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    Books for 11 year old boy

    Hey there, my brother have some required reading for his school. Do you have some recommendations? Something with interesting plot that will grab him from the get-go. Thank you for your recommendation in advance

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    4. boxer_dogs_dance on

      The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, Danny Champion of the world, Black and Blue Magic, By the Great Horn Spoon, Chronicles of Prydain, the Adventures of Dunk and Egg, Mid world by Allan Dean Foster

    6. Sudden-Improvement62 on

      When I was that age my dad had me read Tuesdays with Morrie and it’s still a favorite close to my heart.

    9. Yinzadi on

      Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

      Magisterium series by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare

      My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier

      Gregor the Overlander series by Suzanne Collins

      Whispering to Witches by Anna Dale

      The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

      Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

      On the Run series and the sequel Kidnapped series by Gordon Korman

      The Giver by Lois Lowry

      Hatchet series by Gary Paulsen

      Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

      Loot series by Jude Watson

    13. lovablydumb on

      Those fentanyl ads always throw me off.

      I was probably close to that age when I read the Hobbit, the Chronicles of Narnia, the Chronicles of Prydain, and the Dark is Rising sequence. My 11 year old really likes Wings of Fire. I’ll also suggest the Bartimaeus trilogy, Fablehaven, and the Spiderwick Chronicles.

    15. Last-Management-3457 on

      My son is 11 and he loved “Middle School The Worst Years of my Life” by James Patterson. Theres a couple of twists you don’t see coming, really good job of making the characters seem real and relatable. There’s a movie too but the movie is almost nothing like the book, the book is light years better.

    17. Far-Blackberry-7129 on

      How to Train Your Dad by Gary Paulsen, Lemons by Melissa Savage, Tiger Rising by Kate Dicamillo, Percy Jackson series, Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling

    20. Educational_Zebra_40 on

      What does he like?

      If he’s into fantasy, my son looooves the Geronimo Stilton Kingdom of Fantasy books. He’s seven, but we read them to him. Reading level would be right for an 11-year-old to read himself.

      I second the recommendation for Hatchet up above. My Side of the Mountain is a book in a similar vein, though it starts without the tragedy.

      Red wall would be another good option.

      Gordon Korman has some great funny books for kids that age.

    21. trishyco on

      What are some of his interests? I’m a K-6 school librarian and I’ve got boys that like slice of life contemporary books, sport’s, scary, fantasy, mystery…they are all different!

    22. sqplanetarium on

      The Last Kids on Earth series might be fun for him – a few kids banding together after a monster/zombie apocalypse, quick moving plots and plenty of humor.

    23. Objective-Being-8597 on

      Hatchet by Paulson

      The Rangers Apprentice series

      The Lost Cities Series

      Spy School

      Wings of Fire series

      Everything by Kate DiCamillo

    24. KingBretwald on

      *The Dark is Rising* by Susan Cooper is about a boy who has his 11th birthday at the beginning of the book.

      *Holes* by Louis Sacher

      *The Pushcart War* by Jean Merrill

      Anything written by Tamora Pierce

      *Minor Mage* by T. Kingfisher

    25. ReddisaurusRex on

      Anything by Gordan Korman (maybe start with The Unteachables)

      Holes (and other things by Louis Sachar)

      Goosebumps

      Wings of Fire series

    30. ModernNancyDrew on

      Warrior Cats series

      From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

      The Egypt Game

      Rifles for Watie

      Fake ID

    32. Broad-Blood-9386 on

      I read Cujo when I was around 11 and it was pretty amazing. It opened me to a whole world of horror I was too young to read.

    36. mrwildesangst on

      The Dark is Rising series definitely. The protagonist is 11, and it’s a wonderful series full of mythology and lore, even King Arthur and the holy grail! It was my favorite as a kid. Still do a readalong every year on the dark is rising group on Facebook. The BBC even did an excellent radio adaptation last year! He could listen to it as well.

    37. Kalia44 on

      Sounds cliché, but I hated reading when I was 11, until I read the first Harry Potter book. I haven’t stopped reading since! You can think whatever you want about JK Rowling, but there’s nothing more magical than what she did with the Harry Potter serie.

    38. Moreplantshabibi on

      Mom of 10 year old boy here: here are some books/series he’s liked.

      Harry Potter, Narnia, Wingfeather Saga, The Hobbit, How to Train Your Dragon, The 39 Clues, Farmer Boy, The City of Ember, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library, The Mysterious Benedict Society, Gregor the Overlander

    39. Caleb_Trask19 on

      Gregor the Overlander, it’s the start of a five book series and is an earlier series by Suzanne Collins who wrote Hunger Games.

    41. seizethecheeses on

      I always recommend “his dark materials” trilogy to this age group. Read it right after Harry Potter when I was 11 and it’s been one of my all time favorites.

    44. generic_username145 on

      The Percy Jackson series. I was OBSESSED with them as a kid! Same with Harry Potter

    46. TraditionalDetail617 on

      The “Ranger’s Apprentice” series by John Flanagan and the “Young Samurai” series by Christopher Bradshaw are both fantastic for this age.

    47. GnomeMittens on

      The Gregor the Overlander series. I used to teach upper elementary and middle language arts and got many a reluctant reader tweenager hooked on this series.

    48. Lore_Beast on

      Gregor the overlander series the main character is around his age, and I used to be obsessed with them when I was his age.

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