Books for 9 year old DGS - help

I like Stickman and I'm 70.

It's very thought-provoking and could result in a lot of in-depth discussions.

Annodomini - the third book of the Hunger Games trilogy is one of the few books I've regretted reading. It left me despairing of the future of humanity!

jings my GS still occasionally likes Aesop's fables and Just So stories at bedtime! Whatever works for them, say I.

oznan, thank God it's not just me!

For a bedtime story one day last week, GS (age 10!) chose Stickman. Bless.

Ha ha Greyduster,I recently put my washing in the bin and the rubbish in the washing machine!

My GS (now 10) likes 'chapter' books. When I asked him what kind of books he liked I wasn't prepared for the answer, 'apocalyptic'. I know he was reading the Hunger Games when he was 9, but they're not for all tastes. Not mine anyway!

Wow, loads of suggestions, thank you all.

DGS has read Harry Potter, Beast Quest, Horrible Historues and the Science ones but I will certainly look at some of the others.

I can't stand Roald Dahl. But I'm not nine.^

Neither is DGD, she's 7!
And she is a girl.

My Australian DGS loved these when he was 7, but some adults disapprove of them:

www.amazon.co.uk/13-Storey-Treehouse-Books/dp/1447279786/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456256988&sr=8-1&keywords=the+treehouse+books

For exciting and fast moving adventure books for both boys and girls I would recommend the two book series by the award winning author Chris Bradford - there are 8 in the Young Samurai series and 5 in the Bodyguard series.

The Silver Sword. If its still in print.

www.amazon.co.uk/Goodnight-Mister-Tom-Puffin-Book/dp/0141354801

How about Biggles.

The Rosemary Sutlicliffe ones as well.
As Anya suggested.

We seem to have a lot of suggestions in common.
Probably our own favourites.

I can't stand Roald Dahl. But I'm not nine.

I read all those Rosemary Sutcliffe books a couple of years back. Loved them. Not sure I realised they were for children.

The Beast Quest books that Cari mentioned was a big hit with dgs2 when he was that age. His poor mother had to wade through book after book at bedtimes.

I read the Eagle of the Ninth Series just before Christmas as I wanted to know whether it would be suitable for GS, who was then eight (he is not just nine). To be honest, and please feel free to disagree with me, I think it might be more suitable for older children. I didn't have any issues with the content, and it is a wonderful story - I thoroughly enjoyed it - but at that age I wondered whether the way in which it was written would hold his interest. He is an avid reader and has read all but one of the Harry Potter series, so he doesn't have a short attention span. Any opinions?

Anya I think those two titles are included in the Puffin Classics - Gransnet hint hint??

Would the Swallows and Amazons be too dated for him?
(Not for the Ruths of this world - pirates are always ruthless )

The Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan is great for boys. All my GSs have loved them.

Yes, and the Wolves of Willoughby Chase and Tom's Midnight Garden.

GS (9) loves horrible histories, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and anything no fiction about nature.

Puffin Classics (typo)

These are the ones:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth

I was going to suggest Harry Potter. My DS enjoyed the Famous Five books at about that age. What about the Wolves of Willoughby Chase? I believe there are more in the series.

I typed a whole post then tablet shut down and I lost it grrr

In short, David Walliams - DD has ordered them for DGS (nearly 8)
Gransnet ran a Puffin Children's Classucs competition a while ago with some great titles - perhaps they'll run another one ???

Someone I know wrote books about a boy called Jack Brenin set in Shropshire (Catherine Cooper)
I bought some from her but have yet to give them to DGS, they look very good
www.lovewriting.co.uk/book/2724/The-Golden-Acorn-The-Adventures-of-Jack-Brenin-book-1-by-Catherine-Cooper.html
(Hope that is not advertising)

DGD loves Roald Dahl books
Trying to remember who wrote those books about the Roman Legions, was it Rosemary someone? Sutcliffe? Are they for children?