Book ideas for a 10 yr old bookworm

Ames

I agree, and I was an early reader of all kinds of stuff. GOT is very graphic in sex and violence - One scene in the first book and first TV series was where Viserys is killed by having molten gold poured over him, the TV scene was bad enough but the description in the book is horrific. I'm also not sure that the incest storyline is really suitable for a 10 year old. Or the rape of one girl by a hundred or so soldiers.

In fact even a 13 year old I'd be uneasy about - and at that age I was reading the Clan of the Cave Bear series which has graphic sex scenes. It's not so much the graphic descriptions in GOT, but the context - the incest etc. Which is fine and works with the storyline (and has parallels with real history - the Egyptians etc), but I think it'd be too much for anybody younger than mid teens to handle, take in and understand.

ETA: and it gets worse a couple of books in, the 'Red Wedding' in particular, but I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't got that far so wont go into detail.

And I think I'm one of the most liberal people on this forum when it comes to kids and literature!

Corelli

I don't think anyone has mentioned Peter Dickinson books yet. Tears of the Salamander is great and all four in the Kin series had my two riveted at that sort of age - I was reading to them so knew them well and would thoroughky recommend them.

Also, there are some excellent childrens' stories set in WW2, Carrie's War by Nina Bawden and the Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier that I cannot praise too highly.

The Lion Boy Trilogy is great too, and a lot more up to date. Zizou Corder is the pen name of the author, actually a mother and daughter partnership.

Mado

I went to 3 charity shops on Friday and found 2 volumes of the lion boy trilogy, Garth Ninx, watership down , 2 volumes of the silver lining and a few others. Spent about £10 and felt very happy.:D

We also looked in the bookshelves together and found a Philip Pullman he hadn't read. Sadly found that he and already read the Julia Golding Diamond of drury lane series though... And most of the Caroline Lawrence roman mysteries... As well as Arabian nights and a lot of Lewis Carroll's books that used to belong to OH that my MIL found for him....

Lorian

Moonfleet

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Moonfleet-Puffin-Classics-Meade-Falkner/dp/0140367047

notakid

I've just filled an ereader with books for my 16 year old to take to college with her, she's not much of a reader, I'm trying to get her to like it more.

I'm with John Wynham, brilliant author also John Christopher, I recently reread the Tripods, it was still very good!

An author which blew me away was Patrick Ness. The Monsters of Men series is wonderful. All about gender and war. I can't tell you how good it is.

Freak the Mighty. Rhodman Philbrick: A slow witted boy befriends Kevin who is physically crippled but very intelligent. Great film as well.

Also Veronica Roth Divergent and Insurgent are very much like the hunger games but very good in their own right, A future society divided on people's "natures". Candor (the honest) 2. Erudite (the intelligent) 3. Amity (the peaceful) 4. Dauntless (the brave, or tough) 5. Abnegation (the selfless)

Also The Uglies series of books by Scott Westerfield. In the future we all are pretty and don't think very much. The question is why society would want us to be that way......:D

The Enemy series of books by Charlie Higson. Adults become Zombies. The children have no one to trust but each other. Based in London.

Also a darker read, believe it or not! Is "I'm not a serial Killer by Dan Wells. A young boy is a budding serial killer.....but he doesn't want to be and its his road to redemption. There are several books in this series.

Finally, I'm adding this one, he may be too young as yet but its a beautifully written series of books on drug addiction by Ellen Hopkins. The first book is written by the young Kristina is called Crank. It is written in free verse but is surprisingly easy to read. The second book by her mother Glass and the third, decades later by Kristina's children, in which we see Kritina thru their eyes, no longer a person just a burntout drug addict with none of her real personility left.

Those are my choices anyway.

I'm trying to think of something for light relief but nothing comes to mind.

No, the diaries of Adrian Mole, for a bit of laughter. And I'd give Lord of the Rings a miss, its really badly written and plodding, you don't want to put him off reading.

Looby_Lou

Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
History keepers by Damien Dibben
Secret Breakers by HL Dennis
are ones my 10 year old has enjoyed, for younger children the Helen Moss Adventure Island series are like a more up to date version of Enid Blyton.

pavlovs_dog

nak I wish I had the time to be as well read as you are.

Out of interest, do you blog/pinterest or anything like that to keep track of your reads and thoughts on them?

notakid

Oh thats really nice of you Pav! I just love reading. I don't blog but one of these days I might give it a go!:p

booter

Just to add - I agree with most suggestions so far! Terry Pratchett I'd highly recommend! I'd also agree with the suggestions about Tolkein - try The Hobbit first - Lord of the Rings is a bit cumbersome:)

Michael Grant's series of books are currently being devoured by my 13 year old nephew (Gone, Hunger, Lies etc) which is unusual as you normally can't get his face to turn away from a PS3 game for more than 3 seconds:cool: Although they're a bit dark (and perhaps written for older readers - 15 ish?) they're great - and I really enjoyed them too (Can't wait for the next one!)
Oooh and James Patterson's Maximum Ride series and Witch & Wizard series - brilliant!