<Tr> <Th> Media type </Th> <Td> Print (Paperback) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of books </Th> <Td> 40 (List of books) </Td> </Tr> <P> Left Behind: The Kids (stylized as LEFT BEHIND> THE KIDS <) is a series written by Jerry B. Jenkins, Tim LaHaye, and Chris Fabry . The series consists of 40 short novels aimed primarily at the young adult market based on the adult series Left Behind also written by Jerry B. Jenkins . It follows a core group of teenagers as they experience the rapture and tribulation, based on scriptures found in the Bible, and background plots introduced in the adult novels . Like the adult series, the books were published by Tyndale House Publishing, and released over the 7 year period of 1997 - 2004 . The series has sold over 11 million copies worldwide . </P> <P> There are 40 books in total for the series, which have also been released in some territories as 12 collected volumes, mirroring the number of original (non-prequel or sequel) books in the adult series . The collected volumes have each background plots from their adult series counterparts . Also, LaHaye and Jenkins with Chris Fabry in 2000 wrote A Kids Guide to Understanding the End Times, which helps readers of the series to understand the end times events, similar to Are we Living in the End Times? by the original authors . Unlike the original Left Behind series, there are no prequel or sequel novels written by the authors . </P>

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