I’m looking for a book for a 9 year old in my life. The problem is that he struggles with even basic reading and is notably behind. This is largely the result of incredibly inadequate homeschooling for most of his early education. He is now in public school, catching up slowly, and expressing interest in reading for the first time. I’m hoping to gift him a few books for Christmas (last minute shoppers unite). The difficulty is that a lot of the books at his reading level are targeted at much younger kids and I fear will seem too “baby-ish”.
I was thinking that middle grade graphic novels might be a good place to start since he can also get a lot of the story from the picture. I’d also like to get him a more text-heavy book that his parents will (hopefully) help him read.
Ideas? What are 8-9 year olds reading these days anyways?
by Ok_Squirrel_9601