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{{Infobox book series
| name = Left Behind: The Kids
| image = The_Vanishings_(Left_Behind_Book).jpg
| image_caption = ''[[The Vanishings]]'' (1998)
| author = [[Tim LaHaye]], [[Jerry B. Jenkins]] and Chris Fabry
| country = United States
| language = English
| genre = [[Christian novel|Christian]]{{\}}[[Dystopian fiction]]
| publisher = Tyndale House
| pub_date = 1998–2004
| media_type = Print ([[Paperback]])
| number_of_books = 40
}}
'''''Left Behind: The Kids''''' (stylized as '''LEFT BEHIND''' >'''THE KIDS'''<{{--)}} is a series of young adult [[speculative fiction]] novellas based on the ''[[Left Behind]]'' series, published by Tyndale House from 1998 to 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leftbehind.com/|title=The Official Site of the Left Behind Books Series|last=LaHaye|first=Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim|website=www.leftbehind.com|access-date=2019-01-27}}</ref> Written by [[Jerry B. Jenkins]], [[Tim LaHaye]], with uncredited contributions from Chris Fabry, ''The Kids'' follows a group of young [[Christians]] as they experience the [[Rapture]] and [[Great Tribulation]].

The novellas contain elements of [[science fiction]], [[science fantasy]], [[utopian and dystopian fiction]], [[Mystery fiction|mystery]], and [[Horror fiction|horror]], woven within an [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] narrative.

Dramatizations of the novellas were produced for [[Christian radio]] by EarFlix.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://earflix.com/product-category/left-behind-the-kids/|title=Left Behind - The Kids Archives|website=EarFLIX|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-27}}</ref> The series was conceived as a sequence of 48 novellas, but only forty were published.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}

== Characters ==
{{main|List of Left Behind characters}}

* Judd Thompson Jr. — On the night on the Rapture, Judd had run away using his father's credit card to book a flight to [[London]]. The same flight Rayford was the pilot for.
*Vicki Byrne Thompson — Vicki grew up in a trailer park, and hated it because people regularly made fun of her and her family by calling them "Trailer Trash".
* Lionel Washington — Son of Buck's editor who was taken in the rapture. Lionel is the only character to also appear in the main ''Left Behind'' novels.
* Ryan Daley — Initially a non-believer, he was the last of the four main characters to become a believer.

== ''The Kids'' (1998–2004) ==
{{Anchors|The Kids}}
'''''Left Behind: The Kids''''' was published in [[paperback]] format. Turtleback Books released [[library binding]] editions.
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
!{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
!Novella
!Date
!ISBN
|-
|1
|''The Vanishings''
| rowspan="4" |{{Dts|1998|7}}
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-2193-4}}
|-
|2
|''Second Chance''
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-2194-2}}
|-
|3
|''Through the Flames''
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-2195-0}}
|-
|4
|''Facing the Future''
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-2196-9}}
|-
|5
|''Nicolae High''
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|1999|9}}
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-4325-3}}
|-
|6
|''The Underground''
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-4326-1}}
|-
|7
|''Busted!''
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|2000|3}}
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-4327-X}}
|-
|8
|''Death Strike''
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-4328-8}}
|-
|9
|''The Search''
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|2000|7}}
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-4329-6}}
|-
|10
|''On the Run''
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-4330-X}}
|-
|11
|''Into the Storm''
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|2000|11}}
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-4331-8}}
|-
|12
|''Earthquake!''
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-4332-6}}
|-
|13
|''The Showdown''
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|2001|2}}
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-4294-X}}
|-
|14
|''Judgment Day''
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-4295-8}}
|-
|15
|''Battling the Commander''
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|2001|6}}
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-4296-6}}
|-
|16
|''Fire from Heaven''
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-4297-4}}
|-
|17
|''Terror in the Stadium''
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|2001|10}}
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-4299-0}}
|-
|18
|''Darkening Skies''
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-4312-1}}
|-
|19
|''Attack of Apollyon''
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|2002|3}}
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-4313-X}}
|-
|20
|''A Dangerous Plan''
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-4314-8}}
|-
|21
|''Secrets of New Babylon''
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|2002|7}}
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-4315-6}}
|-
|22
|''Escape from New Babylon''
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-4316-4}}
|-
|23
|''Horsemen of Terror''
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|2002|10}}
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-4317-2}}
|-
|24
|''Uplink from the Underground''
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-4318-0}}
|-
|25
|''Death at the Gala''
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|2003|3}}
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-5789-0}}
|-
|26
|''The Beast Arises''
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-5790-4}}
|-
|27
|''Wildfire!''
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|2003|5}}
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-5791-2}}
|-
|28
|''The Mark of the Beast''
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-5792-0}}
|-
|29
|''Breakout!''
| rowspan="2" |June 2003
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-5793-9}}
|-
|30
|''Murder in the Holy Place''
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-5794-7}}
|-
|31
|''Escape to Masada''
| rowspan="2" |September 2003
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-5801-3}}
|-
|32
|''War of the Dragon''
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-5802-1}}
|-
|33
|''Attack on Petra''
| rowspan="2" |January 2004
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-5803-X}}
|-
|34
|''Bounty Hunters''
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-5804-8}}
|-
|35
|''The Rise of False Messiahs''
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|2004|5}}
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-5805-6}}
|-
|36
|''Ominous Choices''
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-5807-2}}
|-
|37
|''Heat Wave''
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|2004|8}}
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-8347-6}}
|-
|38
|''The Perils of Love''
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-8348-4}}
|-
|39
|''The Road to War''
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|2004|9}}
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-8349-2}}
|-
|40
|''Triumphant Return''
|{{ISBNT|0-8423-8350-6}}
|}

== ''The Young Trib Force'' (2003–2005) ==
{{Anchor|The Young Trib Force|Young Trib Force}}
'''''Left Behind: The Young Trib Force''''' is a series of bind up volumes. New material by Chris Fabry links each volume to a novel in the main series.

{{Small|‡ ''Includes uncredited contributions from Chris Fabry.''}}
{| class="wikitable"
!{{Abbr|Vol.|Volume}}
! style="min-width: 10em;" |Bind up
!Includes…
!Date
!ISBN
!Linked with...
|-
| rowspan="4" |1
| rowspan="4" |''Taken''
|''The Vanishings''
| rowspan="8" |October 2003
| rowspan="4" |{{ISBNT|0-8423-8351-4}}
| rowspan="4" |[[Left Behind (novel)|''Left Behind'']] (1995)
|-
|''Second Chance''
|-
|''Through the Flames''
|-
|''Facing the Future''
|- style="border-top: 2px solid; height: 0px;"
| rowspan="4" |2
| rowspan="4" |''Pursued''
|''Nicolae High''
| rowspan="4" |{{ISBNT|0-8423-8352-2}}
| rowspan="4" |''[[Tribulation Force]]'' (1996)
|-
|''The Underground'' ‡
|-
|''Busted!'' ‡
|-
|''Death Strike'' ‡
|- style="border-top: 2px solid; height: 0px;"
| rowspan="4" |3
| rowspan="4" |''Hidden''
|''The Search'' ‡
| rowspan="4" |January 2004
| rowspan="4" |{{ISBNT|0-8423-8353-0}}
| rowspan="4" |[[Nicolae (novel)|''Nicolae'']] (1997)
|-
|''On the Run''
|-
|''Into the Storm'' ‡
|-
|''Earthquake!'' ‡
|- style="border-top: 2px solid; height: 0px;"
| rowspan="4" |4
| rowspan="4" |''Rescued''
|''The Showdown'' ‡
| rowspan="4" |February 2004
| rowspan="4" |{{ISBNT|0-8423-8354-9}}
| rowspan="4" |''[[Soul Harvest]]'' (1998)
|-
|''Judgment Day'' ‡
|-
|''Battling the Commander'' ‡
|-
|''Fire from Heaven'' ‡
|- style="border-top: 2px solid; height: 0px;"
| rowspan="3" |5
| rowspan="3" |''Stung''
|''Terror in the Stadium'' ‡
| rowspan="6" |July 2004
| rowspan="3" |{{ISBNT|0-8423-8355-7}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Apollyon (novel)|''Apollyon'']] (1999)
|-
|''Darkening Skies'' ‡
|-
|''Attack of Apollyon''
|- style="border-top: 2px solid; height: 0px;"
| rowspan="3" |6
| rowspan="3" |''Frantic''
|''A Dangerous Plan'' ‡
| rowspan="3" |{{ISBNT|0-8423-8356-5}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Assassins (LaHaye novel)|''Assassins'']] (1999)
|-
|''Secrets of New Babylon''
|-
|''Escape from New Babylon'' ‡
|- style="border-top: 2px solid; height: 0px;"
| rowspan="3" |7
| rowspan="3" |''Shaken''
|''Horsemen of Terror'' ‡
| rowspan="6" |February 2005
| rowspan="3" |{{ISBNT|1-4143-0268-1}}
| rowspan="3" |''[[The Indwelling]]'' (2000)
|-
|''Uplink from the Underground'' ‡
|-
|''Death at the Gala'' ‡
|- style="border-top: 2px solid; height: 0px;"
| rowspan="3" |8
| rowspan="3" |''Unmasked''
|''The Beast Arises'' ‡
| rowspan="3" |{{ISBNT|1-4143-0269-X}}
| rowspan="3" |[[The Mark (novel)|''The Mark'']] (2000)
|-
|''Wildfire!'' ‡
|-
|''The Mark of the Beast'' ‡
|- style="border-top: 2px solid; height: 0px;"
| rowspan="3" |9
| rowspan="3" |''Deceived''
|''Breakout!''
| rowspan="6" |April 2005
| rowspan="3" |{{ISBNT|1-4143-0270-3}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Desecration (novel)|''Desecration'']] (2001)
|-
|''Murder in the Holy Place'' ‡
|-
|''Escape to Masada'' ‡
|- style="border-top: 2px solid; height: 0px;"
| rowspan="3" |10
| rowspan="3" |''Protected''
|''War of the Dragon'' ‡
| rowspan="3" |{{ISBNT|1-4143-0271-1}}
| rowspan="3" |[[The Remnant (novel)|''The Remnant'']] (2002)
|-
|''Attack on Petra'' ‡
|-
|''Bounty Hunters'' ‡
|- style="border-top: 2px solid; height: 0px;"
| rowspan="3" |11
| rowspan="3" |''Hunted''
|''The Rise of False Messiahs''
| rowspan="6" |May 2005
| rowspan="3" |{{ISBNT|1-4143-0272-X}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Armageddon (novel)|''Armageddon'']] (2002)
|-
|''Ominous Choices'' ‡
|-
|''Heat Wave'' ‡
|- style="border-top: 2px solid; height: 0px;"
| rowspan="3" |12
| rowspan="3" |''Arrived''
|''The Perils of Love'' ‡
| rowspan="3" |{{ISBNT|1-4143-0273-8}}
| rowspan="3" |''[[Glorious Appearing]]'' (2004)
|-
|''The Road to War'' ‡
|-
|''Triumphant Return'' ‡
|}

== See also ==

* {{Annotated link|Vanished – Left Behind: Next Generation|''Vanished – Left Behind: Next Generation''}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Left Behind}}

[[Category:Left Behind series]]
[[Category:Book series introduced in 1998]]
[[Category:Young adult novel series]]
[[Category:American young adult novels]]
[[Category:Christian children's books]]
[[Category:Novels by Jerry B. Jenkins]]
[[Category:Novels by Tim LaHaye]]