What else will he enjoy reading?
He's in year 6 and a very reluctant reader. He's brought home countless books from scvool and never really been interested in any of them. But his new teacher steered him towards The Hobbit last week and he loves it. He has never, in living memory, chosen to read a book after school without bribery encouragement, but he'll happily pick it up after school for a quick 15 minute read.
Strangely enough, The Hobbit is the first book I remember loving when I was in year 4, and I've read it dozens of times since. For some reason I hated LOTR, I've tried to read it so many times, and I just can't get into it.
So what else will he enjoy? He loves fantasy, anything with dragons or ninjas (bonus points for dragons and ninjas) and a strong goody/baddy storyline.
Help me, oh wise MNers. I've never seen him gripped by a book and it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, I want to see more of it!