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My 9yo ds is standing over my shoulder. I was just reading here on line and he said "I miss Farmer Boy!". About a week ago we finished reading Farmer Boy for our afternoon tea time read aloud. 
Is there a book like Farmer Boy that he might like? Is there a sequel book that actually includes Almonzo? I'm not familiar with the Little House Books beyond Little House on the Prairie and of course Farmer Boy.
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I have no suggestions, but my 9yo finished Farmer Boy last night! So I am all ears for suggestions.
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Maybe "Little Britches" ?
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Almonzo appears again as a young man in 'The Long Winter'. Perfect reading for the winter months!
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One of our favorites! Plus, there are a few more books in the series before he gets older (we stopped with my little guys once he was an older teenager, but for a nine year old, it might hold their interest more).
I will say the subject matter gets a bit heavier than Farmer Boy, but nothing objectionable (though, I do recall my husband might have modified some of the more authentic to the era dialog a smidge while reading aloud).
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Here's are two threads from the archives with lots of suggestions:
::Chapter Books for Boys
::Manly Read Alouds
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Thanks for the great suggestions! We're planning a trip west this summer so I'm thinking The Long Winter and then the first Little Britches books will be great to read as we are planning. (I think I read the the Long Winter is set in the Dakotas and the first Little Britches book is set in Colorado.)
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On story that really illustrates the dangers and adventure of traveling west is On To Oregon. It is based on the true story of the Sager children, whose parents died on the wagon going from Missouri to Willamette Valley, Oregon. The story tells how the children continued to Oregon without their parents. The author heard the story from one of the children, Catherine Sager.
You could do a lot of West-oriented rabbit trails from this book, including Native Americans of the West, wagon train life, and the life and medical missionary work of Dr. Whitman (he may not be in the book, but he is in the true story...I can't exactly remember details from the book, it's been a long time since I read it).
I think you may want to preview the book to be sure the part about the parents dying is not too scary for your ds (different children respond differently to these types of stories).
One activity I have done successfully with my children in the past is "load the wagon". I put out a large box and tell them that we have to decide what we will take West...but it all has to fit in the box. Of course, we need to put in first bags of food (you can just put in brown grocery bags stuffed with newspaper, stapled, and labeled "flour", "beans", "salt", etc. Then, when it is nearly full, they can pick ONE thing to take. This really demonstrates to the children the kinds of sacrifices these pioneers had to make.
Another book we have enjoyed here is Smiling Hill Farm. This is part of the Calvert 4th grade reading curriculum, so maybe he could read it to himself. It is the story of a multi-generational family that travels by wagon from Virginia to Ohio(or thereabouts), how they settle and live in the new wilderness, how neighbors arrive and the area grows up. It has more information on the details of pioneer life (how they procured and cooked their food, built their houses, etc.). He might like this one.
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Well thanks Caroline! You now have me wanting to make this a full-blown unit study! 
Seriously, thanks for the On to Oregon and Smiling Hill Farm recommendations. I'm going to add those to our list. I guess I better get planning!
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After we read Farmer Boy as a read-aloud, my then- 7-year-old enjoyed reading the Prairie Skies series by Deborah Hopkinson to himself.
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Under the Lilacs, by Louisa May Alcott, was also a boy-favorite around here...you'd never know it from the title, though!
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Thanks Amanda and Lori! More great suggestions to add to my list. You're right Lori, I would have never even looked at a book titled "Under the Lilacs" for this ds!
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Almanzo appears in all of the books in the series after The Long Winter. (Little Town on the Prairie, These Happy Golden Years, The First Four Years).
The First Four Years is a much darker book, published posthumously from notes and edited by LIW's daughter Rose Wilder Lane. I wouldn't read it to littles without pre-reading first.
The Latsch Valley Farm books by Anne Pellowski are also good, especially the earlier ones. They feature girls as the main heroines, but my boys liked the books.
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Under the Lilacs reminded me of another great "boy" read...though not having anything to do with the Wild West...Little Men. My older boys loved this book when they were young. They also loved Eight Cousinsand A Rose in Bloom. You could go on a Louisa May Alcott binge! 
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Becky Parker wrote:
My 9yo ds is standing over my shoulder. I was just reading here on line and he said "I miss Farmer Boy!". About a week ago we finished reading Farmer Boy for our afternoon tea time read aloud.
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I know this is an old thread, but I was just reading the appendices to Pocketful of Pinecones and she recommended Dune Boy: The Early Years of a Naturalist by Edwin Way Teale as a similar genre as "Farmer Boy".
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Thanks for bumping this Jenn! 
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