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Book Recs for 8 Year old

csaverycsavery member
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Hi all,  My nephew will be turning 8 in a couple of weeks and I really would like to get him a few books he can read on his own.  He is going into 2nd grade, loves science, math and figuring out how things work.  Any recomendations out there?  TIA
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Re: Book Recs for 8 Year old

  • JOEBunnyJOEBunny member
    I loved The Great Brain Series when I was that age and it has a lot of interesting stuff about living in the 1800's, like how the bathroom worked.  They were always building things and they solve crimes.
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  • DandelionMomDandelionMom

    The Diary of  Wimpy Kid books are big for that age.  I volunteer in the school library and it seems like every 2nd-4th grade boy loves those books. 

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  • leahkateleahkate
    My son started reading Magic Treehouse series books when he was 8 and he still loves them! He also likes The Boxcar Children.
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  • ali-1411ali-1411 member
    imageDandelionMom:

    The Diary of  Wimpy Kid books are big for that age.  I volunteer in the school library and it seems like every 2nd-4th grade boy loves those books. 

    Ditto, my 9 yr old has loved these books for years

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  • csaverycsavery member
    Thanks ladies!! I ended up getting How to Train a Dragon, but added Diary of a Wimpy Kid and a couple of others on my gift list for Christmas!
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  • KdgTeacherKdgTeacher member

    The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, while popular, is written more for a middle school level. 

    Check out Scholastic's site to see how it is rated. 

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  • qt030603qt030603
    My DD is 8 and  LOVES Diary of a Whimpy Kid, The Boxcar Series and How to Train.. series. I have even read the Diary.. books and I live them. Not sure I should admit that Huh?
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