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    Need suggestions to give my nephew but I don’t remember much other than Roald Dahl.

    by sebastiandarkee

    31 Comments

    1. I remember enjoying Shel Silverstein’s poetry books at that age. Lots to choose from.

    2. Garfield comics or “All about Sam” by Lois Lowry

      Adding that all the boys in my elementary school at the time were reading Matt Christopher books. They were all obsessed with sports. I couldn’t get into them.

    3. My favorite series to read at that age was The Babysitters Club but I kinda suspect your nephew wouldn’t be interested in them.

      The Boxcar Children series was another I liked.

      Shel Silverstein’s poetry books, and another poetry book that I think was called A Pizza the Size of the Sun were fun reads

      * I wasn’t interested in them as a kid, but the Goosebumps series may interest him

    4. baine_of_existential on

      Island of the Blue Dolphins
      Wrinkle in Time
      Treasure Island (I first read that in 2nd grade, but still loved it)
      The Hobbit

    5. Shel Silverstein was a favorite.

      Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar was another favorite that I still think about. “It was purple.”

    6. Infamous_Wave9878 on

      Peter and the Shadow Thieves

      Used to have me turning on all the lights in the house at night because I’d freak myself out about lord umbra

    7. CalicoSparrow on

      Follow My Leader by James B. Garfield about about a boy who goes blind in an accident and gets a dog and learns braille etc!

    8. Connect-Pea-7833 on

      Hatchet. Tracker by the same author (Gary Paulson). Bridge to Terabithia. The Little House on the Prairie series. Goosebumps. Beverly Cleary, specifically the Ramona books. Babysitter’s Club. I was in 3rd grade in 1991-92 so I guess that ages me.

    9. Alarming-Flan-9721 on

      Warrior cats!!! I read Percy Jackson in 4th grade but I’d probably have liked it in 3rd or the summer after even.

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