Recommended Books By My 8 Year-Old Boy

My 8 year old reads on 4th grade -5th grade level.  For fun he reads on a 3rd grade level and higher.  So, these are the books that he's currently reading, has loved in the past or has on his list to read soon. 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series by Jeff Kinny:  Last year, I bought the first book out of a book order that he had brought home from school.  He read it in 2 days.  What's a mother to do, I bought the next one.  The same thing happened, he read it in 2 days as well.  So, I bought the next book and then the next and he loved them all.   He loves this series.  They are a permanent fixture on his night stand.  P.S.  We haven't seen the movie. 

The Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne.  This author takes her readers on an adventure through time with every read.  The first book he read was Thanksgiving on Thursday.  He read it in 2 hours, outload to me while I was cleaning.   If anything, he was excited to have learned interesting facts about history in a wonderfully written fiction.  We also have some of these books on CD courtesy of Wendy's.    

Geronimo Stiilton books by A.E. Dunbar.  These books series were introduced to him by a friend of ours.  Her little girl loved them.  The book cleverly includes action words in a form that represents why they are.  For example if the character is climbing steps.  The words appear to do so as well.  This book is pure entertainment and the action verbs are interesting.  They do make for a fun independant read.  

Big Nate Books by Lincoln Pierce are on the list of books to read next.  They have a graphic novel type of feel to them.  Even Jeff Kinney loved these books.  Nate looks like a fun read and although it may not be on a list of "classic books" or an award winner, it looks like loads of fun.  Isn't that the point in reading, to learn to love reading for its entertainment value.  

Klooz is a cool little detective and his best friend Vinnie is pretty interesting too.  Interesting things keep happening to these two as they try to solve mysteries. 

There are plenty of other books out there...what's your little ones favorites?