5 Series Guaranteed To Keep Your Kid Occupied During Winter Break

When school's closed and it's cold outside, boredom can quickly strike. These series are sure to keep cabin fever at bay.

1. Rangers Apprentice by John Flanagan

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They have always scared Will in the past—the Rangers, with their dark cloaks and shadowy ways. The villagers believe the Rangers practice magic that makes them invisible to ordinary people. What they don't realize is that the Rangers are the protectors of the kingdom. Highly trained in the skills of battle and surveillance, they fight the battles before the battles reach the people. And now 15-year-old Will, always small for his age, has been chosen as a Ranger's apprentice.

2. Alex Rider by Anthony Horowitz

When Alex Rider's uncle is killed while on a top-secret mission, this fourteen-year-old's world is turned upside down. Forcibly recruited into MI6, Alex has to take part in grueling training exercises. Then, armed with a set of secret gadgets, he's off on his first mission. Follow Alex as his missions lead him to test his strength and intelligence.

3. Theodore Boone by John Grisham

In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he's only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks he's one of them. Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk—and a lot about the law. He dreams of being a great trial lawyer, of a life in the courtroom—but finds himself in court much sooner than expected.

4. Stranded Series by Jeff Probst

It was supposed to be a vacation—and a chance to get to know each other better. But when a massive storm sets in without warning, four kids are shipwrecked alone on a rocky jungle island in the middle of the South Pacific. No adults. No instructions. Nobody to rely on but themselves. Can they make it home alive?

5. Wereworld by Curtis Jobling

Young Werewolf Drew Ferran, rightful king of Westland, has rushed to the aid of the Staglords, whose mountain stronghold is surrounded by the forces of the Werelion Prince Lucas.

Meanwhile the Wereladies Gretchen and Whitley seek sanctuary within the city of Brackenholme, but danger could be closer than they think... As Lyssia's greatest war rumbles towards a thunderous climax, the lines between friend and foe are blurred. What if the enemy is one of their own?