What about Magik and the other the Septimus Heap books by Angie Sage?
They are fun fantasy adventure, but not too mature in emotions and actions.
Carla Boyington
Librarian
Rockingham School District
Central Elementary School and Saxtons River Elementary School
50 School Street Ext.
Bellows Falls, VT 05101
cboying@wnesu.net
802.463.4346
802.463.0131
Barb Langridge <barb.langridge@HCLIBRARY.ORG> writes:
>Dear Great Brain,
>
> A few weeks ago there was a wonderful list on this Listserv for kids
>who are young and need that safer content, but who are reading way up
>above the norm for their age.
>
>My current young reader is almost 8 and is reading The Warriors and the
>Percy Jackson books. His parents are looking for books that will meet
>his reading personality. He likes action adventure. Chronicles of
>Narnia are too slow for him. His mom says the gets the action but
>doesn't always grasp the motivation and emotions.
>
>If anyone has the other list I'd love to pass that along to this family.
>If you have any general suggestions, I'd love that too.
>
>Thanks so much and weren't the recipes fun? My first year to do that and
>it was a real treat.
>
>Best,
>Barb
>
>Barb Langridge
>Children's Services
>
>Howard County Central Library
>10375 Little Patuxent Parkway
>Columbia, MD 21045
>
>410 313-7880
>barb.langridge@hclibrary.org
>
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