Favorite familiar characters and predictable formats for new adventures or information make Fiction Series, or series
books, ideal tools for reading, re-reading, and making text-to-text connections.
Increased engagement with favorite series makes the task of close reading simpler and faster. Repetition
of characters, setting, or plot structure in series stories often provides additional support for readers
who might otherwise struggle to more deeply explore author's craft and purpose.
How to Use Fiction Series
Most books in each Fiction Series are self-contained stories that can be used in any order for
small-group or independent reading practice. In other series, the stories build on one another to
extend analysis of characters and plot and to keep readers coming back.