Anonymous
08/30/2025 11:01
Subject: Re:Book Recs for Young 9-year old boy
The Xanth series by Piers Anthony. Your son would find it amusing reading about a boy whose special power was the ability to urinate in different colors.
Anonymous
08/30/2025 09:20
Subject: Book Recs for Young 9-year old boy
The Warriors series - about cat clans.
https://warriorcats.com/books
The Percy Jackson series
https://rickriordan.com/series/percy-jackson-and-the-olympians/
Alex Rider books by Anthony Horowitz
https://anthonyhorowitz.com/books/list/series/alex-rider
https://warriorcats.com/books
The Percy Jackson series
https://rickriordan.com/series/percy-jackson-and-the-olympians/
Alex Rider books by Anthony Horowitz
https://anthonyhorowitz.com/books/list/series/alex-rider
Anonymous
08/18/2025 14:16
Subject: Book Recs for Young 9-year old boy
Geronimo Stilton
Anonymous
08/08/2025 18:23
Subject: Re:Book Recs for Young 9-year old boy
Anonymous wrote:I’n not sure of your son’s reading level. These are mostly chapter books, but I’ve added some picture books as well.
I’m pretty sure there’s nothing he would consider scary in these:
Jez Alborough books (especially the ducks)
Golly Sisters series
Amelia Bedelia series
Nate the Great series
McBroom series by Sid Fleischman
Kate Klise - Regarding the. . . series
Frindle
The Quiltmaker’s Gift
Beverly Cleary
Danny Dunn series
Flat Stanley series
How to Eat Fried Worms
Magic School Bus picture books/chapter books
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Just-So stories
Books that I think are minimally scary even for a sensitive child. I’d generally consider them non-scary:
Seymour Sleuth - (2 books) by Doug Cushman
Princess in Black series
Encyclopedia Brown/Einstein Anderson series
Wayside School series
The Littles series
The Borrowers series
Pippi Longstocking series
Cam Jansen series
My Father’s Dragon series
Ben and Me
Princess Tales series by Gail Carson Levine (despite the name, they’re not all girly - ex. Cinderellis and the Glass Hill)
Secrets of Droon series (the Special Editions may be more scary, you may want to skip those or read together)
Magic Treehouse series
Bunnicula
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Where the Sidewalk-Ends (quirky poetry)
Great list!
Anonymous
08/08/2025 18:13
Subject: Book Recs for Young 9-year old boy
Judy Bloom Fudge books
Harriet the spy
Harriet the spy
Anonymous
07/30/2025 22:36
Subject: Re:Book Recs for Young 9-year old boy
Do you still read to him? He’s not too old, and it doesn’t have to be at bedtime. You could even read to him as he plays quietly, eats, etc. If he gets hooked, you could take turns reading.
Anonymous
07/30/2025 18:22
Subject: Book Recs for Young 9-year old boy
Nothing wrong with reading the same favorite books over and over. It's considered good for literacy. Has he read the Wild Robot series?
Anonymous
07/30/2025 15:47
Subject: Re:Book Recs for Young 9-year old boy
I’n not sure of your son’s reading level. These are mostly chapter books, but I’ve added some picture books as well.
I’m pretty sure there’s nothing he would consider scary in these:
Jez Alborough books (especially the ducks)
Golly Sisters series
Amelia Bedelia series
Nate the Great series
McBroom series by Sid Fleischman
Kate Klise - Regarding the. . . series
Frindle
The Quiltmaker’s Gift
Beverly Cleary
Danny Dunn series
Flat Stanley series
How to Eat Fried Worms
Magic School Bus picture books/chapter books
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Just-So stories
Books that I think are minimally scary even for a sensitive child. I’d generally consider them non-scary:
Seymour Sleuth - (2 books) by Doug Cushman
Princess in Black series
Encyclopedia Brown/Einstein Anderson series
Wayside School series
The Littles series
The Borrowers series
Pippi Longstocking series
Cam Jansen series
My Father’s Dragon series
Ben and Me
Princess Tales series by Gail Carson Levine (despite the name, they’re not all girly - ex. Cinderellis and the Glass Hill)
Secrets of Droon series (the Special Editions may be more scary, you may want to skip those or read together)
Magic Treehouse series
Bunnicula
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Where the Sidewalk-Ends (quirky poetry)
I’m pretty sure there’s nothing he would consider scary in these:
Jez Alborough books (especially the ducks)
Golly Sisters series
Amelia Bedelia series
Nate the Great series
McBroom series by Sid Fleischman
Kate Klise - Regarding the. . . series
Frindle
The Quiltmaker’s Gift
Beverly Cleary
Danny Dunn series
Flat Stanley series
How to Eat Fried Worms
Magic School Bus picture books/chapter books
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Just-So stories
Books that I think are minimally scary even for a sensitive child. I’d generally consider them non-scary:
Seymour Sleuth - (2 books) by Doug Cushman
Princess in Black series
Encyclopedia Brown/Einstein Anderson series
Wayside School series
The Littles series
The Borrowers series
Pippi Longstocking series
Cam Jansen series
My Father’s Dragon series
Ben and Me
Princess Tales series by Gail Carson Levine (despite the name, they’re not all girly - ex. Cinderellis and the Glass Hill)
Secrets of Droon series (the Special Editions may be more scary, you may want to skip those or read together)
Magic Treehouse series
Bunnicula
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Where the Sidewalk-Ends (quirky poetry)
Anonymous
07/30/2025 14:39
Subject: Book Recs for Young 9-year old boy
The 9-Story Treehouse books might be a good fit and I think are about the same reading level. There is some tension, but it’s all silliness.
The My Weird School Books might also be a good fit. Or Encyclopedia Brown.
The My Weird School Books might also be a good fit. Or Encyclopedia Brown.
Anonymous
07/30/2025 11:53
Subject: Book Recs for Young 9-year old boy
Heroes in Training book series
Myth-o-Mania series
Myth-o-Mania series
Anonymous
07/30/2025 11:23
Subject: Book Recs for Young 9-year old boy
Man after midnight series
Anonymous
07/30/2025 09:36
Subject: Book Recs for Young 9-year old boy
Gregor the Overlander series by Suzanne Collins
Anonymous
07/30/2025 09:34
Subject: Book Recs for Young 9-year old boy
Has he tried any of Captain Underpants books? They are also written by Dav Pilkey (DogMan & CatKid). My son loved them at that age.
Anonymous
07/30/2025 09:30
Subject: Book Recs for Young 9-year old boy
Anonymous wrote:I'd love some recommendations for my young rising 4th grade son. He loves to read, but reads the same books over and over again. I'm worried he isn't challenging himself enough. We are frequent library visitors and he checks out the same books over and over. He likes some of the "Branches" books like Owl Diaries, Press Start and Diary of a Pug. I've suggested others but he isn't into them. He reads a lot of graphic novels DogMan, CatKid, Investigators, Agents of SUIT, Babysitters Club/Little Sister. We got a Big Nate book recently because I forced him to read something he hasn't already read. He does not like anything that *might* be scary. Any recommendations?
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is the obsession for so many this age.
Anonymous
07/30/2025 09:05
Subject: Book Recs for Young 9-year old boy
I'd love some recommendations for my young rising 4th grade son. He loves to read, but reads the same books over and over again. I'm worried he isn't challenging himself enough. We are frequent library visitors and he checks out the same books over and over. He likes some of the "Branches" books like Owl Diaries, Press Start and Diary of a Pug. I've suggested others but he isn't into them. He reads a lot of graphic novels DogMan, CatKid, Investigators, Agents of SUIT, Babysitters Club/Little Sister. We got a Big Nate book recently because I forced him to read something he hasn't already read. He does not like anything that *might* be scary. Any recommendations?