9 yo ds. Voracious reader. Just got a kindle for Christmas. Ideas please!

I bought his dark materials (northern light series) for DS1 for Christmas but decided to hold them back. The story is good on its own but I want him to get the most out of it since its an amazing piece of work.

PS Im not letting ds read Northern Lights trilogy yet as I LOVE them, but think the ideas are too deep for a 9yo to really get. Although I can imagine he'd love the story...

Echoing some of these, ds (also 9) loves Percy JAckson (they're good, and much more child friendly than Hunger Games - I think the themes/emotions of Hunger Games are too much for a 9yo); Ranger's Apprentice series; Charlie Higson's Young Bond (although gender roles are imo as appalling as you'd expect from Bond); HP; Lemony Snickett; and also oldies such as: Swallows & Amazons; Children of Greene Knowe/series; The Dark Is Rising; and Just William!

Artemis fowl only if he doesn't believe in FC

I would second the Skullduggery Pleasant books by Derek Landy - ds loved them and they are quite long, so plenty to get your teeth into.

He also liked the Curious Benedict Society series and another vote for Psuedonymous Bosch

predator cities/mortal engines might be ok but probably best left another year or two to really get maximum enjoyment out of them.

DS1 got bored with Charlie Bone, its more to read prior to Harry potter.

Try:

the divide series - enjoyed a lot
the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series
Gone series possibly (quite graphic though not as much as hunger games which I agree is too old for him. Would also by the way say the boy in the striped pyjamas is too old)
If he likes percy jackson try the other Rick Riordan series Kane Chronicles (percy jackson but with ancient egyptian magicians) and heroes of Olympus

some oldies but goodies like

Mariane dreams
weirdstone of brisingamen
Mrs Frisby and the rats of Nimh
the ghost of Thomas Kemp
The amazing Mr Blunden
Toms Midnight Garden

My DS enjoyed Matt Haig's Runaway Troll and the Shadow Forest. The Lemony Snickett "Series of Unfortunate Events" and also "Goosebumps" books were also enjoyable (according to him).

Some terry pratchet?
"Maurice and his educated rodents " & "the Wee Free men" Are the two I'd start a voracious 9 year old with.

Louis Sachar is indeed great.

Young Sherlock Holmes books are popular with my 11yo DS who has also loved the Alex Rider, young James Bond and yes the Hunger games books.

There's a Rick Riordan series that he enjoys too, can't recall the name.

The Eragon series by C Paolini and the Charlie Hickson books - and DEF the Harry Potters!!!!!!

Ranger's Apprentice, Brotherband, Mortal Engines series, Secret Kingdom and other books by Jenny Nimmo, The Letter for the King, Pseudonymous Bosch, Young Samurai series, Powder Monkey series
DS1 munches his way through Biggles on my kindle, but they are amusingly old-fashioned so not for everyone!

If he's a really voracious reader, you can find free children's ebooks on self-publishing sites like Smashwords. Self-published books are of very variable quality, but I've been trawling through Smashwords to find the best ones in order to list them on my blog, at Goodreads here:

www.goodreads.com/author/show/780587.Emma_Laybourn/blog
You'll find several posts where I've listed readable free ebooks for kids aged about 6 to 12, and given rough age guidelines. There are links to the Smashwords page for each book (they're nearly all available for Kindle.)
These are independent lists: I have no connection with the authors.

I don't suggest these as a substitute for professionally written books, but as a supplement that might save your pocket!

Dr Proctor books by Jo Nesbo? DS loves these.

H.I.V.E. series or Skullduggery Pleasant.

Try looking for year 6 reading lists from various schools online - or this one
www.educatingtogether.co.uk/resource/Children's%20Reading%20Book%20List%20KS2%20Y6%20(10-11yrs).pdf

Also Malorie Blackman, the current children's laureate, has written for a range of age groups, and lovereading4kids.com is a good site that categorises by gender and age range

Xpost!

Percy Jackson is a bit tamer and more lighthearted, Hunger Games is darker, but maybe in a year?!

Has anyone mentioned Anthony Horowitz (sp)? On DD's to read list.

The Roman Mysteries?, my DD loved these. Also the Artemis Fowl books, the Alex Rider books by Anthony Horowitz, the My Story Diaries, the Silver Sword by Ian Seraillier, I am David (but I don't think that's on kindle), and the Young Bond series by Charlie Higson.

My DD is also a voracious reader! We used to find it really hard to find books for her.

Agreed with fruitpastile, also leads to wanting to watch the films which are much too adult for a 9 yeAr old.

Hunger Games is much more graphic and serious than Percy Jackson. Futuristic dystopian novel where teenagers fight to the death as entertainment and to control the masses. Good but not for 9 year olds imo.

Oh, and percy Jackson is nothing like the hunger games, much more child friendly. Eva ibbotson is good. Suzanne Collins also the Gregor the over lander books which are brilliant for 9-10 year olds.

Diana wynne jones- all are brilliant. Osbert the avenger. The school for good and evil. The dark is rising.