ProudGrandma Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 ...after Magic Tree House books? My 8 year old son is not a big reader, but he has loved reading the MTH books...but he has finished them...and everything I offer to him he turns his nose up at....any sugggestions?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 A to Z Mysteries? The Hardy Boys? Almost anything by Roald Dahl? Encyclopedia Brown? Some of the age-appropriate Judy Blume books featuring male characters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted November 11, 2010 Author Share Posted November 11, 2010 thanks...I haven't tried A to Z or Ronald Dahl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Wishbone books (the dog/history series) The Littles series Henry Huggins series Mouse on the Motorcycle series Flat Stanley books Harry Potter books (big jump in reading level) comic books (The Good Times Travel Agency series; Calvin & Hobbes; etc...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidbits of Learning Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Have you tried 39 Clues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samiam Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 My son went through the whole series of Rotten School House. It's not classic reading for sure, but for my boy who thought reading was "BORING", it was a good way to get him into reading. Now, he reads everything! Rotten School House is about the adventures of some elementary children at a boarding school. It's silliness, for sure, but it's not yucky stuff. If that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalGal Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Hank the Cowdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 If you don't have a problem with sci-fantasy (magical creatures) you might try the Deltora Quest series by Emily Rodda. Both of my girls loved this series, the protagonist is male so I would think a boy would like them also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted November 11, 2010 Author Share Posted November 11, 2010 all great ideas...thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrsjamiesouth Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 My boys Love Roald Dahl, but I suggest you pre-read it first. If you do not like magic, talking animals, or revenge you will not like these books. If you think the silly and impossible is fun then you will love them. I recommended them to a friend, she read the Witches first and had a heart attack. She thought it was awful that the grandmother smokes cigars! :lol: In Matilda the parents are pretty nasty and in James and the Giant Peach he crushes his aunts with a giant peach. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is more like the Johnny Depp version than the Gene Wilder one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted November 11, 2010 Author Share Posted November 11, 2010 thanks so much!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaissezFaire Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Encyclopedia Brown Henry Huggins How to Train A Dragon series Roald Dahl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Dick King-Smith, Roald Dahl (both wrote books for a variety of reading levels), My Father's Dragon... Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted November 11, 2010 Author Share Posted November 11, 2010 How to train a Dragon??? I have never even heard of these...just the title interests me....thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Andy and Tamika series Henry Huggins Homer Price Wayside School series Andrew Clements stories Mr Chickee's Funny Money then he moved into Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Artemis Fowl, and Septimus Heap series. Cinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Time Warp Trio Warriors Edge Chronicles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Time Warp Trio...Knights of the Kitchen Table, The Jolly Roger etc. My boys loved these...and they were funny :-) They also liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafiki Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 ^yeah, "How To Eat Fried Worms" is a good one! Also maybe "Chocolate Fever" and "Peter Pan." Did anyone say "The Chronicles Of Narnia" yet? And he might also enjoy the "Choose Your Own Adventure" books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShutterBug Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Ds enjoyed... Beverly Cleary (he even loved the Ramona series) My Father's Dragon trilogy Hardy Boys books Cam Jansen Encyclopedia Brown books Choose Your Own Adventure books The Secrets of Droon All the "magic" books by Edward Eager (Half Magic, Knight's Castle, Magic by the Lake, etc..) The Indian in the Cupboard series The Chronicles of Narnia Harry Potter Redwall There are lots more, but this and the previous suggestions should give you a good starting place :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 These might be easy for him but I just finished reading the Moongobble series (Bruce Coville) to our 7.5 yo and he loved them. We have started the Spiderwick series and they are another huge hit. I am also planning to get into Bruce Coville's magic shop series - it starts with "Jennifer Murdley's Toad". BTW these all have magicians/wizards/goblins etc in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirch Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 My ds is loving the Dragon Slayer's Academy books by Kate McMullan. He's also enjoyed books by Dick King-Smith and Clyde Robert Bulla. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 There are some online lists here: Librarians Recommend Books for Boys. Also see if your library has these books for more book suggestions: Great Books for Boys by Kathleen Odean What Stories Does My Son Need? A Guide to Books and Movies that Build Character in Boys by Michael Gurian Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 I recommend: Anderson, C. W. Billy and Blaze (series) Bulla, Clyde Robert. A Lion to Guard Us Cleary, Beverly. The Mouse and the Motorcycle Dalgliesh, Alice. The Bears on Hemlock Mountain Degen, Bruce. Commander Toad in Space (series) Erickson, John R. Hank the Cowdog (series) Gardiner, John Reynolds. Stone Fox Hall, Lynn. Barry the Bravest Saint Bernard Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody. Balto and the Great Race McCloskey, Robert. Homer Price Norton, Mary. The Borrowers (series) Peterson, John. The Littles (series) Robertson, Keith. Henry Reed (series) Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman. Nate the Great (series) Simon, Seymour. Einstein Anderson series Sobol, Donald J. Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective (series) White, E. B. Stuart Little Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 (edited) My ds8 is in the same place as your son. We go to the big library (our local one is teeny), and wander around. I pick out a book and read the first page or two to him out loud. If he says, "That might be ok..." we check it out. If he says, "Nah..." it goes back on the shelf. I pick out books that are very skinny. I mean, he's only been happily reading for maybe 6 months now. It was too much of a struggle before. He'll get to the thicker books later. Then, at home, he reads before he falls asleep. I ask him to read the first chapter (I only get books with large print and short chapters). If he doesn't like it, he doesn't have to read it. We've found an odd assortment of books that he likes. I can't really think of what they are, and your son might or might not like what my son likes. Some of the books suggested in the thread are of a higher difficulty level than the Magic Tree House books (for example, Beverly Cleary books are still too hard for him), so your son may or may not be ready. Some are too "busy." For example, I reeeeally thought my son would love the "How to train your dragon" book, but it was written sort of like a kid's journal with pictures and kid handwriting in it, and it was just too much for him. But other kids love that sort of thing. Obviously, I think my way is the best way...to just browse and let your ds say yes or no to each book, then give it a try at home. P.S. The Magic Tree House books are very straightforward. The kids mean what they say. We've run into a few books where the kids are sarcastic to each other or joke a lot (like in The Time Warp Trio books). My son does NOT get sarcasm or jokes in books. He gets them in real life, but in books, it just confuses him. He takes what is printed on the page literally. So if a kid says, "Yeah, right. I love it," being sarcastic, my son believes the kid loves it. So later when the kid acts like he hates it, my son is confused. You might want to avoid those types of books until he's been away from Magic Tree House books for awhile, until he learns how to read sarcasm or jokes. (This might not be an issue for you...but maybe it's a common issue for kids, I dunno.) Edited November 13, 2010 by Garga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in the NH Woods Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 My son reads lots of non-fiction books about things he is interested in like toads, computers, history. When he was closer to your boy's age he loved the Tin Tin, and Asterix comic book series. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 ...after Magic Tree House books? My 8 year old son is not a big reader, but he has loved reading the MTH books...but he has finished them...and everything I offer to him he turns his nose up at....any sugggestions?? My son's first favorite series was the Spiderwick Chronicles. Lovely illustrations, but can be scary for some kids. Roald Dahl books were great too. After that we moved into Harry Potter, Eragon, Diary of a Wimpy Kid (I personally hate these) and lots of Newberry winners. The graphic novel Bone is a big hit here too. My son has read it like about 10 times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 ...after Magic Tree House books? My 8 year old son is not a big reader, but he has loved reading the MTH books...but he has finished them...and everything I offer to him he turns his nose up at....any sugggestions?? My ds read Captain Underpants. :D It didn't permanently damage him either. He is now happy in college reading Homer in class, and he just finished The Count of Monte Cristo as a pleasure read. I would really like to say that he had read classics or at least something better than Captain Underpants, but that is what he enjoyed. I feared he'd never outgrow them, but he did. He chose them himself and that made a huge difference. As he grew, he chose more challenging but still terrible books for his free choice. At the same time, I read to him better books and did buddy reading of better books with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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