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Books for Boys
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items All books listed have been approved and quickly read by my ten year old son. He loves mysteries, historical fiction, punny kid fiction, and time traveling books.
My eight year old daughter has also read and loved all of these books.
We have over a hundred Boxcar Children books in our collection and have borrowed more from the library and Libby.
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The Boxcar Children: Books
We have all 16 and my kids love to tell me about what the characters are doing as they laugh.
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Wright Cousin Adventures 16-Book Series
My son enjoyed these and figured out Roman numerals at the same time.
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The Roman Mysteries Epic 10-Book Collection
My ten year loved Henry and the accompanying series Heidi Hecklebeck and Lucy Lancaster.
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Henry Heckelbeck Ten-Book Collection Set
Only downside is now he won’t stop asking for a pet hamster. But he also can’t put his book down.
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Humphrey Series Complete 12 Books Set
My son loves graphic novels so these were a big hit.
If you are worried about potty language I would stay away but if you just want your son to like reading anything this is an enjoyable elementary school book.
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Dog Man Series 1-13 Complete Set by Dav Pilkey
Alligators solving mysteries in graphic novel format with tons of puns. It’s a kid win.
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InvestiGators Boxed Set: 3 Books
Time traveling and solving mysteries!
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Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-28
This is a thicker set of books but absolutely wrapped my son in and kept him staying up late as he loved the mysteries.
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City Spies Classified Collection (Boxed Set)
My son couldn’t stop laughing at the squirrels and their adventures. These are very biblical related.
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The Dead Sea Squirrels 12-Book Series
“I LOVED THOSE BOOKS MOM!!!” Very much ten year old approved.
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Real Pigeons Series 3 Books Collection Set
My baseball obsessed son really enjoyed reading mysteries taking place at stadiums around the country.
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Ballpark Mysteries Series 20-Book Set
These were a fun twist on a mystery with the choose your own adventure. My son says it can take a while even for a fast reader. He learned a lot about the Oregon Trail from reading.
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The Oregon Trail Boxed Set | The Scholastic Parent Store
My ten year old challenges your reader to crack the case before Encyclopedia does.
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Encyclopedia Brown Series Vol 1-12 Set
Mysteries are always a win at our house!
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Calendar Mysteries 13-Book Collection
Kid mysteries within their neighborhood - no nightmares involved.
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Cul-de-Sac Kids Collection One: Books 1-6
My sons says “Willy wonka but games instead of candy”. He absolutely loved this series.
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Mr. Lemoncello's Greatest Box Set: 6 Books
Mysteries that don’t lead to nightmares are our favorite so we love following Frank and Joe Hardy on their adventures.
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The Hardy Boys Secret Files (19 book series)
We read Holes and then watched the movie! Ten year old son approved.
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Holes by Louis Sachar, Illustrated Edition
We read the book out loud and then watched the movie. My son preferred the book!
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Mr. Popper's Penguins (Newbery Honor Book)
We read the book out loud and then watch the movie. This is a book my son keeps going back to and rereading when he is in between new books.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl