Book ideas for a 10 yr old bookworm

davenport151

oldhaggis wrote: »

At that age my son read:

The Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams
The Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer
The Discworld series by Terry Pratchett

Totally agree with this. Also many other Terry pratchett's for yonger readers - Diggers, Truckers, only you can save Mankind. Etc. Easy to read and a refreshing sense of humour.

Mado

ringo_24601 wrote: »

There are 'kids' Pratchett books that might be a better start than the discworld books (e.g. Diggers, Truckers)

We did those on a cd when travelling a few years ago.

He asked me if he could read 'the incident of the dog in the night' but I'd rather he waits a little to fully appreciate it.
He also asked me the other day 'i've heard/seen about that book 50 shades of grey, what is it about?'.... After I told him it was really about sex, he wasn't interested:rotfl:

Dark_Star

OK, here are some "older" books in the sense that they were written donkeys years ago, but are still entertaining....

Anthony Buckeridge - Jennings & Darbishire series - about 2 boys at boarding school. Possibly the same era as "Just William" by Richmal Crompton

The Hardy Boys by H Franklin W Dixon - a sort of male version of Nancy Drew

Willard Price - adventure series - about 2 boys who have amazing adventures all over the world

Robert Heinlein - have spacesuit will travel/space family stone/space cadet - all suitable for younger readers

Dr Dolittle by Hugh Lofting

I'd try the first few Terry Pratchetts (colour of magic etc)

Barbara Sleigh's Carbonel the cat series

E. Nesbit - Five children & It /Story of the Amulet (& many more) but not the railway children!

Alan Garner - Weird Stone of Brisingamen

Arther Rackham - Swallows & Amazons etc

Diana Wynne-Jones - Chrestomanci series (I have not read these but they seem to have a good write up - similar to JK Rowling etc).

Hope that helps...:D

by the time I was 10 I'd discovered the "grownup" bit of the library & devoured Agatha Christie & Ellery Queen detective books :rotfl:

ifonlyitwaseasier

try David Eddings, start on the Pawn of Prophecy, 1/5 of the Belgariad series

pwllbwdr

EE Nesbit Five children and It, Phoenix and the carpet, Story of the Amulet

pukkamum

My just turned eleven yr old has moved onto adult books as the usual 'youth' reader books weren't doing it for him.
He is now reading the Dean Koontz thrillers and has started on Stephen King, I only let him read the ones I have already read though so I know the content is suitable.

Bennifred

Dark_Star wrote: »

OK, here are some "older" books in the sense that they were written donkeys years ago, but are still entertaining....

Anthony Buckeridge - Jennings & Darbishire series - about 2 boys at boarding school. Possibly the same era as "Just William" by Richmal Crompton

The Hardy Boys by H Franklin W Dixon - a sort of male version of Nancy Drew

Willard Price - adventure series - about 2 boys who have amazing adventures all over the world

Robert Heinlein - have spacesuit will travel/space family stone/space cadet - all suitable for younger readers

Dr Dolittle by Hugh Lofting

I'd try the first few Terry Pratchetts (colour of magic etc)

Barbara Sleigh's Carbonel the cat series

E. Nesbit - Five children & It /Story of the Amulet (& many more) but not the railway children!

Alan Garner - Weird Stone of Brisingamen

Arther Rackham - Swallows & Amazons etc

Diana Wynne-Jones - Chrestomanci series (I have not read these but they seem to have a good write up - similar to JK Rowling etc).

Hope that helps...:D

by the time I was 10 I'd discovered the "grownup" bit of the library & devoured Agatha Christie & Ellery Queen detective books :rotfl:

Great list! But that should be "Arthur Ransome" for the Swallows and Amazon series - I loved those!

Ames

I first read the Lord of the Rings when I was ten and loved it. I didn't read The Hobbit first though, because that was for kids and I was ten and too grown up for it...

I'm another vote for Alan Garner and The Weirdstone of Brisingaman (or his others). He's just brought out a sequel to it, I can't decide whether to get it now or wait for the paperback.

I also liked Robin Jarvis, there was the Whitby Witches series, or the Deptford Mice ones.

tyllwyd

Has any one mentioned the Percy Jackson books yet? And he could try the Lemony Snicket books, although they arent my favourites. And my 9 year old recently read a book by Steve Voake (The Starlight Conspiracy) which was a bit too much of a thriller for her, but might be good for a slightly older boy.

Mado

tyllwyd wrote: »

Has any one mentioned the Percy Jackson books yet? And he could try the Lemony Snicket books, although they arent my favourites. And my 9 year old recently read a book by Steve Voake (The Starlight Conspiracy) which was a bit too much of a thriller for her, but might be good for a slightly older boy.

:rotfl:Forgot percy Jackson... done them already!

He didn't get into the Lemony snicket that much, although I think he read 4 of them.

keep them coming.:D
Somebody is going to have a huge pile under the tree...