Chapter Book Recs?

[glitzy07]

My 7yo 2nd grader recently asked for chapter books.

He’s slightly behind his reading level currently (he’s supposed to be at J and he’s at H?), so I don’t want something too hard that will discourage him, but obviously want him reading as much as possible!

He likes Dog Man and Fly Guy. Any recommendations that would make a good Christmas gift?

[ny96]

My 7 year old loves Mac B Kid Spy and The Bad Guys books.

[Deleted]

The bad guys
The notebook of doom
Press start
Dragon masters

Basically any of the Scholastic Branches books. They are shorter pages with pictures and larger font. Great first chapter books for that age.

I read a lot of them to my 3rd grader. He can read them himself, but loves being read to, so even if they are a bit above his ability now, you can read them to him or with him (alternating pages) or whatever.

[expectantsteelerfan]

Bad Guys, Notebook of Doom series, 13 Story Treehouse series, Cam Jansen, I survived books.

[sandandsea]

The Amulet series and Hilo series are great.

[cherry1111]

My son enjoyed the A-Z Mysteries series.

[monkeyfeet]

Has he read Diary of a Wimpy Kid?

[namasteak]

Ds1 likes Geronimo Stilton a lot. The Kingdom of Fantasy and Mice King are his favorite.

The easier books he likes are Dragon Masters and The Notebook of Doom.

[quesyrah]

Press Start
Dragon Masters

[aspentosh]

Bad Guys
Dragon Masters (we just started this series based on recs here and DD loves it, though she's a little older)
Geronimo Stilton but sometimes the fun typography can be a bit tricky
A to Z Mysteries
Bailey School Kids

DD did not like Notebook of Doom, unfortunately.

[cricketwife]

Dragon Masters. Dragon Masters. Dragon Masters. 😊

[Blue Moon]

My 1st grader is blowing through all the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. I get a new one from the library for her each week.

[macmars45]

Nov 27, 2020 9:52:44 GMT -5 Blue Moon said:

My 1st grader is blowing through all the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. I get a new one from the library for her each week.

Of topic slightly... I got Diary of a Wimpy Kid for an angel tree kid present. Said kid is 11/in 5th grade. Will it be super below his reading level? It was recommended to me for school age kids by a librarian fwiw.

[CloudBee]

My son has been REALLY into this series of classics lately. This link is for Treasure Island. If you toggle through the suggested items you will see other classic selections.

www.amazon.com/Treasure-Island-Stepping-Stone-Book/dp/0679804021/ref=sr_1_14?dchild=1&keywords=stepping+stone+classic+books&qid=1606500004&sr=8-14

[CloudBee]

Nov 27, 2020 10:03:36 GMT -5 macmars45 said:

Nov 27, 2020 9:52:44 GMT -5 Blue Moon said:

My 1st grader is blowing through all the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. I get a new one from the library for her each week.

Of topic slightly... I got Diary of a Wimpy Kid for an angel tree kid present. Said kid is 11/in 5th grade. Will it be super below his reading level? It was recommended to me for school age kids by a librarian fwiw.

My nephew is a freshman this year and still asks my sister to buy the new DoaWK books for him. 11 is still in the age range for them. Honestly, with the language/behavior portrayed I think they are more suited for kids 10+. 

[stephm0188]

Nov 27, 2020 10:03:36 GMT -5 macmars45 said:

Nov 27, 2020 9:52:44 GMT -5 Blue Moon said:

My 1st grader is blowing through all the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. I get a new one from the library for her each week.

Of topic slightly... I got Diary of a Wimpy Kid for an angel tree kid present. Said kid is 11/in 5th grade. Will it be super below his reading level? It was recommended to me for school age kids by a librarian fwiw.

Intended audience for Wimpy Kid is grades 3-7. They're super popular with my 4th and 5th grade students at school (I'm an elementary school librarian) and even my 7th grader is still into them.


OP- Agreed with the recommendations for Scholastic's Branches series. Press Start is wildly popular, as are Eerie Elementary, Dragon Masters, Notebook of Doom and Binder of Doom. I can't keep The Bad Guys on my shelves, either.  A-Z Mysteries and Magic Treehouse are series that some kids like to work their way through. 

Graphic novels along the lines of Dog Man that I'd recommend are The InvestiGators, the Lunch Lady series, and HiLo. Pilkey has a new spinoff series coming out in a few weeks- CatKid Comic Club. 

[abs]

DD loved Press Start, Bad Kitty, and The Bad Guys when she first got into chapter books. After that she transitioned into My Weird School.

[expectantsteelerfan]

Nov 27, 2020 10:03:36 GMT -5 macmars45 said:

Nov 27, 2020 9:52:44 GMT -5 Blue Moon said:

My 1st grader is blowing through all the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. I get a new one from the library for her each week.

Of topic slightly... I got Diary of a Wimpy Kid for an angel tree kid present. Said kid is 11/in 5th grade. Will it be super below his reading level? It was recommended to me for school age kids by a librarian fwiw.

My ds is 11 and in 6th.  He read the whole series several years ago, but he still picks them up and rereads them when he runs out of other books to read that he likes, so I think you're ok.  

[Blue Moon]

Nov 27, 2020 10:03:36 GMT -5 macmars45 said:

Nov 27, 2020 9:52:44 GMT -5 Blue Moon said:

My 1st grader is blowing through all the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. I get a new one from the library for her each week.

Of topic slightly... I got Diary of a Wimpy Kid for an angel tree kid present. Said kid is 11/in 5th grade. Will it be super below his reading level? It was recommended to me for school age kids by a librarian fwiw.

I think you’re fine.

[waverly]

DS read Diary of a Wimpy Kid in 2nd grade and not sure if this is actually true but he blamed the book for one of his behavioral issues. It was kind of potty humor related. So anyway, I would hold off on those until the kid is older.

DS read all the Magic Tree House books at that age.

[DarcyLongfellow]

My older DD loved the My Weird School books by Dan Gutman at that age. She would just giggle through them.