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

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...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 ?

Stig of the Dump. My 9yo is enjoying this at the moment.

Young Bond by Charlie Higson; I think there are three or four of them now

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Ds has just finished Darkside by Tom Becker. It was the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2007 winner.

Ds gave it a rave review, despite having misgivings after seeing a poncey boy in the Winchester Waterstones raving about it.

Another vote for the Charlie Higson Young Bond books.

And a firm favourite is The Indian in the Cupboard (not the film - utter ). It seems to capture a pre-pubescent boy's obsessions and fears well.

yes, he might try classics
cremola - I really like the Charlie Higson novels for grown ups,so that's a great suggestion

fircone - yes- he might like the Lynn Reid Banks book -did she do Harry the poisonous centipede ? he loved those when younger. He's also read Stig of the Dump

My brother used to love a book called Hatchet.

Just a general point: I used to fret that ds wasn't reading something worthy all the time, but now I realise that just as sometimes he likes to get immersed in a good book, at other times all he wants to read are Marvel Superheroes comics.

Just like anyone, I suppose - sometimes only a glossy mag will do the trick!

oh yes, I agree fircone - ds will read anything that's handy, it's just that I hope he'll carry on reading good books too !

I know what you mean. I do have to pick out ds's books, endure his groans as he peruses the blurb, and then he usually really enjoys them and describes the plots to me in huge detail (yawn!).

My almost 16 year old son is ploughing through the original James Bond books, and after that is hoping to move on to Robert Ludlum. So not great works, but not as bad as some.

I'm sure he'll carry on enjoying reading. My ds1 has always been voracious -- plenty of trash as well as the good stuff, just anything that came to hand. Now he is twelve and still going strong: last three books were 'Down and out in Paris and London', 'We need to talk about Kevin' (Scared me when he read that!!!) and a book of Scott Fitzgerald short stories)!! It thrills me to bits that he loves reading.

that's lovely thready

Try David Almond - Skellig and Kit's Wilderness are both good. And historical stuff - what about The Machine-Gunners and other books by Robert Westall?

Right.

DS10 - also good reader - is reading Willard Price Adventure books and enjoying.

Robert Muchamore, which someone mentioned below, the Cherub series BUT be warned these are for teenagers and have lots of swearing in.

Caroline Lawrence - that Roman Mystery series.

LOVED Lemony Snicket, but they do need a certain sense of humour for these. Ditto The Spiderwick Chronicles.

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Oh yes, Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Coifer.

Didn't like Charlie Higson for some reason. Likes Horowitz Alex Ryder a bit, also likes the Horowitz horror books, but again that's for a certain taste I think.

Still likes funny easy books like Jeremy Strong and the How To Be a Pirate books AND likes Jennings books too.

I'm going to print this thread out - thanks again I knew you'd come up trumps !

Forgot to mention The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, if he's not already read this. Very moving. (Bit of swearing.)

no,he hasn't read that, thanks !

No we haven't read that either. I thought it was for a bit older no?

The Book People got a fab offer on at the moment for the Juggy Mccue books - my 9.5 year old DS (very fluent reader) loves thes. he's also enjoyed the Silver Sword (forgotten the author), I am David by A.M. Holmes and the Darren Shanks vampire books!

Don't forget C S Lewis - very exciting, some of them. Full of battles and evil.

Animal Farm by George Orwell