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[quote=Anonymous]My now 10 yr old DS is always in the highest reading class, tests well above grade level, etc.  He is less than enthusiastic about most of the standard books they throw at him in school, but absolutely loves the comic style books you mention:  Big Nate, Wimpy  Kid, Captain Underpaints, Vordak, Knights of the Lunch Table, The Underwear Dare, etc.   He will stay up late into the night (past bedtime) reading these books and will write about them in his daily journal.

I get your apprehension, but over time I have come to love seeing my son so interested in reading.  He has gone so far as to write at least a dozen of his own one page comic strips for his classmates.   He may have written more strips that I don't see.  I have also seen him talk about some of the books to his friends, so there is a social aspect of it.
 
In the end, this phase will probably pass, but I think it is important that he develop a love for reading rather than viewing it as a boring homework assignment.

By the way,  I find all these books on Amazon.com searches because they will offer other suggestions related to my search item.  Also, I will say my DS loved 'City of Ember', so  that is a more 'substantial' book to try at some point.

Good luck.  
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