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suggestions please for ds (8), his reading level is about age 12, but we're running out of suitable material..

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clumsymum · 16/11/2007 12:52

He is an avid reader, reads for at least 30 mins every bedtime, gets thru a novel in 2 days. Read all horrid henry last year, just completed the Astrosaurs series, read some famous five/ secret seven (altho they don't seem to grip him, been thru all the Jeremy trong the library can provide, read loads of Dick King-Smith.

So where can we look next. Is he ready do you think for Harry Potter independantly (I always said we'd read them together, but ds is less interested in bedtime stories from Mummy now). His teacher has lent him the first Artemis Fowl book, can anyone tell me what sequence the series goes in, so I can order the next one from the library?

ny help gratefully received.

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clumsymum · 16/11/2007 13:00

Ah I think we had a Micheal Morpurgo from the Library a couple of months ago, will search for his titles.

For some reason I thought Lemony Snicket was for teenagers ?

Am off to look at Grrk and the dragon training stuff (not sure if our spaniels will appreciate having to impersonate dragons....)

Triffic thanks, any more ?

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PandaG · 16/11/2007 12:58

oh yes, Lemony Snicket - he raced through those - Book people have them on offer too. Grrk on my list of books to buy...

PandaG · 16/11/2007 12:57

DS is nearly 8 - he has read several of the Narnia series, if you think that would interest him, and lots of the horrible histories/science/geography etc.

We've bought Michael Morpurgo set for him for Christmas from the Book People, quite adult themes but excellent writing - I wil read the books as well so he has someone to discuss them with.

Marina · 16/11/2007 12:56

I think the second one is The Arctic Incident

The first couple of Harry Potters are OK for independent reading at this age IMO but the series gets much darker and more complex with every book after the Prisoner of Azkaban

Have you tried him with any Michael Morpurgo, he's a great favourite, and also Cressida Cowell's series on training dragons (can't remember the exact title, sorry)
Plus Joshua Doder's Grrk series is fab for this age

SauerKraut · 16/11/2007 12:55

The Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket,(lasts a while, it's 13 books!)and The Mustang Machine have all been enjoyed by my 8, 9 and 10 year olds recently...