14 Best Boxed Book Sets to Gift or Binge-Read

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If you are in the mood for some binge reading, boxed book sets are a great option. That way you can keep following the lives of your favorite characters over a few volumes. 

Boxed book sets also make excellent gifts for friends, relatives, or youngsters that you know. They can help to encourage children and teenagers to read more, as they get more involved in the story with every volume that they read. 

Best Boxed Book Sets for Children 

If you are looking for a boxed book set to give to young readers in your life, here are some options: 

1. The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner 

After the death of their father, the four Alden children try to make it on their own living in an abandoned boxcar. At the end of Book 1, they end up finding their grandfather, who takes them into his home, but they still enjoy adventure after adventure. 

2. The Complete Ramona Collection by Beverly Cleary 

Beverly Cleary is known as one of the best children’s story writer of all time. Follow the life of one of her most memorable characters, Ramona, the younger sister of Beezus, and enjoy the different adventures and scrapes she finds herself in. 

3. The Penderwicks by Jeane Birdsall 

Get to know the charming Penderwick family beginning with a holiday at Arundel, a beautiful estate where the Penderwick sisters find themselves immersed in gardens full of interesting creatures, creatures, and meet a new friend named Jeffrey. 

4. The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald 

Tom Fitzgerald is a swindler extraordinaire. These books are told from the perspective of his younger brother, JD, who is one of the most common victims of his tricks. Enjoy reading about their experiences and see how Tom gets transformed in the end. 

5. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 

Follow the scrapes of 11-year-old Anne Shirley, an orphan who is brought into the household of Martha and Matthew Cuthbert. The series tells her story over the course of several years, and culminates with the story of her youngest daughter Rilla. 

6. Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder 

This series is the best primer on American pioneer history, told about the childhood of the author herself. A favorite of young and old alike, the boxed set with the colorful illustrations is a great collectible! 

7. The Borrowers by Mary Norton

Get to know Homily, Pod, and Arrietty, little people known as “borrowers” who live hidden from the humans whose home they also occupy. They live comfortably “borrowing” things from these humans, but what happens when someone discovers them? 

Best Boxed Book Sets to Binge On 

If you’re looking for your next binge-reading adventure, here we have compiled some of the best boxed book sets you can add to your to-be-read pile. 

8. The Worlds of Lois Lowry by Lois Lowry 

Read through The Giver, Messenger, Gathering Blue, and Son in this boxed set, and be haunted by the story of 12-year-old Jonas, who first became the Receiver. This dystopia will surely keep you on the edge of your seat all the way to the end. 

9. The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis 

As C.S. Lewis himself says, “A children’s story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children’s story in the slightest.” Indeed, The Chronicles of Narnia is a favorite of readers of all ages, and the best illustrated versions make it great for family read-alouds. 

10. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 

This fantasy series will bring you to Middle Earth with all the details that Tolkien created. Start with The Hobbit, where you will be introduced to Bilbo Baggins and his first encounter with the One Ring to rule them all. 

11. The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander 

In this series, you will meet Assistant Pig-Keeper Taran and his friends, who do whatever it takes to keep their land safe from the enemy. Although it looks like a children’s fantasy series, the themes in the books are thought-provoking enough for adults. 

12. Divergent Series by Veronica Roth

If you love dystopian novels, this boxed book set is a must-have! Roth expertly weaves heart-stopping choices with staggering consequences and surprising romance in a “perfect” society with serious flaws. Enjoy the adventure through war and questions of loyalty, forgiveness, and identity.

13. The Shadow and Bone Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo

In this trilogy, Alina Starkov serves as a soldier in the Kingdom of Ravka. What happens when she finds out she has magical powers? The country’s magical military elite, Grisha, takes her in for her training, but she becomes enthralled with the Darkling, the Grisha’s notorious leader.

14. The Selection Series by Kiera Cass

In this romance boxed book set, the story begins with several dozen girls entering a contest which frees the winner from a rigid caste system. The winning girl also gets to live in a palace and win the heart of Prince Maxon. America Singer, one of these girls, actually doesn’t want to be Selected; she’s perfectly happy in her love affair with Aspen—until she meets Prince Maxon.

Buying Boxed Book Sets 

Buying boxed book sets is a great way to make sure you’ll have something to read after you finish one book. 

It’s also a good way to immerse yourself in a new genre, because it forces you to read more than one volume, especially if you still need to develop a taste for it! 

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