Denideni
Sat 19-Jan-13 09:00:34
My son has read all of the Harry Potter books. Can anybody recommend some authors that he could try next? Prior to reading Harry Potter he was a fan of the Magic Tree House books and the Beast Quest books.
How about the Percy Jackson series (and a spin off series )?
Charlie Bone series by Jenny Nimmo
Chrestomanci books by Diana Wynne Jones (Charmed Life is the best one to read first IMO)
Artemis Fowl series
Chronicles of ancient darkness
Garth Nix is good, I think his series are Abhorsen and the Mister Monday series. Philip Reeves is good too, try His Mortal Engines. I think teen fiction is more consistently good than adult fiction these days!
Llanbobl
Sat 19-Jan-13 09:30:09
How old is he? Are the Skullduggery Pleasant series too young for him? Would second the Garth Nix suggestion - the Abhoreson series are very good. What about Terry Pratchett or Terry Deary? My DS liked the Darren Shan books as well as Anthony Horiwitz - Alex Ryder books.....
How about The Dark Is Rising?
booksteensandmagazines
Sat 19-Jan-13 11:03:43
The Mortal Engines series by Philip Reeve is a good follow on from Harry Potter. Its good for ages 10+
MrsShrek3
Sat 19-Jan-13 11:12:43
thanks for starting this deni - exactly what I came to mn to find out today 
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MrsShrek3
Sat 19-Jan-13 11:15:21
btw I've just ordered a couple of Anthony Horowitz books for ds2 too, but was still looking for ideas as a couple of books will last him less than a week....
booksteensandmagazines
Sat 19-Jan-13 11:27:24
Its great having children who read but expensive and exhausting keeping up with them! How old is ds?
Smudging
Sat 19-Jan-13 13:54:41
It is shocking.
But there are over 250,000 (probably nearer 330,000) children living with drug dependent parents in the uk.
The care system is full and horrific, the pathetic level of care offered by care homes, and some of the awful foster parents around means you will potentially subject these children to far worse situations. (There are also some absolutely bloody amazing foster parents around who deserve more praise than is possible).
Unless these children are removed into a better environment rather than the disruptive often unloving, system that means children in care are far more likely to sexually and physically abused than any other children I woul like to know where all the children are supposed to go.
Smudging
Sat 19-Jan-13 13:55:13
Sorry totally wrong thread!!!
Jux
Sat 19-Jan-13 13:55:51
Diana Wynne Jones. Fantastic writer and much better than JKR.
noblegiraffe
Sat 19-Jan-13 14:02:15
Absolutely Diana Wynne Jones starting with the Chrestomanci books.
mrsMeeple
Sat 19-Jan-13 14:10:50
Agree with Dianne Wynn Jones. Could also try Norman Hunter, Phillip Pullman, Terry Pratchett's books for younger readers.
Oh, there's loads more. Why can I never think of them when I'm posting on threads like this! 
Blimey, I thought for a minute Smudging was trying to say it was better to have a child with an expensive reading habit than parents with an expensive drug one
Has he read Steve Cole?
Waswondering
Sat 19-Jan-13 20:59:03
After HP, ds is loving the Science Museum books, eg Why is Snot Green ..... (Perfect titles for boys!)
LadyBarlow
Sat 19-Jan-13 21:27:23
I really recommend the Septimus Heap books by Angie Sage. My DS & I are reading these ( we're both reading them at the same time like book club!) & they're amazing, definitely as gripping as Harry. there's 6 published already & the final one is published this spring I think.
Denideni
Sun 20-Jan-13 12:09:04
Brilliant - thank you so much for all the recommendations everybody!
hippppy
Wed 30-Jan-13 12:14:35
haha - unfortunately there is no life after Harry Potter...or at least, not with my son ;)
He has read all of them about 10 times (no joke!) He has started quite a few books and not enjoyed them.. until recently..The Hunger Games - he has read the first two and is really looking forward to getting his hands on the third..
