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WINTER 2019 HOMESCHOOL IOWA 7
“My nine-year-old boy is wanting to read ‘not girl’ stories, so
give me your best recommendations!”
“Sugar Creek Gang; Redwall; Ralph S.
Mouse; The Mouse and the Motorcycle;
and Runaway Ralph.” - Kristin
“Books by Rick Riordan, Mrs. Frisby ,
and The Rats of NIMH series” - Stacy
“My son is enjoying the Wild Robot
series. Another good one is The BFG.
The website has
some great book lists divided by age
categories.” - Meg
“Prince Warriors series by Priscilla
Shrier. Also, the Wormling series (sounds
weird, but it is like a modern day Ameri-
can Narnia) by Jerry B. Jenkins and Chris
Fabry.” - Rachael
“My boys loved the Prince Warriors
series. Also Narnia; the Hardy Boys, the
Homeschool Detectives (kind of lame,
but my guys enjoyed them) and Frank
E. Peretti books.” - Brianne
“The Green Ember series and Hatchet
are both good” -Amy
“Gary Paulson books are good, and
he has several! Also, Indian in the Cup-
board; The Giver; and the Hank Zipsor
World’s Greatest Underachiever series
(written by Henry Winkler who is dys-
lexic!” -Samantha
“Check out the books by Haddix” -
Nicole
“Our kids read the Sugar Creek Gang,
Boxcar Children, and books by G.A. Henty.
As a boy, I also liked Justin Morgan Had a
Horse.” -John
“You should take a look at the
Ranger Apprentice series.” - Dianna
“The Geronimo Stilton series and
I Survived series as well as books by
Gary Paulson.” - Natalie
“Do you do magical-ish? If so, read
the Septimus Heap series by Angie
Sage! Also, the KingdomKeepers series
by Ridley Pearson is fantastic.” - Nicole
“The Louie Lamour books have
quite a bit of history in them. The
Sackettes and Hop-a-Long Cassidy
were a few of my kids’ favorites.”
- Sarah
“My 12-year-old really likes Gordan
Korman books. I haven’t read them,
but usually my hubby reads them
when my son brings them home.”
-Erin
“We all love the Artemis Fowl series
regardless of our age! And my son
loved the Misty of Chincoteague series.”
- Adele
“The Mysterious Benedict Society; Mr.
Lemoncello’s Library; Spy Games and
Space Case by Gibbs; The Incorrigible
Children of Ashton Place; the Wizard of
Oz Books; and All the Wrong Questions
by Snicketts are a few of the series my
nine-year-old has enjoyed along with
many of the books, already mentioned!”
- Kathy
“It likely goes without saying, but if
he’s not read Huckleberry Finn and Tom
Sawyer , now is a good time to start!
Also, Signularity; House of Stairs; The
Giver; Taming of the Star Runner - mostly
older books so maybe not ones you’ve
come across.” - AJ
“Carry on, Mr. Bowditch should be
on your list.” - Janis
“My Side of the Mountain and its
several sequels.” - Lori
“G.A. Henty historical fiction books
and Lamplighter books - might be a
bit advanced yet, but they are good.
My 8-year-old son likes the How To
Train Your Dragon series. That’s not
my taste, but he’s reading!” - Bill
“Treasuries of comic strips! My boys
like Calvin & Hobbes; Peanuts; and
Garfield. The graphic novels by Ben
Hatke have been a hit in our house.
We also enjoy Encyclopedia Brown;
Flat Stanley; The Great Mouse Detective;
Homer Price; Mighty Jack,andmany of
the other books mentioned already.”
-Sarah
“I recommend the Little Britches series
by Ralph Moody.” - Brenda
“The graphic novel Amulet series
by Kazu Kibuishi. I can’t recommend
this enough!” - Catherine
“The Animal Ark books” - Anne
WINTER 2019 HOMESCHOOL IOWA 7