Other suggestions:
The Borrowers
Caddie Woodlawn
D'Aulaire's books: Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin
The Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling)
Call it Courage (my son LOVED this book)
Pippi Longstocking
Maniac Magee
Roald Dahl stuff - Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (not sure if these are too 'fantasy' for him)
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