Tales of the Frog Princess series

by E.D. Baker

1st book:

The Frog Princess

6th book:

The Dragon Princess

The Art Mysteries

by Blue Balliett

1st book: 

Chasing Vermeer

3rd book: 

The Calder Game

 Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles

by Holly Black & Tony DiTerlizzi

1st book:

The Nixie’s Song

2nd book:

A Giant Problem

1st book in original Spiderwick series:

The Field Guide

The Sisters Grimm

by Michael Buckley

1st book:

The Fairy-Tale Detectives

7thbook:

The Everafter War

 Molly Moon

by Georgia Byng

1st book:

Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism

4th book: 

Molly Moon, Micky Minus and the Mind Machine

Septimus Heap

by Angie Sage

1st book:

Magyk

5th book:

The Magyk Papers

Faerie Wars

by Herbie Brennan

1st book:

Faerie Wars

4th book:

Faerie Lord

Artemis Fowl

by Eoin Colfer

1st book: 

Artemis Fowl

6th book:

The Time Paradox

Leven Thumps

by Obert Skye

1st book:

Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo

4th book:

Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra

Ingo

by Helen Dunmore

1st book:

Ingo

4th book:

The Crossing of Ingo

Inkheart

by Cornelia Funke

1st book:

Inkheart

3rd book:

Inkdeath

Companions Quartet

by Julia Golding

1st book:

The Secret of the Sirens

4th book:

The Chimera’s Curse

 Cat Royal

  by Julia Golding

1st book:

The Diamond of Drury Lane

5th book:

Black Heart of Jamaica

Stravaganza

by Mary Hoffman

1st book:

City of Masks

4th book: 

City of Secrets

Power of Five

by Anthony Horowitz

1st book:

Raven’s Gate

3rd book:

Nightrise

4th book:

Necropolis:

City of the Dead 

Warriors

by Erin Hunter

1st book in original series:

Into the Wild

1st book of

The New Prophecy:

Midnight

1st book of

the Power of Three:

The Sight

6th book of

the Power of Three:

Sunrise

1st book in the Seekers: The Quest Begins

Emily Windsnap

by Liz Kessler

1st book:

The Tail of Emily Windsnap

3rd book:

Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist

Children of the Lamp

by P.B. Kerr

1st book:

The Akhenaten Adventure

5th book:

Eye of the Forest

Guardian of Ga’hoole

by Kathryn Lasky

1st book:

The Capture

14th book:

Exile

15th & final book:

War of the Ember

Keys to the Kingdom

by Garth Nix

1st book:

Mister Monday

7th book:

Lord Sunday

Inheritance

by Christopher Paolini

1st book:

Eragon

2nd book:

 Eldest

3rd book:

Brisingr 

On the Run

by Gordon Korman

1st book:

Chasing the Falconers

6th book:

Hunting the Hunter

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness

by Michelle Paver

1st book:

Wolf Brother

6th book:

Ghost Hunter

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

by Rick Riordan

1st book:

The Lightning Thief

5th book:

The Last Olympian

Vampirates

by Justin Somper

1st book:

Demons of the Ocean

5th book:

Black Heart
 

Never Land

by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson

1st book:

Peter and the Starcatchers

4th book:

Peter and the Sword of Mercy

See also for younger readers:

Escape from the Carnivale

Cave of the Dark Wild

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III

by Cressida Cowell

1st book:

The Seasick Viking

2nd book:

How to Train Your Dragon

7th book:

How to Twist a Dragon’s Tail

Young Bond

by Charlie Higson

1st book:

Silverfin

5th book:

By Royal Command

Nicholas

by Goscinny & Sempe

1st book:

Nicholas

4th book:

Nicholas and the Gang

Beast Quest

by Adam Blade

1st book:

Ferno the Fire Dragon

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for details about

all the Beast Quest

series

 Olivia Kidney

by Ellen Potter

1st book:

Olivia Kidney

3rd book:

Olivia Kidney and the Secret Beneath the City

Children of the Red King

by Jenny Nimmo

1st book:

Midnight for Charlie Bone

7th book:

Charlie Bone and the Shadow

Roman Mysteries

by Caroline Lawrence

1st book:

The Thieves of Ostia

17th book:

From Ostia to Alexandria with Flavia Gemina

Underland Chronicles

by Suzanne Collins

1st book:

Gregor the Overlander

5th book:

Gregor and the Code of Claws

 Joey Pigza

by Jack Gantos

1st book:

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key

4th book:

I Am Not Joey Pigza

Casson Family

by Hilary McKay

1st book:

Saffy’s Angel

5th book: 

Forever Rose