Book Recs for Young 9-year old boy

[Anonymous]

I'd love some recommendations for my young rising 4th grade son. He loves to read, but reads the same books over and over again. I'm worried he isn't challenging himself enough. We are frequent library visitors and he checks out the same books over and over. He likes some of the "Branches" books like Owl Diaries, Press Start and Diary of a Pug. I've suggested others but he isn't into them. He reads a lot of graphic novels DogMan, CatKid, Investigators, Agents of SUIT, Babysitters Club/Little Sister. We got a Big Nate book recently because I forced him to read something he hasn't already read. He does not like anything that *might* be scary. Any recommendations?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd love some recommendations for my young rising 4th grade son. He loves to read, but reads the same books over and over again. I'm worried he isn't challenging himself enough. We are frequent library visitors and he checks out the same books over and over. He likes some of the "Branches" books like Owl Diaries, Press Start and Diary of a Pug. I've suggested others but he isn't into them. He reads a lot of graphic novels DogMan, CatKid, Investigators, Agents of SUIT, Babysitters Club/Little Sister. We got a Big Nate book recently because I forced him to read something he hasn't already read. He does not like anything that *might* be scary. Any recommendations?

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is the obsession for so many this age.

[Anonymous]

Has he tried any of Captain Underpants books? They are also written by Dav Pilkey (DogMan & CatKid). My son loved them at that age.

[Anonymous]

Gregor the Overlander series by Suzanne Collins

[Anonymous]

Man after midnight series

[Anonymous]

Heroes in Training book series
Myth-o-Mania series

[Anonymous]

The 9-Story Treehouse books might be a good fit and I think are about the same reading level. There is some tension, but it’s all silliness.

The My Weird School Books might also be a good fit. Or Encyclopedia Brown.

[Anonymous]

I’n not sure of your son’s reading level. These are mostly chapter books, but I’ve added some picture books as well.

I’m pretty sure there’s nothing he would consider scary in these:

Jez Alborough books (especially the ducks)
Golly Sisters series
Amelia Bedelia series
Nate the Great series
McBroom series by Sid Fleischman
Kate Klise - Regarding the. . . series
Frindle
The Quiltmaker’s Gift
Beverly Cleary
Danny Dunn series
Flat Stanley series
How to Eat Fried Worms
Magic School Bus picture books/chapter books
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Just-So stories

Books that I think are minimally scary even for a sensitive child. I’d generally consider them non-scary:

Seymour Sleuth - (2 books) by Doug Cushman
Princess in Black series
Encyclopedia Brown/Einstein Anderson series
Wayside School series
The Littles series
The Borrowers series
Pippi Longstocking series
Cam Jansen series
My Father’s Dragon series
Ben and Me
Princess Tales series by Gail Carson Levine (despite the name, they’re not all girly - ex. Cinderellis and the Glass Hill)
Secrets of Droon series (the Special Editions may be more scary, you may want to skip those or read together)
Magic Treehouse series
Bunnicula
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Where the Sidewalk-Ends (quirky poetry)

[Anonymous]

Nothing wrong with reading the same favorite books over and over. It's considered good for literacy. Has he read the Wild Robot series?

[Anonymous]

Do you still read to him? He’s not too old, and it doesn’t have to be at bedtime. You could even read to him as he plays quietly, eats, etc. If he gets hooked, you could take turns reading.

[Anonymous]

Judy Bloom Fudge books

Harriet the spy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’n not sure of your son’s reading level. These are mostly chapter books, but I’ve added some picture books as well.

I’m pretty sure there’s nothing he would consider scary in these:

Jez Alborough books (especially the ducks)
Golly Sisters series
Amelia Bedelia series
Nate the Great series
McBroom series by Sid Fleischman
Kate Klise - Regarding the. . . series
Frindle
The Quiltmaker’s Gift
Beverly Cleary
Danny Dunn series
Flat Stanley series
How to Eat Fried Worms
Magic School Bus picture books/chapter books
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Just-So stories

Books that I think are minimally scary even for a sensitive child. I’d generally consider them non-scary:

Seymour Sleuth - (2 books) by Doug Cushman
Princess in Black series
Encyclopedia Brown/Einstein Anderson series
Wayside School series
The Littles series
The Borrowers series
Pippi Longstocking series
Cam Jansen series
My Father’s Dragon series
Ben and Me
Princess Tales series by Gail Carson Levine (despite the name, they’re not all girly - ex. Cinderellis and the Glass Hill)
Secrets of Droon series (the Special Editions may be more scary, you may want to skip those or read together)
Magic Treehouse series
Bunnicula
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Where the Sidewalk-Ends (quirky poetry)

Great list!

[Anonymous]

Geronimo Stilton

[Anonymous]

The Warriors series - about cat clans.

https://warriorcats.com/books

The Percy Jackson series

https://rickriordan.com/series/percy-jackson-and-the-olympians/

Alex Rider books by Anthony Horowitz

https://anthonyhorowitz.com/books/list/series/alex-rider

[Anonymous]

The Xanth series by Piers Anthony. Your son would find it amusing reading about a boy whose special power was the ability to urinate in different colors.