More book help.....

[tootles]

After pdblake's heroic efforts in sourcing a bizarre and specialist book, I would really appreciate some children's book suggestions.
No.1 son is an avid reader, he is 10 but reads above his age. Having been here now for 18mths I am completely out of touch with what books are around for him. He has read (and enjoyed) the Chistopher Paolini inheritance cycle, the Young Bond books, some Andy Mcnabb, the Septimus Heap series (and the Hitchiker's Guide).
Any ideas??
Thanks.

[pdblake]

The Hobbit is a great intro to Tolkien.

Redwall books are good too.

[tootles]

Done The Hobbit, not heard of Redwall though - will investigate, thanks (again!)

[Two_Sheds]

I haven't tried this tool myself yet, but give it a whirl ... What Should I Read Next?

[HayleyB]

If into animals Marley and Me by John Grogan, both DD and I love it

James Patterson Maximum Ride series is aimed at that agegroup I confess I've read them and the early ones are very good.

[pdblake]

Oh, yes, Animal Ark books

The Chronicles of Narnia
The Lemony Snicket(sp?) books

There's just so many. Have you tried just perusing the kid's section at Amazon or WHSmiths?

[lynda66]

i'm guessing it's as good an age as any to start a collection of terry pratchett

[tootles]

There's just so many. Have you tried just perusing the kid's section at Amazon or WHSmiths?

Read Narnia and a few Lemony Snickett (they're too short!)

Have gone through Amazon, but I just don't recognise any of the new stuff and so don't know what is good
WHSmith is a bit too far away (600miles or so)


Thanks for all the suggestions - don't stop yet!!!

[HayleyB]

Yep definitely Discworld, he'll love it

[lainey lou]

the new David Walliams is good - "The boy in the dress" and the Otori books by Liam hearn are great - "grass for his pillow", "brilliance of the moon" etc

[lainey lou]

ooooh, and the horrible histories, science, geography books are great, my son (nearly 10 reading ability 11 1/2 loves them).

[pdblake]

Yep definitely Discworld, he'll love it

The kid's don't get anywhere near my Pratchett collection

TBH I'd have thought a lot of the humour of discworld a bit beyond a ten year old.

[tootles]

the new David Walliams is good - "The boy in the dress" and the Otori books by Liam hearn are great - "grass for his pillow", "brilliance of the moon" etc

Otori looks promising - thanks

[lynda66]

The kid's don't get anywhere near my Pratchett collection

TBH I'd have thought a lot of the humour of discworld a bit beyond a ten year old.

ahhhhhh but thats the point, he'll read them and find them funny, then in 5 years will read them again and find some of the bits he didn't get last time (even if they don't get it i think they are written in such a way as to be understandable, but in a different way) ...... they are everlasting, cos every age you read them at theres something differnt

[bobleponge]

Just a thought, are there no local maison de presse near you? My local one has a (small I grant you) section of foreign press and books, and there are normally some English ones there, for all age ranges. Only problem for me, its right opposite my fave bar.