I'm looking for a book for my 8 year old nephew?

The book Diary of a wimpy kid

Actually, goldfish's attention span is now better than humans': http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/human...

This series is great, b/c quick and logical plot, humorous, lots of action that even a goldfish could appreciate: the idea for Brandon Sanderson's series was suggested to him by his mom; first in the series of 5 is "Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians."

Also worth trying:

"A Wrinkle in Time" series;

"The Neverending Story," as, like the Brandon Sanderson series, these two options also feature a pre-teen boy hero.

Find out what your nephew is interested in. There is a book somewhere about almost anything: cars, baseball, superheroes, etc. He is more likely to read about what interests him.

Look for a book on that subject with lots of pictures. The non-fiction part of the bookstore s children s section has more books with interesting pictures than there were in my dinosaur age youth. Comic books. Children s magazines. A book with colourful pictures will encourage interest in reading the words.

Ask the children s librarian at your public library for suggestions. Make an appointment with the teacher-librarian at your local school. Those degree bearing book folks have training and experience in finding books for kids with small attention spans.

Suddenly the Milk, by Neil Gaiman.