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Animorphs, Artemis Fowl, Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy *NM* beetnemesis Send a noteboard - 16/11/2010 02:27:28 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!
I amuse myself.
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Suggestions for my 11 year old son? - 12/11/2010 03:52:29 PM 1650 Views
Hm. Some ideas... - 12/11/2010 04:31:35 PM 1362 Views
I second this entire reply. All these are excellent choices. *NM* - 17/11/2010 11:12:34 PM 627 Views
Three Musketeers! - 12/11/2010 04:38:17 PM 1302 Views
The Artemis Fowl books - 12/11/2010 04:55:29 PM 1174 Views
Except - 12/11/2010 06:35:57 PM 1263 Views
Seconded. I still think those are great. *NM* - 14/11/2010 10:21:15 AM 589 Views
Except - 14/11/2010 10:23:30 AM 1340 Views
I, to be the voice of dissent, hated them. *NM* - 14/11/2010 10:27:21 PM 755 Views
What about adventure books? - 12/11/2010 06:46:00 PM 1375 Views
And Jules Verne! - 12/11/2010 07:31:29 PM 1377 Views
Susan Beth Pfeffer is good - 12/11/2010 07:18:22 PM 1364 Views
S.E. Hinton? - 12/11/2010 10:20:25 PM 1363 Views
Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull *NM* - 12/11/2010 11:05:43 PM 769 Views
The Mars series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. - 12/11/2010 11:55:10 PM 1501 Views
Yes. This is what I read at that age and loved it. Also Harry Harrison. *NM* - 15/11/2010 04:02:10 PM 593 Views
wasn't there a lot of adult content in Harry Harrison? *NM* - 15/11/2010 05:05:30 PM 615 Views
Really? Maybe violence. - 16/11/2010 03:27:24 PM 1287 Views
some people don't like their pre-pubescent children reading about sex - 16/11/2010 08:19:45 PM 1215 Views
How about the Redwall series by Brian Jacques? - 13/11/2010 01:04:38 AM 1248 Views
Oh, yes yes yes! This! - 13/11/2010 07:48:02 AM 1209 Views
Definitely!! - 14/11/2010 10:54:41 PM 1211 Views
very good suggestion. *NM* - 13/11/2010 06:30:02 PM 625 Views
I could never really get into those. - 18/11/2010 11:16:17 PM 1410 Views
Thanks for all the suggestions guys! - 13/11/2010 03:34:01 AM 1270 Views
Also, late suggestion - Skulduggery Pleasant! *NM* - 13/11/2010 01:19:09 PM 632 Views
Don't forget The Dark Is Rising series. *NM* - 13/11/2010 07:06:43 PM 710 Views
Listen to Craig. He is wise in the ways of quality. *NM* - 15/11/2010 04:55:05 AM 619 Views
Try Newbery award ones? - 14/11/2010 10:34:08 PM 1275 Views
ones I like - 16/11/2010 02:05:11 AM 1181 Views
Aww, nostalgia - 16/11/2010 02:29:16 AM 1128 Views
Wait a minute. DID NOBODY MENTION A WRINKLE IN TIME?! *NM* - 15/11/2010 04:56:41 AM 617 Views
I DID! - 15/11/2010 02:43:26 PM 1194 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 603 Views
Really? I suppose I should go through there and highlight those I actually like. *NM* - 15/11/2010 03:58:49 PM 580 Views
Yeah, I guess most of the children's books I read weren't American. - 15/11/2010 04:30:46 PM 1262 Views
Probably. - 15/11/2010 11:07:15 PM 1254 Views
Huh. - 16/11/2010 01:55:50 AM 1150 Views
Or the whole series, for that matter. - 18/11/2010 11:17:19 PM 1315 Views
Also, if he reads above his age... - 15/11/2010 04:19:41 PM 1265 Views
The Solitaire Mystery is far better. And Through a Glass, Darkly. - 15/11/2010 04:33:45 PM 1119 Views
Yes. - 15/11/2010 04:36:59 PM 1324 Views
He might like Un Lun Dun by China MiƩville. *NM* - 15/11/2010 05:11:21 PM 593 Views
Animorphs, Artemis Fowl, Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy *NM* - 16/11/2010 02:27:28 PM 643 Views
The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin. - 18/11/2010 11:19:16 PM 1343 Views
Wow! That brings back memories. - 19/11/2010 05:17:53 AM 1187 Views
Z for Zachariah by Robert O'Brien - 19/11/2010 05:19:01 AM 1252 Views

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