Children of the Series and How They Grew: Or a Century of
Childrens series fiction comprises tales incorporating innocence and hard reality along with romance,wit,and character. Heavy streaks of morality diminished as the entertainment element increased. Heroes performed in a wide range of adventures,but restrictions often kept heroines close to home. Series fiction peaked,then waned,but such writers as Beverly Cleary and Madeleine LEngle carried on the style.