Awesome Book Series for 7 – 9 Year Old Boys

Can you imagine going to middle school as a Jedi student? Yoda as a teacher might be a unique situation but there is still plenty of junior high drama mixed in while learning essential Jedi skills.

Quinn's favorite new series is The Creature from My Closet. These easy to read chapter books follow the adventures of middle schooler Rob Burnside and the unique creatures that come from his closet. A special door and an accident with his chemistry set result in magically mixed up creatures based on two different book characters.

We loved these so much, they inspired a couple of costumes for book character day at school: Lord of the Hat costume and Potterwookie costume.

Big Nate is a series that is often recommended for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. It's actually based on a comic strip that spun off to include books as well. It follows the adventures of 11-year old Nate who seems to be a mischief magnet. Quinn has only read a couple but seems to enjoy them.

If you have a Minecraft fan, then they will enjoy these quick books that follow the adventures of Zach Zombie and his best friend Steve.

Quinn's first favorite series and the one that really inspired him to read on his own. I think it's a staple book series for many elementary school kids. The boys also enjoy watching the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies.

The Wayside School series are chapter books based on an elementary school with supernatural elements. The original book is almost 40 years old and a classic from my own elementary school days! Quinn's 2nd-grade teacher introduced him to the series.

We just started reading the illustrated version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone together. I'm hoping it lights a wizarding fire with Quinn and he starts reading the Harry Potter books on his own. The first 4 books are available in illustrated versions right now.

The boys enjoyed checking out Diagon Alley at Universal Studios and playing a LEGO Harry Potter game on their iPad, so they are already a little familiar with the wizarding world!

The most popular children's book series in Italy is Geronimo Stilton, so it's no surprise that American kids dig them as well. They follow the adventures of a talking mouse named Geronimo Stilton who works as a journalist in New Mouse City. There are a TON of these books which is awesome. The newer series with under a dozen titles kill me because Quinn has a hard time waiting for the next one to be released. So then we have to find another series for him to read in the interim.

Quinn is just starting the Goosebumps series. I think watching the Goosebumps movie earlier this year helped cement his interest in the series. This is another book series with lots of titles. Yay! 🙂

Captain Underpants is a little ridiculous but sometimes that's why little boys like. The series heavily features potty humor which isn't everyone's cup of tea. Whatever it takes to get them to read, read, read....

Stick Dog and his stray friends are always looking for their next meal. They love discovering new to them foods like pizza, donuts and ice cream.

Fans of Stick Dog books will love this series also from Tom Watson. Stick Cat and his neighbor friend Edith find plenty of mischief living in their rise rise apartments in the big city.

National Geographic Kids publishes a series of fun animal joke books called Just Joking. You'll find the pages filled with kid-friendly jokes and cool animal pictures. They are a home run with both of my guys!