My friend's son is turning 9 and i'd like to get him some books. Any title suggestions?
Diary of a Whimpy Kid and Captain Underpants....I know...my grandson is 10.
Hank The Cowdog. My son loved them. I would hear him burst out laughing from the other room.
I second the Percy Jackson series.
Also the "Missing" series by Margaret Peterson Haddix. There are a number of these: Found, Sent, Sabotaged and Torn. They are sorta sci-fi realism I guess.
She also has another series "Among the Shadow Hidden Children" series - or something. My daughter didn't like that series, but the boys in her class loved them. They are mystery-ish in nature.
Also - The Judy Blume books NEVER go out of style. Tales of a 4th grade Nothing etc.
Roald Dahl is great - Esio Trot, The Enormous Crocodile, Fantastic Mr Fox - those are all 5th grade, so might be too young for him depending on his reading level. But these were class assignments for my daughter in the 4th grade.
You can also do the Narnia series and get him started on CS Lewis.
the Percy Jackson series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Jackson
My daughter is in 4th grade, the kids, both boys and girls, love this series.
And their Teacher as well.
It is for this age/level of reading.
how to train your dragon books, We love Puppy Place books by Ellen Miles
a 9 yo can read Whimpy kid books but the main character is a middle schooler, just fyi
Where the Red Fern Grows
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
James and the Giant Peach
The Shiloh Trilogy
Harry Potter
Flight of the Phoenix (Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist by R.L Fevers
The Familiars by Adam Jay Epstien and Andrew JAckson
Masterpiece by Elise Broach
My daughter is in a book club as school (also 4th grade). These are the books they've read and liked this year.
