Anonymous wrote:Diary of a Wimpy Kid books
Captain Underpants books
Kate Klise
The Golly Sisters books by Betsy Byars
Amelia Bedelia books by Peggy Parish
Wayside School books by Louis Sachar
McBroom books by Sid Fleischman
The Princess in Black books
Magic School Bus picture books
Flat Stanley books
Cam Jansen books
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Beverly Cleary
Danny Dunn books
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books
Secrets of Droon books by Tony Abbott
Magic Treehouse books
Time Warp Trio books

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein - quirky poetry

My kids are older, so they didn’t read these, but I’ve heard good things about Scholastic’s Branches books, you might want to check them out.
https://www.scholastic.com/site/branches.html

I tried to offer a range of books. Some of these may be too advanced for him right now, but you can start by reading to him, then gradually transition to taking turns, until he wants to start reading them on his own.

My kids loved all the bolded around 8!

I am just realizing with my 8 year old that she's ready for longer books. She keeps asking for Dragon Masters and then finishing multiple a day. I was looking through the lists I had from my older kids for things and came up with:

Chronicles of Narnia
Ramona/Henry Huggins
Vanderbeekers
Penderwicks
Gone Away Lake
The Borrowers
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
The Pushcart War
Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series
Marguerite Henry books
Black Stallion books (I ripped through those at that age)
Boxcar Children (with how many there are he can read those for months!)
Fortunately, the Milk
Dick King-Smith books
The One and Only Ivan series
The Candymakers
The Lemonade War
Escape from Mr. Limoncello's Library
E. Nesbit books if he doesn't mind vintage language

Diary of a Wimpy Kid books
Captain Underpants books
Kate Klise
The Golly Sisters books by Betsy Byars
Amelia Bedelia books by Peggy Parish
Wayside School books by Louis Sachar
McBroom books by Sid Fleischman
The Princess in Black books
Magic School Bus picture books
Flat Stanley books
Cam Jansen books
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Beverly Cleary
Danny Dunn books
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books
Secrets of Droon books by Tony Abbott
Magic Treehouse books
Time Warp Trio books

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein - quirky poetry

My kids are older, so they didn’t read these, but I’ve heard good things about Scholastic’s Branches books, you might want to check them out.
https://www.scholastic.com/site/branches.html

I tried to offer a range of books. Some of these may be too advanced for him right now, but you can start by reading to him, then gradually transition to taking turns, until he wants to start reading them on his own.

Wayside School, Louis Sachar

Wings of fire
Big Nate
Heroes in training
Diary of an 8-bit warrior
I survived

Misfits by Lisa Yee.

Olive is put in a boarding school with a team of other kids who never quite fit in, and discovers that the academy isn’t what it seems—and neither is she. In fact, it is a cover for an elite group of misfits who fight crime . . . and Olive has arrived just in time.

There are more books by this author, really fun reading

Mine loves Geronimo Stilton and Mercy the Pig books

Wings of Fire

Kaye dicamilo

The How to Train Your Dragon book series is perfect for an 8-year-old boy because it has the length and vocabulary of a more advanced reader but humor that resonates with little boys. Other books mind loved around that age:

Hazardous Tales series (historical fiction graphic novels)
Ender's Game
The Giver quartet
Wrinkle in Time series
Maze Runner series

some series:
Ranger in Time
Wings of Fire
I survived

Anonymous wrote:It might be time for Harry Potter and The Lightning Thief…. Having an early voracious reader is tough because they can handle the length and vocabulary but themes are often too mature. I have felt your pain.
I don’t have a ton of other suggestions because mine were girls and one was heavily into fantasy/science fiction. Oh - kid versions of Shakespeare and also Greek Mythology books were big hits with my girls as well.

Good luck and happy reading!

Thanks boo

It might be time for Harry Potter and The Lightning Thief…. Having an early voracious reader is tough because they can handle the length and vocabulary but themes are often too mature. I have felt your pain.
I don’t have a ton of other suggestions because mine were girls and one was heavily into fantasy/science fiction. Oh - kid versions of Shakespeare and also Greek Mythology books were big hits with my girls as well.

Good luck and happy reading!

The Faraway Tree
All of the Roald Dahls
Dory Fantasmagory series
Ellie, Engineer series

My DS loves funny books but zips through fare like Dog Man, Cat Kid, and Investi-Gators super quickly.
Looking for slightly more advanced books that are equally entertaining but with longer chapters. Thanks!