Recommendation for a 10 year old who is an advanced reader.
He really loves and JUST FINISHED Harry Potter and enjoys series. He’s also tired of baby tropes, but isn’t really ready for like young adult tropes.
Ideas?
Help?
My advanced reader 8 year old daughter really loved How to Train Your Dragon series. She enjoyed the Bone series as well, it’s a comic book but very wordy.
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Shawaii on
Go old school. Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Encyclipedia Brown, Ramona the Pest, etc.
Never Cry Wolf, Mutiny on the Bounty, Hatchet, The Innocents Abroad, A Connecticut Yankee in Kung Arthur’s Court, The Gold-Bug, Robinson Crusoe, etc.
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The advanced readers at my school like Gregor the Overlander, Fablehaven, Wings of Fire, Amari and the Night Brothers and lot of the “Rick Riordan Presents” books.
For YA he might like The Uglies, Unwind by Neal Shusterman and The Skinjacker series also by Neal Shusterman
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My son really enjoyed the Eragon books by Christopher Paolini
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Ranger’s Apprentice
Neona65 on
Has he read The Chronicles of Narnia?
Another series he might like is His Dark Materials.
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I was in the same boat and Discworld was the adult-yet-not-inappropriate in I needed
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Jonathan Stroud, his Bartimaeus series is aimed at younger readers with Lockwood&Co for slightly older ones.
Philip Reeve, he is high lexile, high concept but still suitable for children. Maybe start with Fever Crumb or Railhead.
originalsibling on
The Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander
macjoven on
I second Discworld. It is perfect for that age as they learn more the more they will get out of it.
Not_Cleaver on
The Giver.
Though I first read that when I was in sixth grade. Ten might be a little young.
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Redwall!
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Ralph S. Mouse
Sideways Stories From Wayside school
I know you said he’s advanced, but he might enjoy them anyway
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I was about that age when I read The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings
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The Percy Jackson books are a must if he liked HP.
The Hardy Boys mysteries.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hardy_Boys_books
A series of unfortunate events could be nice pick for that bridge between kids and YA
The warrior cats series I LOVED them as a child and if ur kid is an animal lover they might as well
Wings of Fire series
The graveyard book by Neil Gaiman, Narnia series
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Classic sci-fi written for young boys in the ‘40-50s. Heinlein’s [Juveniles](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinlein_juveniles).
Many should be available thru libraries.
My advanced reader 8 year old daughter really loved How to Train Your Dragon series. She enjoyed the Bone series as well, it’s a comic book but very wordy.
{{Mysterious Benedict Society}}
Go old school. Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Encyclipedia Brown, Ramona the Pest, etc.
Never Cry Wolf, Mutiny on the Bounty, Hatchet, The Innocents Abroad, A Connecticut Yankee in Kung Arthur’s Court, The Gold-Bug, Robinson Crusoe, etc.
The advanced readers at my school like Gregor the Overlander, Fablehaven, Wings of Fire, Amari and the Night Brothers and lot of the “Rick Riordan Presents” books.
For YA he might like The Uglies, Unwind by Neal Shusterman and The Skinjacker series also by Neal Shusterman
My son really enjoyed the Eragon books by Christopher Paolini
Ranger’s Apprentice
Has he read The Chronicles of Narnia?
Another series he might like is His Dark Materials.
I was in the same boat and Discworld was the adult-yet-not-inappropriate in I needed
Jonathan Stroud, his Bartimaeus series is aimed at younger readers with Lockwood&Co for slightly older ones.
Philip Reeve, he is high lexile, high concept but still suitable for children. Maybe start with Fever Crumb or Railhead.
The Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander
I second Discworld. It is perfect for that age as they learn more the more they will get out of it.
The Giver.
Though I first read that when I was in sixth grade. Ten might be a little young.
Redwall!
Bunnicula
Ralph S. Mouse
Sideways Stories From Wayside school
I know you said he’s advanced, but he might enjoy them anyway
I was about that age when I read The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings