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book ideas for 10 yr old boy...he's a very fluent reader...

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MaryAnnSingletomb · 19/10/2007 12:21

...ds is reading Michael Morpurgo at the moment (working his way through them) - he reads very fluently and I want him to keep on reading chapter books for pleasure, so what can people suggest that I encourage him with ?

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RosaTransylvania · 19/10/2007 13:03

EllHell !!! Great minds!!!

RosaTransylvania · 19/10/2007 13:02

DD1 is reading Inkspell by Cornelia Funke at the moment, which is a sequel to a book called Inkheart. I totally recommend it, great stuff.
Also she loves the Lionboy trilogy by Zizou Corder which is perfect for 10 year olds.
Was going to suggest Matt Chamings books Time Switch and The Medici Curse but Ellbell got there first!

EllHell · 19/10/2007 12:59

Oooh, and the Lionboy series (Zazou Corder). And dd has just enjoyed DragonRider by Cornelia Funke.

LoveAndSqualor · 19/10/2007 12:58

Millions is Frank Cottrell Boyce - very good. Does he read above his age level? Joshua Doder's Grk books are excellent for 8-12 yr olds, but if he's v fluent they may be a little too light for him.

Have you thought about letting him try some sci-fi? Good transitional reading - I loved John Wyndham when I was his age (The Chrysalids, Day of the Triffids, Chocky ..). And if he hasn't read them yet, can I make a serious, serious case for Susan Cooper's Dark is Rising sequence? Five of the finest children's books written ever - and appeal equally to girls and boys. Oh, and The Ghost of Thomas Kempe by Penelope Lively.

Right: I'm done! Apologies for splurge ..

EllHell · 19/10/2007 12:58

OK, I have to admit before I start that I have a 7-y-o girl, so feel free to ignore my suggestions! However, she'd definitely recommend:

The Ingo series by Helen Dunmore (Ingo, The Tide Knot, The Deep). They are about Mer people (not just maids; I don't think they are too girlie for a 10-y-o boy), set in West Cornwall. DD is obsessed.

The Roman Mysteries series???

Matt Chaning, The Medici Curse (as recommended by RosaLuxembourg!). Dd currently struggling with it a bit, linguistically, so might be good for a 10-y-o.

Swallows and Amazons?

Sunshinecursedmummy · 19/10/2007 12:55

And Garth Nix - the Abhorsen books are fab.

Sunshinecursedmummy · 19/10/2007 12:55

What about Tolkein?

ThreadyKrueger · 19/10/2007 12:54

That would be Wolf brother

ThreadyKrueger · 19/10/2007 12:53

There is a good series of books by Michelle Paver -- Chronicles of Ancient Darkness. First in the series is Wol Brother. Set in Stone Age Europe. DS1 loved (and loves) them.

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MaryAnnSingletomb · 19/10/2007 12:48

weirdly he doesn't seem interested in Lemony Snicket - a friend gave him some on cd and he hasn't bothered with them...maybe I'll try again

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claricebeansmum · 19/10/2007 12:44

Assume you've also though of Lemony Snickett's Series of Unfortunate Events

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MaryAnnSingletomb · 19/10/2007 12:43

excellent clarice - will make a list and look in Waterstones !

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claricebeansmum · 19/10/2007 12:41

Look out for
Robert Muchamore
Malorie Blackman - Nought & Crosses etc
Philip PullmanP
Philip Reeves - Mortal Engines
Louis Sacher - Holes, Small Steps
Hoot by someone or other
Millions by someone else

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MaryAnnSingletomb · 19/10/2007 12:40

Alex Rider - of course ! and yes dolally, he has read all the Dahls. He does re read things and often goes back to stuff like Horrid Henry and even Paddington !

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dolally · 19/10/2007 12:37

has he read the roald dahl books...

James and the Giant Peach and all that stuff?

SmartArseCoveredinCobwebs · 19/10/2007 12:34

How about the Alex Ryder books? DD1 loved those at 10. (Still does, I think, although now more into the "buffness" of the boy who played him in the movie!)

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MaryAnnSingletomb · 19/10/2007 12:25

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