clare21
Mon 12-Dec-11 13:07:45
Help I need some recommendations please for my very confident reader nephew. Anyone had success with the new Sherlock Holmes by Anthony Horowitz?
Has he read 'once' 'now' and 'then' by Morris Gleitzman? I have a year 9 tutor group and we read them and they loved them.
clare21
Tue 13-Dec-11 12:17:06
Oooh thanks for the suggestion.
deaconblue
Tue 13-Dec-11 19:37:12
My nephew (12) loves the young Sherlock Holmes series. He's currently mad on the spooks books (ghosts not mi5). Has he tried lord of the rings? Nephew read the whole set in a month he loved them so much.
Michael Grant's Gone is popular among the boys in my family [including DH].
PomBearAtTheGatesOfDoom
Thu 15-Dec-11 18:09:55
jeee
Thu 15-Dec-11 18:11:26
I loved the Horowitz Sherlock Holmes. But then, I'm not a thirteen year old boy 
clare21
Tue 20-Dec-11 09:08:39
Thanks v much for all of these suggestions, hadn't heard of Charlie Fletcher.
deaconblue
Tue 20-Dec-11 22:05:15
Young bond books are really good too
Themumsnot
Fri 23-Dec-11 18:04:09
Has he read The Knife of Never Letting Go and its sequels by Patrick Ness? Also Benjamin Zephaniah appeals to this age group - Teacher's Dead is good and Refugee Boy. Kevin Brooks is also really popular with year 9 and 10 boys.
Chocchip88
Fri 23-Dec-11 18:09:33
My bookworm similar aged brother currently loves the Gareth Nix Mister Monday series.
phiex
Fri 20-Jan-12 14:18:04
check out this website it might help you
http://www.wamki.com/Boys-12-16/books
"Auslander" by Paul Dowswell is a good book for that age. I also recommend the Young Bond series by Charlie Higson if he hasn't read them already.
And thanks for the wamki site, phiex - great idea!
