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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 2nd grader is also on HP Book 4 and unlikely to be allowed to read further into the series because the themes get too dark.

Other choices are Percy Jackson, Little House, and Lemony Snicket. [/quote]

OP here. I never read HP, but I saw the movies. At what age would you allow a child to read past book 4? My son loves to read, but we've had trouble finding books that are on his level and also age appropriate. [/quote]

We stopped our second grader after book 3 for awhile.  She instead read a bunch of other books that she loved, then read HP 1-3 again.  By then she was at the end of second grade, and we let her finish the HP series.

FWIW, she tends to scare easily with movies, but said she "couldn't imagine things that were too scary," so the books were fine and she loved them.  But she was definitely scared by the second movie, so she said she wanted to stop there.  Hasn't seen any of the movies after that.  :)

Here are some other books she loved during second grade:

Genius Files series:   https://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B00NE3PZVE/ref=dp_st_0061827665

Masterminds (and the sequel):  https://www.amazon.com/Masterminds-Gordon-Korman/dp/0062299999/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472948468&sr=8-1&keywords=masterminds

Whiz Pop Chocolate Shop (and the sequel):  https://www.amazon.com/Whizz-Pop-Chocolate-Shop/dp/0385743025/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1472948506&sr=1-1&keywords=whiz+pop+chocolate+shop

Astrotwins (and the sequel):  https://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B017KK30ZE/ref=dp_st_1481415468

Almost Super (and the sequel):  https://www.amazon.com/Almost-Super-Marion-Jensen/dp/0062209620/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472948662&sr=8-1&keywords=almost+super

Bliss (and the next two):  https://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B00NE6WYAQ/ref=dp_st_0062084240

Terrible Twins (and the new sequel):  https://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B00YXG873O/ref=dp_st_1419714910

Plus the "I Survived" series, some in the "Who Is" series, and a lot of graphic novels and straight up picture books.

There's some amazing stuff out there for strong readers beyond HP and other 200+ page middle grade novels.

This is one of my favorite sites for finding book ideas:

http://www.whatdowedoallday.com/books-for-kids

And this person's book reviews:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6153585.Betsy_Bird

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