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Originally Posted by Geofizz 
When you say he doesn't like certain series, what would happen if you were to read them to him? I'm finding that it's pretty easy to get through a log jam like that in my house by offering to read the book to DD. Since my reading voice runs out in 20 minutes or so, DD tends to rip the book out of my hand and then just keep reading.
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We do a combo of us reading 'bedtime' stories and then him reading to himself. That's how we got him to read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (his all time favorite book). He's just 'picky' about his stories.
What he won't do is let me just read him books - so if I read it, he's got to want to continue reading it for it to work.
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Originally Posted by Geofizz 
The protagonists are girls, but Sister's Grimm might be a good series. The parents are missing and the girls run into regular peril, but I've been using the books to teach issues of foreshadowing. There are 8 books so far, so you know the girls come out ok at the end of each book, or you wouldn't have more material for the next book.
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That's a good thought - I'll put that on our list of books to try. I don't think he's got anything against girl protagonists.
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Originally Posted by Geofizz 
DD also wants you to know that the parent do get found (book 6?) and are ok in the end.
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How sweet. Tell her thanks.
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Originally Posted by ollyoxenfree 
The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konisburg - unless he's really sensitive to the idea of being alone in a museum after-hours.
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Oh, I loved that book too .I think he can handle it. I don't know if his 5 year old sister can, but he can.
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Originally Posted by ollyoxenfree 
Have you thought of reading some of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries with him? Many stories are fairly short and they are quite readable. I don't find them too suspenseful or scary (well, with the exception of The Hounds of the Baskervilles maybe). There isn't a lot of gore either.
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That's a good idea - they're short enough that we can get through them together, if need be.
I like Peter Abrahams'
Echo Falls mysteries -
Down the Rabbit Hole etc., but they are for slightly older children - I'd say 10 and up. You may want to keep them in mind and try them in a year or so.[/QUOTE]
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Originally Posted by jessemoon 
Enid Blighton (Blyton?) I loved her stories when I was little. Pre-war England, very cozy. She has several different series for different age groups.
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Ooh, those look promising. (Blyton is how you spell it). I'll check into them and see how egregious the stereotypes are.