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!
Gary Paulson’s book’s are good for that age range. Most of his work is more serious in tone and survivalist (stuck in nature survivalist not doomsday bunker survivalist). Harris and Me is more biographical comedy.
O. Henry was my favorite author at that age, and still something that I revisit. It is written in an older dialect which can be a put off for some people.
That’s a good age for mythology. Greek mythology is the easiest to find kid appropriate translations of but Norse mythology is full of daring rogue stories.
The Dangerous Book for Boys is a fun reference book.
Seconding the mythology recommendation! My nine year old loves d’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths and was stoked to find a new podcast called Greeking Out by National Geographic Kids. She’s been listening to it practically everyday, and we just picked up the companion book from the library this weekend.
Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.
I recommend Peter Pan.
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
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