What Books Does Your 8/9 Year Old (Current Yr4) Read For Pleasure?

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Any and all suggestions welcome

Thank you

DS just read Harry Potter but now I have the same question as you, OP.

My son reads the David Baddiel books, the Land of Roar trilogy were a massive hit and the Dead Good detectives by the same author kept us both hooked. He tried Percy Jackson but was a little too hard going for a bedtime read.
At the beginning of year 4, he demolished the Tom Gates books but they are a little easy now

I can highly recommend a book called The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tullane- such a stunning book. Warning- you'll cry. I read it to my year 4 class last year and they adored it. (One maybe more to read together)
Also, Podkin one ear worth read- read that to Year 4 too.

My DD(8) is a massive bookworm and likes Harry Potter, David Walliams, lots of random fairy/unicorn books, worst witch, isadora moon, land of roar, the boy who grew dragons, how to train a dragon and similar. She's just started who let the gods out and seems to be enjoying that so far. Anything to do with magic seems to be a hit!

Just to clarify The Land of Roar books are by Jenny Maclachlan, not David Baddiel! (Just read my message back and it wasnt clear

My DS is year 3 but reading above his age, I think. Books he has read himself: all the DogMan books, all the Bunny vs Monkey books, Tom Gates, Jeremy Strong books. We have read Harry Potter 1-4 to him and all the Roald Dahls which he has re-read by himself. He has also loved the Atticus Claw and Mr Gum series. He's not so keen on David Walliams. We're slowly going through Percy Jackson (reading to him).

Books we have lined up to start: How to Train your Dragon series, Wizards of Once series, Narnia series, also hoping to try some of my childhood favourites like Judy Blume and Betsy Byars!

Thanks

Skandar and the Unicorn Thief, Hannah Gold's Last Bear and also Lost Whale, loved by my year 4 son.

Mine likes graphic novels. Mark Haddon. The Beano books.

The adventurers series by Jemma Hatt and the ‘Treehouse’ series by Andy Griffith and Terry Denton are both big hits for my yr4 class.
They also really enjoyed Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman.

DS2 is just finishing Y4 and has enjoyed Holes, the Artemis Fowl books, the Percy Jackson books and the Magnus wotsit books by the same author. At school he has read kensuke's kingdom and true tales of WWII which he liked as well. He still loves a wimpy kid book and a 15748 story treehouse when he finds them. Also can read Tintin till the cows come home.

Reading aloud, he has enjoyed the never ending story, the wolves of willoughby chase, and currently reading wee free men by Terry pratchett.

Magazines, he likes Aquila and the Week Junior.

Harry Potter and the Famous Five are DDs favourites. She also loves graphic novels, but she can go through a lot of them in a day.
Raina Telgemeier books, the Amulet series and Terri libensons books are her favourite graphic novels. She also likes the graphic novel versions of Babysitters Club and Babysitters Little Sisters. Also graphic novels by Varian Johnson, Kayla Miller and Megan Lloyd. The Popularmmos series, Treehouse Series, David Williams. She also likes books about various builds and areas in Minecraft.

All Tolkien,horrible histories,harry potter,Beano comics

Most loved at the moment by 9 year old ds are definitely Harry Potter and Percy Jackson (there are lot of Percy Jackson spin off series- !)
He's also enjoying Horrible Histories/Geography/Science / Murderous Maths.
Also likes Narnia books and a series called Dragon Realm by Katie and Kevin Tsang.
Read in earlier years but still much loved- Dogman, Treehouse series, Tom Gates, Roald Dahl.

Thanks

Helen Moss' Adventure Island books were a huge hit at that stage - a bit Enid Blyton adventures in a lovely coastal spot type of thing, but up to date ethos if you know what I mean! 2 brothers, their female friend and her dog are the main characters and they're an easy read, not too long. There's 14 in the series and they were read over and over again. I knew they were a huge hit when DS1 called me into his room so he could read bits out to me when he thought they were funny - never happened before or since.

Thanks, I really appreciate all these responses.

Goth Girl
Little House books
Enid Blyton
Series of Unfortunate Events
Some classics like Anne of GG, What Katy Did, Secret Garden
Jacquline Wilson

Thanks, Howtohideasausage

The Chronicles of Prydain are fantastic - a fantasy series based on Welsh mythology.

In my Year 4 class the Flat Stanley books are popular.

Thank you x