kbpaulie Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I feel like I have no book suggestions for my love-to-read-kids. What do you suggest? They've done: * 39 clues * How to Train Your Dragon * some series about a secret (like I can't tell you the name of this book...) * Beverly Cleary books * Encyclopedia Brown * Hardy Boys * 1 of them read Box Car Children, other ones not so interested * Older one is reading Narnia for co-op * Avi's Poppy series * Percy Jackson and many more that aren't listed here. But I'm really out of ideas and they despertely want books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Gregor the Overlander? The 2 (3?) other Rick Riordian series? George's Secret Key to the Universe and the sequels. Swiss Family Robinson Treasure Island The Phantom Tollbooth Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and others by Roald Dahl? Have they read Harry Potter yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Benedict Society is looong and has sequels, should keep them busy for a while. It is also not as dark as the Series of Unfortunate Events books. Time Warp Trio? Whipping Boy? My son assured me it isn't as violent as it sounds Hatchet - there is divorce, and a fatal heart attack at the beginning. It is like a more on edge take off My Side of the Mountain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancingmama Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Sisters Grimm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 The enchanted forest series. The first book is called, "dealing with dragons" One that would bra super hit is, "Thor's wedding day". Super funny and very well done. It would also introduce them to an author who has written tons of books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystie Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Redwall, Mad Scientist Club, Call of the Wild, Archives of Anthropos, Mysterious Benedict Society, and Neil Gaiman's children books are all favorites of my 8-10 year old boys. I'll be looking at all the other recommendations, too. It's hard to keep fluent-reader elementary boys in books! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjdan Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 My son is LOVING the Warrior Cats series by Erin Hunter. Very good chapter books with plenty of pages and a good adventurous story line. And there's a ton of them to read. He went through all of the first six in the series in the five days after Christmas he loved them so much! And yes, that's about all he did that week- they aren't short books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 My son is reading the Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins. He LOVES it! The series before this was the Last Dragon Chronicles by Chris D'Lacey & he loved that too!! He also loves anything by Rick Riordan. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Underland+chronicles http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_22?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=last+dragon+chronicles&sprefix=Last+dragon+chronicles%2Caps%2C281&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Alast+dragon+chronicles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petepie2 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 My DS likes the Scout series by Piet Prins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLMom Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Ralph Moody Series--Little Britches. Similar to Little House books but with a boy as the main character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My3girls Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I don't have boys, but The Black Stallion series, Tom Sawyer, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Harry Potter, Old Yeller, The Yearling, Where the Red Fern Grows, The Incredible Journey, The Little Lame Prince, A Wrinkle in Time, Artemis Fowl... That's all that is coming to me at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 My 11 year old is pickier than most, but he liked when we did these over the last few years. *the Fudge books (Judy Blume) *My Side of the Mountain *The Mysterious Benedict Society *The Door in the Wall *that series where the kid travels in time to get baseball cards signed (the Baseball Card Adventures series.by Dan Gutman I think) *Cheaper By the Dozen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sobeknofret Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Time Warp Trio is our new book series, and Darth Kid loves it so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSinNS Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Farley Mowat has some great kids books. My oldest is reading Lost in the Barrens. And loved Owls in the Family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 The Rescuer series (NOT NOT NOT Disney) The 101 Dalmations The Borrowers series Lassie Come-Home Rabbit Hill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Artemis Fowl (7 books) 100 Cupboards (3 books) Ashtown Burials (currently on book 3 ) did they read the "Heroes of Olympus" series? (continuation of Percy Jackson). Wee Free Men (four book series)by Terry Pratchett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLDoll Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 My (just turned 10) son has enjoyed the following series: Percy Jackson Heroes of Olympus Chronicles of Prydain Gregor Overlander Sea of Trolls Fablehaven Warrior cats Mysterious Benedict society Hobbit & Lord of the Rings Harry Potter Little Britches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 My Side of the Mountain Sign of the Beaver Big Red (and sequels) Redwall series The Twenty One Balloons Some shorter Jules Verne works Greek mythology - illustrated versions of the Iliad and Odyssey Swiss Family Robinson Adventures of Tintin (graphic novels) Lassie Come-Home Call of the Wild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdybird Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Try: The Hardy Boys Encyclopedia Brown Dr. Who books (screen for content, I have a short list of books that I read aloud to my DW loving 10 year old if you are interested) Indian in the Cupboard (pretty sure this is a series?) Prydrain chronicles You may also consider introducing some graphic novels. I did this with my 10yo boy because he is not a big reader. He will listen to audiobooks and likes to be read to, but finds reading on his own to be stressful. So far, he has read: Avatar series Amulet series Hetalia series (read with parental oversight and discussion, deals with World War 2 and paired with a unit study when we finished SOTW 1 last year) Sherlock Holmes graphic novels (read those with Dad's help and oversight) Frankenstein the graphic novel (during his love affair with Mary Shelley's life story....) He has read several others, but I don't keep an exhaustive list. I usually require him to read at least one "real" book for every 2 graphic novels or mangas. Most of his reading is confined to readers or short stories at this point. He listens to audiobooks of longer chapter books at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Short and easy book but was a favorite with my junior high students-----Stone Fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Following for ideas for my son who is 7.5. Right now he is loving The Twits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin'sMom Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Beast Quest series Artemis Fowl series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaraby Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 The Alvin Fernald series by Clifford B. Hicks. It's a little dated, but the main character is a tinkerer/inventor. They're short-ish, though. Ds finished the first one "the Marvelous Inventions of Alvin Fernald" in one day. My uncle gave it to my son for a gift or I never would have heard of the books/author. A real gem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooCow Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Mine loved Andrew Clements Lunch Money and Frindle Hatchet (I edited some parts as I was reading) Brian's Winter And he is really enjoying Little Pilgrims Progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Another vote for the Redwall series. These are well written as far as word choice and sentence construction (i.e. not only fun reads but a good influence on the brain for writing). The audio books are fabulous for car trips. My 11 y.o.finished The Hobbit and is nearly done with The Lord of the Rings. Great boy interest there. Of course Tom Sawyer. Definitely read the whole Narnia series. My son read the first of G. A. Henty's books and enjoyed it. He wants to read the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 The plant that ate the dirty sock series. the first book is out of print. My 10 year old absolutely loved the second book (As a read aloud). he wants me to get the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebeccaMary Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 This is a great list! My 8.5 year old also loved Harry Potter, the Gregor books, Mysterious Benedict Society, Series of Unfortunate Events, both Percy Jackson series, the Kane Chronicles and Sisters Grimm. I would add: • The NERDS series by Michael Buckley (author of Sisters Grimm) • Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke. • Storybound and Story's End by Marissa Burt • Wonder by RJ Palacio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwg Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 This is a great list! My 8.5 year old also loved Harry Potter, the Gregor books, Mysterious Benedict Society, Series of Unfortunate Events, both Percy Jackson series, the Kane Chronicles and Sisters Grimm. I would add: • The NERDS series by Michael Buckley (author of Sisters Grimm) • Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke. • Storybound and Story's End by Marissa Burt • Wonder by RJ Palacio. Ds 11 has enjoyed all of the above and I was going to suggest Wonder. He asked for it so many times from the library I just went ahead and bought it for him. Books he reads over and over are horrible history if you haven't done those. He is rereading the Hunter Chronicles, and has checked out The Unwanted series a bunch of times. Has someone suggested the Fablehaven, Pendragon, or Inkheart series? Theses are not on any approved lists so more for fun :hat: I have not read any of them. Just know he liked them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threedogfarm Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Swallows and Amazons. It's a series of twelve books. My kids love these books. The above suggestions are wonderful too. I have to work hard to keep my kids supplied with books too so this post was helpful for me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 My son is LOVING the Warrior Cats series by Erin Hunter. Very good chapter books with plenty of pages and a good adventurous story line. And there's a ton of them to read. He went through all of the first six in the series in the five days after Christmas he loved them so much! And yes, that's about all he did that week- they aren't short books. Does your son know that Erin Hunter isn't a real person? Because she? is actually the name picked for the various people who write The Warrior Cats. So he can look up the authors who actually wrote the book and maybe find something else he would like to read. ETA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindyz Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 My son and I recently finished The Search for Wondla and *loved* it! We couldn't wait to read this each night and finished it in record time. We can't wait to start book 2 but we are doing the second Percy Jackson book first. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1416983112/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1416983112&linkCode=as2&tag=whispesprin0e-20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Right now my Dh is reading the boys the second book in the Ranger's Apprentice series. They are all really into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SebastianCat Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I haven't see the Freddy the Pig series by Walter R. Brooks mentioned yet. My 11 & 9 year olds LOVE them. There are 20+ books in the series - our library has some, and I've purchased some from thriftbooks.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cintinative Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 great thread! I am going to take notes!! Well, I am not sure what reading level we are talking about but my eight year old has read: Time Warp Trio (series) Mrs. Piggle Wiggle (this is a series) The Mouse and the Motorcycle, Runaway Ralph and Ralph S. Mouse We read a couple of books by Dalgliesh --The Bears on Hemlock Mountain and The Courage of Sarah Noble How to Eat Fried Worms We are currently reading the first of the Half Magic series by Edward Eager. My impression is that it is too hard for my son, although its lexile is about what he has been reading. Anyway. There are five books I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Two classics by Wilson Rawls, Summer of the Monkeys and Where the Red Fern Grows. Though they are not related, I would read them in that order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdybird Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I thought of a few more books as I was going through DS1's old reading lists.. Sugar Creek Gang (Very Christian version of The Hardy Boys. DS1 received a set through a homeschool book exchange at our old church. We tried book 1 last year and he wasn't so fond of it. Thinking of trying again next year as a storytime thing to see if it appeals to him now that he's a bit older.) The Fairyland series (Everyone liked this. We did it as a storytime story over the summer. Our library doesn't have the newer books in this series yet. :() Time Cat (We read this last year along with SotW 1. DS1 and DD both loved it and asked to read it again.) The Golden Compass (This is a lovely book, one of my favorites of all-time. A bit heavy for younger kids, imo, but such a lovely story. It is the first book in the "His Dark Materials" series. The other two are not as good and should probably be saved for later, as they deal with some adult stuff.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 So many great books! I will try not to repeat. My son much preferred Huckleberry Finn to Tom Sawyer The Septmus Heap books (Magyck) is a favorite at the moment Enid Blyton: The Famous Five and the Adventure series. Calvin and Hobbes Astrix Watership Down He likes young people biographies (Walt Disney and Albert Einstein are two favorite ones) He plowed through the Hunger Games this year. LOVED those (The 11 year old, not the 8 year old for that series) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moniksca Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 What a timely thread I needed this. My son just started reading books by Zoobreak and I know he has many others, he does not like 39 clues. The Indian in the cupboard and The Invention of Hugo Cabaret are his favorites. Any book by Roald Dahl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellamoon Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 my 11 year old just finished the last book in the Inheratence cycle. He loved those books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cintinative Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 My kids are nowhere near old enough to read this, but I personally really enjoyed: The Princess and the Goblin George MacDonald (Scholastic says it is grade level 7.5 or Lexile 1030) There is a sequel: The Princess and the Curdie MacDonald was supposedly a major influence on the works of Lewis and Tolkien There are some potentially scary parts in the first book but nothing worse to me than the later Harry Potter books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjdan Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Does your son know that Erin Hunter isn't a real person? Because she? is actually the name picked for the various people who write The Warrior Cats. So he can look up the authors who actually wrote the book and maybe find something else he would like to read. ETA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Hunter Yes, he actually thinks that's pretty cool. We have some other books by the authors on his list- but he wants to keep reading the other million Cats books first :huh: It seems like there's more every day- but they certainly encourage imagination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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