[LM_NET] Target: Middle school fantasy

[Sara Reinders <sreinders@ADACHRISTIAN.ORG>]

I have a sixth grade boy who has turned into a voracious reader.   What
turned him on at the end of last year was Simon Bloom (Reisman) and the
Softwire books (Haarsma.)  Now he's at the point where he's read just about
every scifi/fantasy/adventure title we have:  Tolkein, Shanara, Narnia,
Harry Potter, Lloyd Alexander, Nancy Farmer, Margaret Haddix, Mysterious
Benedict Society, the Ember series ... and he has two more years to go
before graduation!  I'd love to start the new school year in September with
some new titles for him, but need some suggestions.  Higher reading levels
are fine as long as the themes aren't too mature, and I also need to be
careful about occult/dark magic kinds of themes.  Thanks for any suggestions
you might have!

(I think he'd be open to transitioning into realistic or historical fiction
too at this point if I presented him with just the right book ... what would
be some great starters?)


Sara Reinders, LMS
Ada Christian School
Ada, MI
sreinders@sbcglobal.net

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