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My DS is 8 but English is not his first language so his reading level in Eng is 7-8 I suppose. We've read some Roald Dahl and some other random books which I've found dreadful (eg Spy Dog, Beast Quest) and really can't pretend to enjoy. At the moment he reads a page and I read a page.

Would appreciate other recommendations for his level. Something I'd enjoy as well please?

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You might like the Michael Morpugo range of books. There is a boxset on bookpeople.co.uk for a really good price.

I was going to get them for my son and asked one of the other mums at school about them, she got them for her kid and said she loves them herself! She's going to pass them on, which is why I didn't buy them! (our boys are 8 also)

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Mama_deas,
thanks for that.
i just remembered we do have the butterfly lion, might try that on him.

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ds1 loves horrid henry books and any books to do with history and planets.

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DS1 10.5
DS2 6.5

The problem is DS likes horrid henry too, but he's not passionate enough about reading them on his own, so I have to read with him and I've sat through horrid henry like a martyr (the stories are awful imo), just like I read the Rainbow Magic with my daughters and nearly expired from boredom.

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Is he into football. I tried all books with my 8yr old ds but nothing caught his attention. he loves football so I got him Dan Freedman books. There all about a footballer and there is about 8 of them. He loves them might be worth a try

My now 10yr old loved the Diary of Wimpy Kid series and the Big Nate books,
he has re and re-read them

He also liked How to tame your drangon series

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Diary of a wimpy kid are a hit with my son who has just gone 9.He is also a big beast quest fan and captain underpants.And all wildlife and animal books

Definitely How To Train Your Dragon - there's a "I wonder what happens next" vibe that keeps them reading. Also Charlie Small, Will Solvit, Jake Cake,