Anonymous
Post 12/13/2017 14:30     Subject: Recommend a book for MS boy who doesn't like to read
Anonymous wrote:The IQ series is fun if he likes CIA, musicians, and spies
Epic (a world economy run inside a video game - fascinating and fun)
Ready Player One (about to come out as a movie)



The IQ series and the Epic book look fascinating - thank you!

Ready Player One may be a bit above his level?
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2017 14:12     Subject: Recommend a book for MS boy who doesn't like to read
The IQ series is fun if he likes CIA, musicians, and spies
Epic (a world economy run inside a video game - fascinating and fun)
Ready Player One (about to come out as a movie)

Anonymous
Post 12/13/2017 13:57     Subject: Re:Recommend a book for MS boy who doesn't like to read
Anonymous wrote:I would add that books written as poems are attractive to my son this age (they are less dense in terms of text). Kwame Alexander has several out. They deal with some heavy issues, so they interesting.

https://www.amazon.com/Crossover-Kwame-Alexander/dp/0544107713/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513189881&sr=8-1&keywords=the+crossover
https://www.amazon.com/Booked-Kwame-Alexander/dp/0544570987/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0544570987&pd_rd_r=TTJK0DYDJ2B1PYZG1FP1&pd_rd_w=h1qXO&pd_rd_wg=2qWqK&psc=1&refRID=TTJK0DYDJ2B1PYZG1FP1

And this one was quite a good read too.

https://www.amazon.com/House-Arrest-K-Holt/dp/1452156484/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513189976&sr=8-1&keywords=house+arrest


thank you - just added these to my cart! they actually sound like books I'd like to read
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2017 13:36     Subject: Re:Recommend a book for MS boy who doesn't like to read
PP here. One strategy that works with my son is that I will sometimes read the first chapter of a book outloud t him "just to see if it's any good." After I've done that, I can eventually hand him the book and read my own novel next to him. Making the reading somewhat "social" seems to help him.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2017 13:33     Subject: Re:Recommend a book for MS boy who doesn't like to read
I would add that books written as poems are attractive to my son this age (they are less dense in terms of text). Kwame Alexander has several out. They deal with some heavy issues, so they interesting.

https://www.amazon.com/Crossover-Kwame-Alexander/dp/0544107713/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513189881&sr=8-1&keywords=the+crossover
https://www.amazon.com/Booked-Kwame-Alexander/dp/0544570987/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0544570987&pd_rd_r=TTJK0DYDJ2B1PYZG1FP1&pd_rd_w=h1qXO&pd_rd_wg=2qWqK&psc=1&refRID=TTJK0DYDJ2B1PYZG1FP1

And this one was quite a good read too.

https://www.amazon.com/House-Arrest-K-Holt/dp/1452156484/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513189976&sr=8-1&keywords=house+arrest
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2017 13:31     Subject: Re:Recommend a book for MS boy who doesn't like to read
My DS loved the series "Wings Of Fire".
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2017 12:35     Subject: Recommend a book for MS boy who doesn't like to read
I'd look at graphic novels. There are lots, and they can be quite sophisticated.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2017 12:32     Subject: Recommend a book for MS boy who doesn't like to read
tom gates series, kind of like diary of a wimpy kid
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2017 12:18     Subject: Recommend a book for MS boy who doesn't like to read
Another vote for Percy Jackson and anything else by Rick Riordan!
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2017 12:12     Subject: Recommend a book for MS boy who doesn't like to read
Anonymous wrote:The Percy Jackson Series
Harry Potter
The Spud series
Then Again, Maybe I Won’t
Flipped
Freckle Juice books
Paper Towns
Magnus Chase series
The Misfits
Tangerine
Twerp
The Chocolate Wars

My 6th grade DS (a voracious reader) loves Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, and it’s a great book. But it isn’t light.

He must have read the Percy Jackson books 20x.





Thank you THANK YOU!! ....as I cut and paste into Amazon search
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2017 11:57     Subject: Recommend a book for MS boy who doesn't like to read
The Percy Jackson Series
Harry Potter
The Spud series
Then Again, Maybe I Won’t
Flipped
Freckle Juice books
Paper Towns
Magnus Chase series
The Misfits
Tangerine
Twerp
The Chocolate Wars

My 6th grade DS (a voracious reader) loves Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, and it’s a great book. But it isn’t light.

He must have read the Percy Jackson books 20x.



Anonymous
Post 12/13/2017 11:42     Subject: Recommend a book for MS boy who doesn't like to read
Spy School series, Hatchett, Holes, Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, Percy Jackson series, Ghost (by Jason Reynolds)

What is he like?
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2017 11:29     Subject: Re:Recommend a book for MS boy who doesn't like to read
Anonymous wrote:If he hasn't already, Diary of a Wimpy Kid? Those are practically the only books my DS read for pleasure in MS. He loved them.


OP here - Those are the only books he really enjoys, and I think has read most of them. But something elsealong those lines would be great!
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2017 11:13     Subject: Re:Recommend a book for MS boy who doesn't like to read
If he hasn't already, Diary of a Wimpy Kid? Those are practically the only books my DS read for pleasure in MS. He loved them.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2017 11:09     Subject: Recommend a book for MS boy who doesn't like to read
Book recommendations for 6th grade boy.

He doesn't enjoy reading, but it's something I would like for him to start embracing.

Prefer to keep the topics on the lighter side.

TIA for your suggestions!