1. My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett ^{_{(book #1 in a series)}}
2. The Storm by Cynthia Rylant _{^{(book #1 in a series)}}
3. The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner ^{_{(book #1 in a series)}}
4. Trapped in a Video Game by Dustin Brady _{^{(book #1 in a series)}}
5. The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell* by Chris Colfer ^{_{(book #1 in a series)}}
6. Dog Man by Dav Pilkey _{^{(book #1 in a series)}}
7. The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier _{^{(book #1 in a series)}}

_{^{*Recommended for an advanced reader, IMO}}