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This is a list of books that I would recommend to boys between the ages of 9 and 13 who have a hard time staying engaged in reading. Most of the books on this list are a part of a series to encourage readers to pick up another book as soon as they finish.
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Marvel Adventures: Captain America
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3.50 avg rating — 36 ratings
score: 80,
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Pig Tells A Whopping Great Fib
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Barbara Catchpole (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
score: 80,
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Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House, #1)
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3.99 avg rating — 47,408 ratings
score: 80,
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1 person voted
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Marvel Adventures Avengers: Iron Man
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Paul Tobin (Goodreads Author)
3.63 avg rating — 35 ratings
score: 79,
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1 person voted
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Pig and the Rainbow Hair
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Barbara Catchpole (Goodreads Author)
3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
score: 79,
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1 person voted
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The Giving Tree
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4.38 avg rating — 1,222,447 ratings
score: 79,
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1 person voted
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The Phantom Tollbooth
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4.20 avg rating — 304,343 ratings
score: 79,
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Marvel Adventures Hulk Vol. 1: Misunderstood Monster
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3.72 avg rating — 53 ratings
score: 78,
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1 person voted
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Pig Gets Angry
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Barbara Catchpole (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
score: 78,
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1 person voted
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The Mysterious Door: Two siblings find adventure and danger in a parallel universe (The Adventures of Ollie and Emma Book 1)
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Maighread MacKay (Goodreads Author)
4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 78,
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1 person voted
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| 308 |
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The Black Island (Tintin #7)
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4.04 avg rating — 14,954 ratings
score: 78,
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Thor and the Avengers
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Paul Tobin (Goodreads Author)
3.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
score: 77,
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1 person voted
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Pig and the Big Quiz
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Barbara Catchpole (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
score: 77,
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Jack the Bad Crow Strikes Again (The Jack the Bad Crow, #2)
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Holly Jo Flora (Goodreads Author)
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
score: 77,
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The Daring Adventures of Penhaligon Brush
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3.73 avg rating — 96 ratings
score: 77,
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1 person voted
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Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four, Vol. 11: Doomed if You Don't
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Paul Tobin (Goodreads Author)
3.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
score: 76,
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1 person voted
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Pig is Hairy Snotter
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Barbara Catchpole (Goodreads Author)
4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
score: 76,
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1 person voted
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The Batman Adventures Vol. 1
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4.11 avg rating — 778 ratings
score: 75,
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1 person voted
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Pig and the Baldy Cat
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Barbara Catchpole (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
score: 75,
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Greetings from Nowhere
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Barbara O'Connor (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 1,945 ratings
score: 75,
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1 person voted
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Superman Adventures Vol. 1
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Scott McCloud (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 122 ratings
score: 74,
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1 person voted
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Superpig!
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Barbara Catchpole (Goodreads Author)
4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
score: 74,
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1 person voted
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How to Steal a Dog
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Barbara O'Connor (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 13,745 ratings
score: 74,
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1 person voted
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Marvel Ultimate Spider-man 1
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3.62 avg rating — 37 ratings
score: 73,
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1 person voted
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Pig and the Ice-Cream Cake
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Barbara Catchpole (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
score: 73,
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1 person voted
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Miles Morales: Spider-Man
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3.89 avg rating — 8,312 ratings
score: 72,
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1 person voted
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PIG and the Talking Poo
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Barbara Catchpole (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings
score: 72,
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1 person voted
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Adventure Time, Vol. 1
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Ryan North (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 13,707 ratings
score: 71,
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1 person voted
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PIG and the Fancy Pants
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Barbara Catchpole (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings
score: 71,
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1 person voted
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Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 1 (The Promise, #1)
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Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 33,505 ratings
score: 70,
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1 person voted
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PIG Gets the Black Death (nearly): Set 1
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Barbara Catchpole (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings
score: 70,
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1 person voted
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DuckTales #0
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3.77 avg rating — 65 ratings
score: 69,
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1 person voted
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Pig and the Long Fart
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Barbara Catchpole (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings
score: 69,
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1 person voted
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Darkwing Duck, Vol. 1: The Duck Knight Returns
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4.23 avg rating — 317 ratings
score: 68,
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PIG plays Cupid: Set 1
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Barbara Catchpole (Goodreads Author)
3.06 avg rating — 16 ratings
score: 68,
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1 person voted
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The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
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4.67 avg rating — 4,713 ratings
score: 67,
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1 person voted
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Pig Saves the Day
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Barbara Catchpole (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
score: 67,
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Sonic the Hedgehog Archives: Volume 1 (Sonic the Hedgehog Archives, #1)
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4.24 avg rating — 692 ratings
score: 66,
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Pig Skives Off School
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3.11 avg rating — 9 ratings
score: 66,
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Rocket Raccoon, Vol. 1: A Chasing Tale
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3.98 avg rating — 2,339 ratings
score: 65,
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Pig Leaves Home
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Barbara Catchpole (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
score: 65,
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Beware the Shopping Mall (Bone Chillers, #1)
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Betsy Haynes (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 169 ratings
score: 63,
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Bone, Vol. 1: Out from Boneville (Bone, #1)
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4.19 avg rating — 90,679 ratings
score: 62,
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Batman Beyond, Volume 1: Brave New Worlds
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Dan Jurgens (Writer)
3.49 avg rating — 412 ratings
score: 60,
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Static Shock, Vol. 1: Supercharged
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3.21 avg rating — 593 ratings
score: 59,
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Transformers Animated 1: The Adventure Continues!
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
score: 58,
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SpongeBob Comics #1
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Graham Annable (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 22 ratings
score: 57,
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Chip 'N' Dale Rescue Rangers: Worldwide Rescue
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Ian Brill (Writer)
3.87 avg rating — 71 ratings
score: 56,
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Metalhead
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score: 55,
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Pokémon Adventures: Gold & Silver, Vol. 10
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4.34 avg rating — 1,469 ratings
score: 51,
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Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, Vol. 1
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3.76 avg rating — 604 ratings
score: 50,
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Digimon, Vol. 1 (Digimon Digital Monsters, #1)
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4.12 avg rating — 220 ratings
score: 49,
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Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1)
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Dave Barry (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 78,150 ratings
score: 48,
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Ralph S. Mouse (Ralph S. Mouse, #3)
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3.96 avg rating — 9,417 ratings
score: 46,
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures, Volume 1
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4.16 avg rating — 126 ratings
score: 44,
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Study Hall of Justice (Secret Hero Society, #1)
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3.90 avg rating — 2,020 ratings
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Archie's Weird Mysteries
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3.38 avg rating — 52 ratings
score: 42,
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The Zombie Chasers (The Zombie Chasers #1)
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3.91 avg rating — 1,064 ratings
score: 41,
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Rise of the Corpses (The Undertakers, #1)
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Ty Drago (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 491 ratings
score: 39,
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X-Men: Evolution, Volume 1
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3.68 avg rating — 149 ratings
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X-Men Adventures: Night of the Sentinels and Enter Magneto
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3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Oct 09, 2015 01:03PM
I am so. glad. this list exists. My little brother is struggling to get into reading, and many of my suggestions for books I loved at his age are too girly or otherwise out of his element. The few books he has loved are on this list, so this gives me hope he will find some gems on here! Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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I used this series for 4th grade boys who were reluctant readers:1. Knights of the Kitchen Table
2. The Not-So-Jolly Roger
3. The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy
The three books by Jon Scieszka worked like magic.
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