Summer reading recommendations 7-9 year old boys

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My 8 yr old son has gotten into Beverly Cleary books this summer (after being obsessed with Big Nate and Wimpy Kid all year this is a really welcome change.)- Henry Huggins, Henry & Beezus, Ramona the Pest, etc. He also liked Zita the Space Girl (graphic novel, I think it is a trilogy.)

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:13 Story Treehouse (and 26th Story Treehouse and 36 Story Treehouse). They have illustrations and a style similar to Captain Underpants (which my 7 year old loves) but without all the potty humor.

Not the OP, but the PP. Thanks for this suggestion - we'll check those out!

Another thanks. School got kid into Captain Underpants and Diary of a Wimpy Kid and I'm tired the language. Ordered one.

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Anonymous wrote:This is what our 7YO is loving:

Ranger in Time series (about a time-traveling rescue dog)

Alvin Ho (very funny series about a second-grader with a lot of fears and quirks - there is a glossary in the back for various words/concepts in the books)

I also suggest taking a look at the website whatdowedoallday.com - she has a TON of reading lists for different age groups, interests (dragons, sports, etc.). I also like the website readbrightly.com for reading lists and book recommendations. Both sites also have semi-regular email newsletters that are terrific.

what a great rec on the whatdowedoallday.com website! The booklists she has posted are fantastic. thanks for posting, will be looking at readbrightly next.

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My 7yo discovered comic books and is heavily into Tintin.

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My 7 yo loves the Nathan Hale graphic novel (which are based on historical events).

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Thanks to the inexpensive Costco box sets, my 7 year old has been loving Roald Dahl and Beverly Cleary lately. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the Henry Huggins series most of all. We read it out loud together and he reads some pages and we read some.

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Humphrey series by Betty G. Birney (told from the POV of the class pet hamster).

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Half Magic Series by Eager.

The Treasure Seekers by Nesbitt.

The Princess and the Goblin series by MacDonald.

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My son is really into Harry Potter all of a sudden. The Lloyd Alexander Book of Three series is a good one. (Book of Three, Magic Cauldron, etc.)

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Bunjitsu Bunny and the sequel.

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Gone-Away Lake

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Rump (the True Story of Rumpelstiltskin)

Chocolate touch

wayside school series

Frindle

Chocolate fever

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My kid is going into 3rd and likes the Martha Speaks series!

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A while ago, someone on here recommended My Father's Dragon by Ruth STiles GAnnett. It's a trilogy. DS enjoyed it.

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Genius Files series