A home for their hearts Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 My ds13 just finished listening to Where the Red Fern Grows. I have trouble finding good books for him. He really likes How to Train Your Dragon and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. He seemed to enjoy Where the Red Fern Grows however, I let him listen to it on audio while following along in the book. Any recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Anna Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Maybe Tuck Everlasting? If he really likes the dogs of Fern, maybe he'd enjoy Jim Kjelgaard's dog series, which begins with Big Red. They're mostly boy/dog stories with a heavy outdoors emphasis. HTH! Mama Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Boy and Animal - Summer of the Monkeys (Rawls) - My Side of the Mountain (George) - Shiloh (Naylor) - Rascal (North) - The Black Stallion (Farley) Boy Misadventures - The Great Brain (Fitzgerald) - Mad Scientist Club (Brinley) Animal Adventure - The Incredible Journey (Burnford) - horse books by Marguerite Henry - Gentle Ben (Morey) Talking Animal Adventure - Redwall (Jacques) - Secret of NIMH (O'Brien) - Watership Down (Adams) Similar to Diary of Wimpy Kid - Wayside School (Sacher) Similar to How to Train Your Dragon - Dragon Keeper Chronicles (Paul) - Peter and the Starcatchers (Barry) - Sea of Trolls (Farmer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Old Yeller, Bambi for nature/animals The Big Nate books are similar to Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrips Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 We just listened to the red fern grows too. Along with the incredible journey, call of the wild and Tom Sawyer. Kids loved all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 What about "The Yearling"? or "The Biscuit Eater"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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