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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 1521 Views
Hm. Some ideas... - 12/11/2010 04:31:35 PM 1216 Views
I second this entire reply. All these are excellent choices. *NM* - 17/11/2010 11:12:34 PM 551 Views
Three Musketeers! - 12/11/2010 04:38:17 PM 1171 Views
The Artemis Fowl books - 12/11/2010 04:55:29 PM 1054 Views
Except - 12/11/2010 06:35:57 PM 1114 Views
Seconded. I still think those are great. *NM* - 14/11/2010 10:21:15 AM 522 Views
Except - 14/11/2010 10:23:30 AM 1178 Views
I, to be the voice of dissent, hated them. *NM* - 14/11/2010 10:27:21 PM 685 Views
What about adventure books? - 12/11/2010 06:46:00 PM 1242 Views
And Jules Verne! - 12/11/2010 07:31:29 PM 1220 Views
Susan Beth Pfeffer is good - 12/11/2010 07:18:22 PM 1219 Views
S.E. Hinton? - 12/11/2010 10:20:25 PM 1223 Views
Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull *NM* - 12/11/2010 11:05:43 PM 701 Views
The Mars series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. - 12/11/2010 11:55:10 PM 1358 Views
Yes. This is what I read at that age and loved it. Also Harry Harrison. *NM* - 15/11/2010 04:02:10 PM 522 Views
wasn't there a lot of adult content in Harry Harrison? *NM* - 15/11/2010 05:05:30 PM 547 Views
Really? Maybe violence. - 16/11/2010 03:27:24 PM 1146 Views
some people don't like their pre-pubescent children reading about sex - 16/11/2010 08:19:45 PM 1079 Views
How about the Redwall series by Brian Jacques? - 13/11/2010 01:04:38 AM 1105 Views
Oh, yes yes yes! This! - 13/11/2010 07:48:02 AM 1046 Views
Definitely!! - 14/11/2010 10:54:41 PM 1083 Views
very good suggestion. *NM* - 13/11/2010 06:30:02 PM 554 Views
I could never really get into those. - 18/11/2010 11:16:17 PM 1266 Views
Thanks for all the suggestions guys! - 13/11/2010 03:34:01 AM 1121 Views
Also, late suggestion - Skulduggery Pleasant! *NM* - 13/11/2010 01:19:09 PM 563 Views
Don't forget The Dark Is Rising series. *NM* - 13/11/2010 07:06:43 PM 636 Views
Listen to Craig. He is wise in the ways of quality. *NM* - 15/11/2010 04:55:05 AM 546 Views
Try Newbery award ones? - 14/11/2010 10:34:08 PM 1130 Views
ones I like - 16/11/2010 02:05:11 AM 1050 Views
Aww, nostalgia - 16/11/2010 02:29:16 AM 983 Views
Wait a minute. DID NOBODY MENTION A WRINKLE IN TIME?! *NM* - 15/11/2010 04:56:41 AM 544 Views
I DID! - 15/11/2010 02:43:26 PM 1060 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 528 Views
Really? I suppose I should go through there and highlight those I actually like. *NM* - 15/11/2010 03:58:49 PM 512 Views
Yeah, I guess most of the children's books I read weren't American. - 15/11/2010 04:30:46 PM 1124 Views
Probably. - 15/11/2010 11:07:15 PM 1114 Views
Huh. - 16/11/2010 01:55:50 AM 1021 Views
Or the whole series, for that matter. - 18/11/2010 11:17:19 PM 1186 Views
Also, if he reads above his age... - 15/11/2010 04:19:41 PM 1134 Views
The Solitaire Mystery is far better. And Through a Glass, Darkly. - 15/11/2010 04:33:45 PM 977 Views
Yes. - 15/11/2010 04:36:59 PM 1183 Views
He might like Un Lun Dun by China MiƩville. *NM* - 15/11/2010 05:11:21 PM 522 Views
The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin. - 18/11/2010 11:19:16 PM 1206 Views
Wow! That brings back memories. - 19/11/2010 05:17:53 AM 1044 Views
Z for Zachariah by Robert O'Brien - 19/11/2010 05:19:01 AM 1116 Views

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