Wow! Thank you all so much for your suggestions. I tried to thank everyone
personally, but I know I didn't catch everyone.
Here is a list of what was recommended.
Chronicles of the Chrestimanci?
Jenny Nimmo's Charlie Bone series (five or six books)
The Warriors series and its spinoff by Erin Hunter
T.A. Barron's Lost Fires of Merlin series, his three Great Tree of
Avalon book and his newest Merlin's Dragon (beginning a new series)
Artemis Fowl series by Colfer (there are five or six)
Alex Rider Adventures by Anthony Horowitz
Ranger's Apprentice series by Flanagan
Jonathan Stroud in the Bartimaeus
trilogy
Gary Paulsen might interest him or Will Hobbs
Sherlock Holmes? Foundation series? anything by Asimov
Pendragon series by MacHale
Gregor (Underland Chronicles) by Collins
Firestar series by D'Lacey
Alan Gardiner; The Gammage Cup
Jane Yolen's Wizard's Hall
Diane Duane's Young Wizards series
Patricia Wrede's Enchanted Forest Chronicles
Emily Rodda's Deltora Quest
Gerald Morris's Squires Tale series
Garth Nix's Keys to the Kingdom series
Possibly Jane Yolen's Pit Dragon series if he's willing to edge into moderate Sci-Fi
H.I.V.E. by Mark Walden
Crighton's Congo and Sphere
The Ender's Game
Hardy Boys series
The Ferret Series by Richard Bach
Issac Asimov
Garth Nix that has to do with days
of the week, Mister Monday, Grim Tuesday, etc.
Swiss Family Robinson
Huckleberry Finn
Tom Sawyer
Little Men
Lord of the Flies
A Journey to the Center of the Earth
Fahrenheit 451
Golden Apples Under the Sun
Robinson Crusoe
Treasure Island
Gulliver's Travels
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
Around the World in 80 Days
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
The Time Machine
I, Robot
1984
Animal Farm
A Day No Pigs Would Die
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
"Sea of Trolls" by Nancy Farmer or "Summerland" by Michael Chabon
The Schwa Was Here by Nancy Schusterman
(www.guysread.com) for recommendations—
McElderry Book of Greek Myths
Skellig by David Almond (although it's a little dark and Skellig himself may be an
angel--I don't know if that's an issue).
The Diana Wynne Jones fantasies are somewhat challenging and quite wonderful. The
more difficult ones include The Dark Lord of Derkholm and its sequel.
Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve - very cool futuristic series called The Hungry City
Chronicles
Epic by Conor Kostick? might be too sophisticated
Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett & its sequels - very funny magical, fighting 6"
tall blue men
The Chronicles of Narnia series
books by Garth Nix (especially The
Seventh Tower series),
the Harper Hall Trilogy (Dragon's Drum) by Anne McCaffrey, Ender's
Game by Orson Scot Card,
Witch World by Andre Norton, and the Wrinkle in Time series by
Madeline L'Engle.
Edge Chronicles by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
Redwall Series by Brian Jacques
Jessalynn McCoin, MLIS
Library Media Specialist
Collins Elementary
Bristow Public Schools
Bristow, OK
jmccoin@bristow.k12.ok.us
Currently reading: The White Giraffe by Lauren St. John
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