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Try Newbery award ones? nossy Send a noteboard - 14/11/2010 10:34:08 PM
We are having a hard time finding books for my son, so I thought I'd pick a few brains here. He is reading way above his grade level, so his school library has really nothing to offer him.

The biggest problem I run into is that if the material is advanced enough to challenge him it is frequently also more...mature than he is ready for. This is not me protecting or sheltering him, I've tried to broaden what he reads before and things will scare him or make him uncomfortable. For example, he quit reading Harry Potter at the lake of Inferi.

Any suggestions are helpful. The latest series he enjoyed were Percy Jackson and Alcatraz. He's open to more styles, I just lean towards Fantasy myself.

Thanks everyone!


They would at least be a good balance between age appropriateness and higher reading level. There are quite a few that I liked in this list.
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Suggestions for my 11 year old son? - 12/11/2010 03:52:29 PM 1454 Views
Hm. Some ideas... - 12/11/2010 04:31:35 PM 1136 Views
I second this entire reply. All these are excellent choices. *NM* - 17/11/2010 11:12:34 PM 514 Views
Three Musketeers! - 12/11/2010 04:38:17 PM 1102 Views
The Artemis Fowl books - 12/11/2010 04:55:29 PM 994 Views
Except - 12/11/2010 06:35:57 PM 1051 Views
Seconded. I still think those are great. *NM* - 14/11/2010 10:21:15 AM 488 Views
Except - 14/11/2010 10:23:30 AM 1111 Views
I, to be the voice of dissent, hated them. *NM* - 14/11/2010 10:27:21 PM 656 Views
What about adventure books? - 12/11/2010 06:46:00 PM 1177 Views
And Jules Verne! - 12/11/2010 07:31:29 PM 1161 Views
Susan Beth Pfeffer is good - 12/11/2010 07:18:22 PM 1163 Views
S.E. Hinton? - 12/11/2010 10:20:25 PM 1164 Views
Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull *NM* - 12/11/2010 11:05:43 PM 665 Views
The Mars series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. - 12/11/2010 11:55:10 PM 1277 Views
Yes. This is what I read at that age and loved it. Also Harry Harrison. *NM* - 15/11/2010 04:02:10 PM 493 Views
wasn't there a lot of adult content in Harry Harrison? *NM* - 15/11/2010 05:05:30 PM 507 Views
Really? Maybe violence. - 16/11/2010 03:27:24 PM 1079 Views
some people don't like their pre-pubescent children reading about sex - 16/11/2010 08:19:45 PM 1007 Views
How about the Redwall series by Brian Jacques? - 13/11/2010 01:04:38 AM 1034 Views
Oh, yes yes yes! This! - 13/11/2010 07:48:02 AM 988 Views
Definitely!! - 14/11/2010 10:54:41 PM 1027 Views
very good suggestion. *NM* - 13/11/2010 06:30:02 PM 519 Views
I could never really get into those. - 18/11/2010 11:16:17 PM 1194 Views
Thanks for all the suggestions guys! - 13/11/2010 03:34:01 AM 1061 Views
Also, late suggestion - Skulduggery Pleasant! *NM* - 13/11/2010 01:19:09 PM 508 Views
Don't forget The Dark Is Rising series. *NM* - 13/11/2010 07:06:43 PM 602 Views
Listen to Craig. He is wise in the ways of quality. *NM* - 15/11/2010 04:55:05 AM 517 Views
Try Newbery award ones? - 14/11/2010 10:34:08 PM 1068 Views
ones I like - 16/11/2010 02:05:11 AM 991 Views
Aww, nostalgia - 16/11/2010 02:29:16 AM 921 Views
Wait a minute. DID NOBODY MENTION A WRINKLE IN TIME?! *NM* - 15/11/2010 04:56:41 AM 510 Views
I DID! - 15/11/2010 02:43:26 PM 992 Views
It was one of the very few books on the Newbery list that I actually recognized. *NM* - 15/11/2010 03:05:30 PM 500 Views
Really? I suppose I should go through there and highlight those I actually like. *NM* - 15/11/2010 03:58:49 PM 479 Views
Yeah, I guess most of the children's books I read weren't American. - 15/11/2010 04:30:46 PM 1054 Views
Probably. - 15/11/2010 11:07:15 PM 1054 Views
Huh. - 16/11/2010 01:55:50 AM 970 Views
Or the whole series, for that matter. - 18/11/2010 11:17:19 PM 1122 Views
Also, if he reads above his age... - 15/11/2010 04:19:41 PM 1064 Views
The Solitaire Mystery is far better. And Through a Glass, Darkly. - 15/11/2010 04:33:45 PM 914 Views
Yes. - 15/11/2010 04:36:59 PM 1115 Views
He might like Un Lun Dun by China MiƩville. *NM* - 15/11/2010 05:11:21 PM 493 Views
The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin. - 18/11/2010 11:19:16 PM 1126 Views
Wow! That brings back memories. - 19/11/2010 05:17:53 AM 988 Views
Z for Zachariah by Robert O'Brien - 19/11/2010 05:19:01 AM 1058 Views

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