Mom0012 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I'd appreciate any suggestions for reading material for my son. He read all the Magic Tree House books last year and he absolutely loved the Odyssey series by Mary Pope Osbourne. He enjoyed some of The Littles books. He's reading the 2nd book in The Boxcar Children series now, but doesn't seem as excited about it. Any suggestions for young boys who especially love the Odyssey? He also loves non-fiction. Thanks! Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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halfacoke Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 My son (just turned 9) recommends: A-Z mysteries Trumpet of the Swan Charlottes Web Squanto Friend of the Pilgrims Owls in the Family Paul Bunyan by Steven Kellogg Misty of Chincoteague Dr. Doolittle Twenty and Ten Calvin and Hobbes HTH! Tami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethben Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 My son has been plowing through the Sugar Creek Gang series. It's very Christian based if you like that. Another vote for Boxcar children and A-Z mysteries. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grothmama Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Hank the Cowdog series, Erikson anything by EB White Chronicles of Narnia [he's in Prince Caspian for obvious reasons right now!] Flat Stanley books He also still enjoys picture books [which he has to read to little bros]: Arthur books by Marc Brown Jon Sceiska and Lane Smith Diane Stanley [Rumplestiltskin's Daughter was a recent favorite] Arnold Lobel The Stepping Stones books are a good size, both to hold and read in one sitting. He really likes the True Adventures right now. http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/steppingstones/index.html I also think you can't go wrong with the classic lists at Ambleside Online. http://www.amblesideonline.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellycbr Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 My ds's favorite is Peter and the Star Catchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. There are three books in the series, and they're the prequel to Peter Pan. Its fun, and fast moving. My dh and I are enjoying it as much as ds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfside Academy Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 The Dragon Slayer's Academy by Kate McMullan series is a big hit at our home. There's quite a few in the series. I believe the first book is titled The New Kid at School. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixiemaiden Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 The Childhood of Famous American biographies are good for that age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 - Great Illustrated Classics series These are written at a 3rd grade level. Some "adventure boy" classics included in the series: King Arthur; Robin Hood; Swiss Family Robinson; 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; Treasure Island; Sherlock Holmes; The Three Musketeers; etc. Robinson Crusoe Reader This is an adaptation by Julia Cowles; it was a favorite of my boys at that age. See it at: http://shop.mtv.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=3156288&extid=df00033&campaign1=DEP:MTV:Google_Base classic adventure picture books by Ludmilla Zeman Not sure about the reading level of the text, but we enjoyed these: - trilogy of picture books about the epic of Gilgamesh (Gilgamesh the King; The Revenge of Ishtar; The Last Quest of Gilgamesh). - trilogy of picture books retelling the voyages of Sinbad (Sinbad; Sinbad's Secret; Sinbad in the Land of Giants). Peter and the Starcatchers Not sure, but this may well be a bit above your son's reading level, but a number of people here have recommended Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry as a fun adventure tale of Peter Pan's further adventures. Here are a few more titles that are more adventure/quest oriented: 2nd/3rd grade reading level - Moongobble and Me series (Coville) - Commander Toad series (Yolen) - Dragonslayer Academy series (McMullan) - Jigsaw Jones (boy detective series) -- Prellar - Viking Adventure (Bulla) - Sword in the Tree (Bulla) - Riding the Pony Express (Bulla) 3rd grade reading level - The Whipping Boy (Fleischman) - McBroom's Wonderful One-Acre Farm (Fleischman) - Twenty and Ten (Bishop) - The Little Riders (Shemin) 3rd/4th grade reading level - By the Great Horn Spoon (Fleischman) - Trumpet of the Swan (White) - The Mouse and the Motorcycle (McCleary) - My Father's Dragon (Gannett) - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Fleming) 4th/5th grade reading level - The Rescuers, Miss Bianca, Miss Bianca in the Orient (Sharpe) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiramisu Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 My children have enjoyed them. I would say they are on a third grade level. They are old and we borrow them from the library. Sometimes they have been so shabby that I have to read a chapter aloud to entice them to give them a chance. I would categorize the ones we've read as historical fiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoggirl Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 My ds loved most all of her books at that age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Here's my Chapter Books for Boys list: Anderson, C. W. Billy and Blaze (series) Brown, Jeff. Flat Stanley (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) Warner, Gertrude Chandler. The Boxcar Children series White, E. B. Stuart Little Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 Thanks so much for all the great suggestions! I can't wait to get to the library and check some of these out. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher is always fun. Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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