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what are you reading to your 9yr old?

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DeliveredByKiki · 24/10/2017 03:56

DS isn't a voracious reader, unless it's anything to do with minecraft in which case he's all over it, but he enjoys me still reading to him at bedtime. We've done all the Roald Dahl and David Walliams books, we did Philosopher's Stone but halfway through Chamber of Secrets and he says it's too scary for me to read to him just before bed.

What are you reading your children? I want to read him books above his reading level but not sure what to tackle next - he does love Harry Potter so we'll carry that on in the daytime! I've tried Wind in the Willows, Narnia and various other "classics" but they've been a lot harder going than I remember. Any modern classics I should know about - I read a million books a day at his age and throughout school so I don't know why I'm struggling so much!

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SummerLightning · 25/10/2017 01:14

Oh and also yes he like Charlotte's Web, not as much as his sister though. Also the Sheep Pig.
We enjoyed the audio books of Holes (possibly scary) and Neil gaimans Fortunately the milk (silly but hilarious)

SummerLightning · 25/10/2017 01:12

Percy Jackson here.
We also spent ages on the how to train your dragons but they are for a bit younger age group.

FangsAlot · 25/10/2017 01:10

The adventures of Hucklebury Finn
The Jungle Book
Famous Five
Secret Seven

DeliveredByKiki · 25/10/2017 00:58

Thanks for suggestions, I’ll look them all up!

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angularmerkel · 24/10/2017 07:05

My 10 year old ds loves Frank Cottrell Boyce. We’re reading ‘framed’ at the moment but he’s enjoyed bothers too.

Ricekrispie22 · 24/10/2017 06:49

The Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz is basically a young James Bond. If this looks a little too much for your son, try Horrowitz's Diamond Brothers series.
Who Let The Gods Out by Maz Evans is a hilarious book based on a school boy's adventures in Ancient Greece.
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Emil and the Detectives
A Series of Unfortunate Events - this may be a little creepy at bedtime.
Kensuke's Kingdom, An Eagle in the Snow, Best Mates or Outlaw by Michael Morpurgo.
Goldfish Boy - a boy trapped in his bedroom with OCD solves a crime from his bedroom window. Very witty!
Time Travelling with a Hamster

DeliveredByKiki · 24/10/2017 04:01

ah that's true, I haven't attempted them - we did do the Faraway Tree which he enjoyed. I was thinking Charlotte's Web maybe? I was obsessed with Ballet Shoes and When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit at his age. I'm kind of desperate to read him Goodnight Mr Tom but as he's so sensitive (see above re HP!) I might still have to wait a while

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AdalindSchade · 24/10/2017 03:58

Place marking! I haven't got any amazing suggestions, I tend to grab a few likely looking books from the library and give them a try. I also found some of the classics quite hard going, plus a lot of the books I loved at his age are let's face it girly and he wouldn't appreciate them. (What Katy did etc)
The one avenue I haven't gone down is famous 5 and secret 7. I don't know how well they have aged.