Books - Olathe,KS

For the 9yr old
Harry Potter series.
Percy Jackson series.
Lion, Witch and Wardrobe series

At 12, I was reading Stephen King and loved it!!!!

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Sterling Point Books has a series of historical non-fiction books aimed at ages 12-16, that are really well done. My oldest who is 9, is a huge fan of them and has bought several from the series, so even though the reading age is middle to high school, your youngest may enjoy them also. See some of the titles he has read:

http://www.amazon.com/Sterling-Point-Books-Harbor-Attack/...

http://www.amazon.com/Swamp-Revolution-Sterling-Point-Boo...

http://www.amazon.com/Sterling-Point-Books-Pirate-Patriot...

For other titles see:
http://www.sterlingpublishing.com/

Another series to check out is the Living History Library published by Bethelehem books.

See:

http://www.amazon.com/Story-Viking-Living-History-Library...

http://www.amazon.com/Son-Charlemagne-Living-History-Libr...

For more titles see:
http://www.bethlehembooks.com/

Hardy Boys is always a good bet. The original classics and the newer series are both entertaining and certainly not-babyish.

Some other titles to Google or check on Amazon:

Usborne True Adventures, The War of the Worlds by HG Wells, Detective Forsoothe, Will Solvit Series, Chronicles of Narnia, Action Files, Star Wars/Clone Wars Series, Greek, Viking/Norse, Roman mythology books, any of the classics like King Arthur, A Wrinkle in Time, Journey to Center of the Earth, Frankenstein, Holes, Sounder, Scholastic CSI series.

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Here are some suggestions for ages 8-11 http://store.barefootbooks.com/catalogsearch/advanced/res...

And ages 12+
http://store.barefootbooks.com/catalogsearch/advanced/res...

Hope that helps! Honestly as long as they are reading it's awesome! Let them read whatever interests them this summer. As other suggested, many libraries have a few lists or shelves of books organized by grade.

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My son, who hated to read, but had to for the reading program at school LOVES reading Anthoy Horowitz. He started reading his books in 4th or 5th grade & is gong to be a Junior & will still read them. Sorry I don't know anything about the Rick Riordan series.

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The Wally McDoogle series is great - laugh out loud funny!!

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Hi M.!
My kid is 11 years old, and his favorite author is Rick Riordan, he devoured the author's books! . He already has read twice each book..... He also likes Harry Potter and books related to mythology and ancient civilizations.
"The Diary of A Wimpy Kid" is also fun to read (it doesn't teach anything, but it's fun).

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Your local library should have a list for each boy's age group. If they don't, I bet the school does. I would try that first.

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take them to the local library and talk to the librarian. he or she can recommend appropriate books for the appropriate ages. I know one that is popular is diary of a wimpy kid the 4th grader may like. I know they have a movie out based on this book. harry potter books may be good for your older son and they movies based on these books too. have them read the books then offer to let them watch the movies once they read the books.

Hello, look up Henry Winkler's books. The series escapes me now, but my son loved them. They'll be good for your 4th grader.

You could also call your public library and ask the children's librarian what they recommend or what all the kids are checking out. They can be a tremendous resource, and the services (and the books) are free!

Our 7th grader loves the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz (I even read it too!). He also enjoys the Artemis Fowl series and 39 Clues. He prefers adventure/mystery/spy thrillers. He generally hates to read but with these particular series, he can't wait to get the next one. I think the 39 Clues is perfectly fine for your younger son. Alex Rider is a teenage spy geared more towards 12-14 but definitely contains some violence (not graphically described) but especially in the later books.

Your 9 yo might like the Baseball Card Adventure Series books if he is into baseball and baseball player legends.

my son read the following series at 9

gregor the overlander
hank the cow dog
the rangers apprentice
the black stallion series
the older one will like the ranger apprentice series as well
my son also read the warriors series (it has a cat on the front cover)

My 9yo (and 13yo) loved the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan! Now he's "reading" the book "Eldest" while listening to the audio book. He loves reading that way.

My daughter is 12 and she told me that Margaret Haddix is her new favorite author. I am the chairperson for the scholastic bookfair and they talk alot about her.

If they haven't read Harry Potter it should be at the top of the list! They would both enjoy it very much. I don't think the Rick Riordan books are scary-my son loved the Percy Jacksons and he read them when he was 7 and wasn't afraid. Also-Diary of a Wimpy kid books are great for both ages.