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Recommendations for competent but reticent 9 year old male reader - nothing seems to "grab" him

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fredfortoday · 20/06/2016 13:07

He has started and left numerous books recently. I am not keen on wimpy kid or Tom Gates or anything else that seems to require picture illustration. He recently read the slightly easier Caroline Lawrence book called the Sewer Rat [which incidentally I thoroughly recommend] (similar but easier than her Roman Mystery series) but cannot get on with the Roman Mystery books themselves. Anything with humour seems to entertain. Can anyone please suggest books that might appeal? Thanks very much.

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FaFoutis · 20/06/2016 13:19

Mine has recently taken up avid reading thanks to Darren Shan books. Not humour though, horror going by the covers. Probably too old for him but I think that is part of the appeal.

SunnySomer · 20/06/2016 13:14

The Bolds by Julian Clary is very funny, Frank Cotterell Boyce books, eg Millions have been well received here. The Fizzlebert Stump books by AF Harrold are great, and his poems (eg "Things you find in a poet's beard) are v funny - my 9YO DS likes to cackle over 4 or 5 poems before he goes to sleep. Actually poems generally can be great to dip into. Try Michael Rosen ones, then he can watch them being performed on YouTube.

Scarydinosaurs · 20/06/2016 13:08

Keith Grey is a fab author for boys. I can really recommend him.