Fun reading for 7-year-old

[KAbbey]

My son just finished the entire Magic Tree House series, including the Merlin Missions.

I'm now looking for other "fun" books that he can read that don't have much to do with school work and continue on the same or higher reading level.

What did your kids like when they were seven?

--- Katherine

[King Alfred Academy]

My ds7 likes...

The My Father's Dragon Trilogy by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books by Betty MacDonald
The Littles books
Anything about Robin Hood
the Thorton Burgess books...highly recommend!

I know there's more, but I can't think right now. If I come up with more, I'll post them.:)

[Surfside Academy]

My son really likes the Dragon Slayer's Academy series of books. I think there's over 20 books in the series. Very funny!

[midwestbelle]

my 7yo dd finished Magic Tree House and is now reading the Boxcar Children series. The ones laying close by say RL 3.

HTH
Dawn

[LindaOz]

My 7yo is enjoying Enid Blyton books at the moment and is working through the Mr Galliano series. Also, an abridged version of The Secret Garden.

[Jlynn]

My son enjoyed the Third Grade Detective series (about 10 books) at that stage.

[Amy C]

My older son liked the Secrets of Droon series at that age.

Amy

[Rhesa]

Angus Lost series (JC Green burg)
Blaze books (CW Anderson)
Geronimo Stilton series
Secret Agent Jack Stalwart (Elizabeth Singer Hunt) this one took him quite a long time

[King Alfred Academy]

My son really likes the Dragon Slayer's Academy series of books. I think there's over 20 books in the series. Very funny!

Who is the author of these and what are a few titles in the series? I have asked several different bookstores about them and they look at me like I am nuts. Thanks!

[Surfside Academy]

The author is Kate McMullan. I think I found them on Amazon. I also found a few at our local educational store. I'll list the titles of the first few book below:

1. The new kid at school
2. Revenge of the dragon lady
3. Class trip to the cave of doom

We've read the 1st 3 so far and my boys love them. They're really light-hearted and funny.

[Tina in WA]

Angus Lost series (JC Green burg)
Blaze books (CW Anderson)
Geronimo Stilton series
Secret Agent Jack Stalwart (Elizabeth Singer Hunt) this one took him quite a long time


I was just going to add Geronimo Stilton series! We also get some on tape/cd to listen when we have a lot of driving to do. They are really well done.

~Tina who is off to look up some of the other recommend books. :)

[whitestavern]

My 7 year old daughter loves all the Roald Dahl books, and I could see a boy loving them as much as a girl. What about the Encyclopedia Brown series too? Other than that, we're strictly girly stuff here!
Whitestavern

[Susie in CA]

My ds 7 loves Roald Dahl. That's what he went to after the Magic Tree House Books. He is still working on Roald Dahl.

Susie

[nmoira]

Joanna Hurwitz's Riverside Kids books, starting with Rip-Roaring Russell (http://www.amazon.com/Rip-Roaring-Russell-Riverside-Johanna-Hurwitz/dp/0064421554/). These gentle, non-fantastical books increase in reading level as the series progresses.

[LisaTheresa]

My son recently read all of the MTH books as well. I'm having him read the Sonlight Grade 3 readers and one of the books from that list is The Littles. He loves The Littles and is now reading that entire series.

Mary Pope Osbourne also wrote a series of books called Tales from the Odyssey. I suspect he's really going to like those as well.

Lisa

[TCoppock]

Junie B Jones
Nate the Great
A to Z mysteries

If I can remember more I will post again but those are the ones off the top of my head.

[momo4]

Both of my sons loved the Little Britches series. Similar to Little House with a boy as the main character.

[Jenmomof3]

My ds is a big MTH fan too. He also enjoys Andrew Lost, A-Z Mysteries, Magic School Bus chapter books, and Time Warp Trio books.

Thanks for the post. I see a trip to the library in my near future to check out all these series.

Jennifer