her type of book

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  29. Sara Zielinski says

    July 3, 2017 at 4:12 pm

    I would share these books with my cousins.

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  30. Vicki Wurgler says

    July 3, 2017 at 3:50 pm

    I would share these with my granddaughter

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  31. Sara Estep says

    July 3, 2017 at 12:57 pm

    These sound like something all of my kids will enjoy.

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  32. Christina O says

    July 3, 2017 at 11:51 am

    I would give this to my friend’s daughter.

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  33. Chrissy Malave says

    July 3, 2017 at 5:24 am

    I would share this with my daughter.

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  34. Lisa Queen says

    July 3, 2017 at 1:10 am

    I would share these with my 11 year old granddaughter. I would really like to see her read more and she does seem to like series. Thanks!

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  35. Jennifer Reed says

    July 3, 2017 at 12:47 am

    I would share these books with my daughter.

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  36. Michelle Levine says

    July 2, 2017 at 11:03 pm

    I would share these with my niece.

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  37. Paol Trenny says

    July 2, 2017 at 10:55 pm

    I would like to gift this to my middle child.

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  38. Leela says

    July 2, 2017 at 8:57 pm

    I’d love this for my kids.

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  39. Edye says

    July 2, 2017 at 7:57 pm

    I’d share with my cousin!

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  40. Kellymcgrew says

    July 2, 2017 at 12:54 pm

    We’d like to continue building my nephews bookshelf!

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  41. Audrey Stewart says

    July 2, 2017 at 9:48 am

    I would share with my 4 year old niece, Samantha.

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  42. nichole simmons says

    July 2, 2017 at 6:16 am

    I would read this to my daughter!

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  43. Kimberley Meier says

    July 2, 2017 at 2:03 am

    I would give these to my daughter, she wants to read this series!

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  44. Rivka says

    July 1, 2017 at 11:12 pm

    My cousin.

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  45. Jill Rivera says

    July 1, 2017 at 7:58 pm

    I would like to share with my bookworm granddaughter.

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  46. Wendy R. says

    July 1, 2017 at 6:58 pm

    I think these books are perfect for my niece.

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  47. sara says

    July 1, 2017 at 6:35 pm

    I work at a school, so I would share these books with my students.

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  48. Kambrea says

    July 1, 2017 at 10:14 am

    I would give them to my daughter.

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  49. Natalie says

    July 1, 2017 at 9:04 am

    My daughter would enjoy these books,thank you

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  50. Nannypanpan says

    June 30, 2017 at 9:41 pm

    I’d love them for my son

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  51. Kristen Joiner says

    June 30, 2017 at 5:05 pm

    my niece. She’s just starting to enjoy reading and I want to encourage her as much as possible. 🙂

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  52. chickie brewer says

    June 30, 2017 at 4:51 pm

    I am not sure which child i will share it with…. Such hard decisions!

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  53. KENNETH OHL says

    June 30, 2017 at 4:44 pm

    my little niece is just learning to read these would be great for her

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  54. adriana says

    June 30, 2017 at 1:12 am

    my niece.

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  55. Sarah Lamb says

    June 29, 2017 at 4:32 pm

    I would actually have my husband read the first one to his 5th grade class, then put them all on the shelves for all the kids to enjoy.

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  56. Angelica Dimeo says

    June 29, 2017 at 10:35 am

    I would share this with my oldest son

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  57. Jessica To says

    June 29, 2017 at 9:52 am

    I would share these with my niece.

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  58. Mary West says

    June 29, 2017 at 9:29 am

    I would share these with my best friends daughter, she would love to read them!

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  59. Kelly D says

    June 29, 2017 at 9:04 am

    I would share these with my daughter.

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  60. Terra Heck says

    June 29, 2017 at 1:43 am

    I’d love to share these books with my niece, Imani. Thanks.
    partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  61. Michelle C says

    June 28, 2017 at 9:13 pm

    My youngest daughter would love this! She loves to read!

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  62. Jenny Scheldberg says

    June 28, 2017 at 7:24 pm

    My niece loves to read. I think she’d be into these!

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  63. Amber Hites says

    June 28, 2017 at 6:59 pm

    My son would enjoy them, he lives to read.

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  64. Kathy Stevenson says

    June 28, 2017 at 2:57 pm

    I would share these with my daughters!

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  65. Marti Tabora says

    June 28, 2017 at 11:10 am

    I would share these with my step daughter, she needs to read more and I think she would actually enjoy these.

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  66. Holly Ferrero says

    June 28, 2017 at 10:08 am

    My daughter Erika would love this!

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  67. Marilyn Nawara says

    June 27, 2017 at 10:14 pm

    I would share these with my granddaughter — she loves to read.

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  68. Daniel M says

    June 27, 2017 at 9:12 pm

    would be for my niece!

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  69. Molly Denis says

    June 27, 2017 at 5:00 pm

    My three daughters!

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  70. Kristie says

    June 27, 2017 at 4:42 pm

    I’d share these with both my kids!

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  71. vickie couturier says

    June 27, 2017 at 2:30 pm

    I have a tween granddaughter that would really enjoy these

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  72. mami2jcn says

    June 27, 2017 at 8:09 am

    I would share these with my daughter.

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  73. Michele Goodman says

    June 27, 2017 at 7:58 am

    Would share them with my twins

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  74. Patricia Wojnar Crowley says

    June 26, 2017 at 9:58 pm

    I would share these with my niece!

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  75. Anne Lehnick says

    June 26, 2017 at 9:05 pm

    I would read these with my daughter although it sounds like my son would be interested in listening in with us.

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  76. Kerrie Mayans says

    June 26, 2017 at 7:15 pm

    I would share these with my 11 year old and 14 year old daughter.

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  77. Belinda A Rusnock says

    June 26, 2017 at 3:57 pm

    My daughter Lacey. She would enjoy us reading together.

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  78. Anne says

    June 26, 2017 at 11:40 am

    My grandson loves reading and would enjoy the books greatly.

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  79. Angela Williams says

    June 26, 2017 at 10:15 am

    My children would love to read these books!

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  80. Peggy Nunn says

    June 26, 2017 at 9:07 am

    My oldest granddaughter is a reader. She would get these books.

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  81. Kayla Klontz says

    June 26, 2017 at 12:23 am

    I would share these with my daughter, she’s really good about talking about books when they’re good!

    Reply

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