Anyone have suggestions for a 10 year old who likes comic mischief? He’s a huge fan of diary of a wimpy kid series but his reading level has moved beyond that. He’s also really enjoyed the wild robot series, Matilda, and the skunk and fox books.
Thanks in advance!
Edit: thank you all for your great recommendations. I’m going to check them all out with him tonight!
I really enjoyed the TinTin series at that age. Nice adventure stories.
I recommend Peter Pan.
Maybe also look into Astrid Lindgren’s Bill Bergson books and Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter.
My boys of that age enjoy the Percy Jackson book series, Harry Potter, and Wings of Fire. We also read them LOTR which they loved, but they haven’t reread it themselves yet.
I enjoyed the Redwall series around his age. Yes , they are formulaic after a while, but good fun pulp adventure for kids.
Me as an adults just gonna be here taking notes for my own reading list , you all are the best for recommending
Former (Dutch) teacher here! Diary of a wimpy kid is easy reading for a lot of kids and I always found that the really engrossing books could help them move on to their actual reading level. For my students who liked comic mischief in class, I could always get them hooked to reading with The Saga of Darren Shan.
Don’t let the ‘horror’ genre fool you: the story is dark and funny. Based on the books you named I think your kid might love it!
Thanks for the tips! I’ll check em out
There is a large selection of Japanese light novels that are being translated into English. This is where a lot of the original source material for anime comes from. The anime is often created to sell the books, in fact.
There’s a lot of stuff that won’t be appropriate until they hit 13yo or so, but my nephew, a voracious reader, started reading LNs around 10.
Spice & Wolf is a personal favorite that might be a good fit. They will miss out on the romantic subplot but that’s only a small part of the story
Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.
