Have I mentioned how much I hate reading logs? Give my kids a math facts study log, a music practice log, a "have you straightened you room today?" log and I'm there. But, remembering to fill out reading logs in my house is like asking me to fill out a "chocolate eating" log to convince me to eat chocolate. It's unnecessary for me and having to remember to fill out the darn paper could wind up turning me off chocolate eventually (hmm...there's an idea.) Still, every kid is different and some kids have to be coaxed to read each day and others need to be arm-wrestled, threatened, nagged, reprimanded, given consequences, lectured, and bribed repeatedly in order to study their math facts. Guess which kids I have?
But, back to the reading: Author James Patterson has created a website called, Read Kiddo Read that offers lists of great books broken down by age. His own series for kids, Daniel X, is included and that's how I found his site: Kyle just read one of the books and loved it. The site has a Ning community built around it, too. Plus, Patterson posts interviews with kids' authors and offers lesson plans on specific books.
I hope Patterson's site helps you and your family in some way.