books for dyslexic 8 year old boy

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glitterfairy · 15/04/2004 09:32

My ds is 8 and has mild/moderate dyslexia. He will read but only when gripped by tales of boys and adventures. He is reading Enid Blyton (shudder but he loves it). Has read some Harry Potter but would rather listen to Stephen Fry. I would love it if people could recomend great adventure stories of his age group with boys as heroes and simple language. When he is gripped he even reads as we go round the supermarket so the will is there and I need to capitalise on it.

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popsycal · 15/04/2004 14:27

authors such as Jeremy Strong will really appeal to him
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That is a good starting pont - simple text, afew line drawings and really appeals to 'reluctant' boy readers
HTH

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glitterfairy · 15/04/2004 15:29

Looks great thanks. We have dog and this would make him laugh alway good

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tamum · 15/04/2004 18:23

My ds is not dyslexic, but is not a naturally enthusiastic reader. He has just finished (and loved) the Eddie Dickens Trilogy by Philip Ardagh, and I was a Rat by Philip Pulman. Hope that helps!

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glitterfairy · 15/04/2004 18:55

Thanks tamum! As luck would have it his gran is satying and has promised to buy one or two of these!

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Jolamiri1 · 30/09/2004 13:33

Try the publisher Barrington Stoke - my dyslexic 9-year-old loves them - pacy, interesting stories aimed at boys mainly, I think. We got them from our local library.

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