My 8 year old son has loved the frank lampard books about

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Frankish magic football. He reads these to himself at bedtime and it's really helping his reading. He also enjoys David Williams and Ronald Dahl but prefers me to read them to him.
Could anyone recommend some more books he may enjoy reading by himself? Especially if they are football ones!

You know, I just typed 'books for eight year old boys' in Amazon, and some crotchless knickers appeared! Outrageous!

Anyhow, what about Diary of a Wimpy Kid or Harry Potters? Sorry, I don't know any football related apart from autobiographies!

Yeah I've had a google (didn't see the crotchless knickers tho!!) and didn't find much. Someone recommended the frankie books a while back and hoped someone else would know of something else similar. He's not quite where he should be with his reading so want to encourage it! I may try the wimpy kid books. Thanks. I think Harry Potter would be a bit beyond him at the moment really but may take a second look at them.

Michael murpurgo books

The first three harry potter books are aimed at slightly younger kids I think

My DS loves the Captain Underpants series, they're a bit silly and archaic but I'm just delighted he wants to read something.

Thanks. Will look at Michael murpurgo and captain underpants. How old is your son Lonny?**

And will look up the first three Harry Potter ones too.

The captain underpants film is out soon. The trailer is hilarious so you could get a book and tie it in with going to see the film.

Tom Palmer writes children's books about football, amongst other things. "Foul Play" is football/crime, "The Squad" is football/spies, and "Defenders" is football/ghosts, to name but three. He came to the school I work at a couple of years ago and was brilliant.

This is his website:

tompalmer.co.uk/

The TJ series by Arsenal footballer Theo Walcott might be worth checking out.

Wow thanks everyone! Will check them out

Tom Gates and Captain Underpants.
Michael More Purgatory we called him here, so dull.

Percy Jackson and The LIghtening Thief is easier reading than Harry Potter to start.

There was a series called Power of Five that my son enjoyed at that age. Also The Roman Mysteries (I think it was called) was another series of 15! I liked series because we kept running out of books!

Not football but my DS enjoys the Andrew Cope Spy Dog books.

My 8 year old has just discovered The 13 Story Tree house books and loves them, he's even writing his own stories based on them! This is a big step for him, although he's an excellent reader these are the first books that have really caught his imagination, despite my best efforts with Harry Potter....

Adam Blade is very popular. Tom Palmer (as a PL has suggested) writes football and rugby stories. Look on www.whoelsewriteslike.com and www.fantasticfiction.com for more ideas

PP not pl

Also-your local library may be doing a summer reading challenge. It's a great incentive for him to read more and they get a medal at the end of the holidays if they read 6 books.

Phil Earle - Demolition Dad

I liked Artemis fowl at around that age - very funny

Dan Freedman's Jamie Johnson books (about football) might be worth a look.

Mine enjoyed the Sir Chris Hoy Flying Fergus series.

My ds1 loves the 13 Storey Treehouse Books he will read them in an afternoon.

We read all the lampard book - now into wimpy kid and Barry loser

My 8 year old likes Jeremy Strong books, DOAWK, Ronald Dahl, David Williams as well.