Check out spy school or the Virginia mysteries series

Brandon Sanderson's The Reckoner's series.

Stuart Gibbs - multiple series, my DS loves these books and are what sparked interest in longer books. The main characters are all middle school age boys, they're mystery/adventure stories, and he writes with humor. They seem to be book crack for tween boys.

James Ponti - multiple series

Carl Hiaassen - no series but a bunch of books (he also writes for adults so be aware when looking)

James Patterson - Treasure Hunters

Kid has not yet read Gordon Korman books but they've been recommended.

Warriors
Wings of Fire
Percy Jackson

And adding a new one: Keeper of the Lost Coties if he won’t be intimidated that that the books are huge/long

Anonymous wrote:The Warrior books might be a good option. They are about a world of cats, basically, but clans of often fierce cats who fight over territories. I gave one to my son at that age and he stayed up all night reading it. I then had to get copies of every single one in every single series (they kept him busy).

Yes...3 boys in my immediate family loved these. Took about 30 books for them to get sick of the repetitive plots.

It's funny to hear them discussing what is basically a giant soap opera with cats.

There's a dragon series called "Wings of Fire" by one of the Warrior Cats team of authors that my kids also liked.

Wayside School series by Louis Sachar
Choose Your Own Adventure books
Kate Klise
Encyclopedia Brown
Einstein Anderson
McBroom series by Sid Fleischman
Flat Stanley series
Frindle
Secrets of Droon
Time Warp Trio
The Phantom Toolbrooth
Cam Jansen
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Beverly Cleary
Where the Sidewalk Ends (quirky poetry)

The Warrior books might be a good option. They are about a world of cats, basically, but clans of often fierce cats who fight over territories. I gave one to my son at that age and he stayed up all night reading it. I then had to get copies of every single one in every single series (they kept him busy).

Anonymous wrote:Is he ready to make the jump to books that are more words and fewer pictures? Around 10-11 my son moved from the books you describe to Percy Jackson books. There are a million of those. He also loves Keeper of the Lost Cities series.

I think he is. He is academically pretty advanced but those ridiculous books seem to be comfort food for him, he has read every one we have multiple times. Will look at all the posted suggestions!

Anonymous wrote:Percy Jackson
The Who HQ series
Catstrnauts

Catstronauts. sorry, cant' type this morning

Percy Jackson
The Who HQ series
Catstrnauts

Hatchet
James Patterson kids books
Percy Jackson
Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales

Wings of fire

Is he ready to make the jump to books that are more words and fewer pictures? Around 10-11 my son moved from the books you describe to Percy Jackson books. There are a million of those. He also loves Keeper of the Lost Cities series.

My son loved the Captain Awesome series at that age. Also Calvin and Hobbes.

My son loves reading but has been reading dog man, captain underpants, and diary of a wimpy kid almost exclusively for years now. What else is good for boys his age? I feel like my daughter has a huge selection of books I have bought her over the years and her brother is does not.