Alice (novel series) vs Shadow Children
Two young adult literature series side by side, straight from the catalog data: Shadow Children is the longer series (7 books vs 5 books); Shadow Children is the more recent one, starting in 1998. There's no wrong answer — pick the shape that fits your reading appetite, and Shelfmark will keep your place in either (no account needed).
| Statistic | Alice (novel series) | Shadow Children |
|---|---|---|
| Author | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor | Margaret Peterson Haddix |
| Books | 5 | 7 |
| Published | 1985–1993 | 1998–2006 |
| Books per year | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Start with | The Agony of Alice (1985) | Among the Hidden (1998) |
| Reading order | Full Alice (novel series) order → | Full Shadow Children order → |
Numbers come from the Shelfmark catalog (Wikidata + Open Library). "Books per year" is catalogued books divided by the publication span — a rough cadence, not a quality score.