Story books for a 10 yr old boy...help please

mamajustify

I am determined to get my 10 yr old son some books for xmas but I just haven't got a clue what to get. Does anybody have any ideas for story books that might keep his attention longer than 2 minutes?

Nix143

At that age my DS was just coming out of the Lemony Snickett books (fab books about 3 orphans and the misfortunes that happen to them - it appeals to the macabre in kids ) and was just discovering the Alex Ryder books - teenage spy, very cool apparently

Good luck!

simone2697

My son is 9 and a half and LOVES the Horrid Henry books. He is also starting to get into the Harry Potter books and the Lemony Snicket books.
Would it be worth taking him to the library and seeing what sort of books he picks himself and enjoys - or does he bring certain types of book home from school (if he gets to pick his reading or school library books)?

mamajustify

simone2697 wrote:

My son is 9 and a half and LOVES the Horrid Henry books. He is also starting to get into the Harry Potter books and the Lemony Snicket books.
Would it be worth taking him to the library and seeing what sort of books he picks himself and enjoys - or does he bring certain types of book home from school (if he gets to pick his reading or school library books)?

He is reluctantly reading me Harry Potter at the moment.As for school books he tends to pick the ones with the fewest pages or the largest text.

simone2697

:rotfl: yup i know what you mean - mine keeps coming home with the ones with more pictures than words!

simone2697

Forgot to add - Horrid Henry is an easier read (and about a 'naughty' boy) so if he hasnt read any yet maybe that would be worth a try???
Hope you find something!

kittiwoz

Have you asked his teachers if they have any recomendations? Teachers tend to be pretty clued up about that sort of thing and normally very happy to have parents take an active interest.

cheerfulness4

My DS is 13 now but he loved !!!!!! King-Smith books. Like Roald Dahl (another favourite) they are wickedly funny and not too wordy if he wants to work up to bigger books. I agree Andrew Horowitz 'Alex Ryder' books were very good and he plowed through these. He still loves reading Enid Blyton's adventure series and 'The Borrowers' books.
The Horrible History books are great and DS loves the Caroline Lawrence books that are fiction based around Ancient Rome, ( I think). Might be other locations, too.
Oooh, and just remembered Charlottes Web. Now we both loved that one.
All of these books can easily be found in charity shops if money is tight, with exception of Alex Ryder, had to use library for those ones.

victory

my kids love the guiness book of records-always a hit and lasts all year long and the Match annual as well as whatever they are into-football team, kids cartoons-simpsons etc xx

jamgirl

my son is 9 and never reads to me or lets me read to him.
but yesterday we went out for the day and stumbled across a second hand book sale where he bought an Enid Blyton, secret seven book for 20p.
first I think he was just amazed a tteh price but since then he has started to read it and declared it cool!
so that might be worth a try

culpepper

Aquila by Andrew Norris
Its about some boys who find a little space craft amongst Roman remains buried in the ground.
Not a very long book but lots of action and great for feeding imagination.

Jennings books by Anthony Buckeridge about boys at a boarding school.
Not a bit like Enid Blyton and hillarious.

Just William books by Richmal Crompton (the story tapes are great too read by Martin Jarvis)