Airborn and sequels by Kenneth Oppel (I couldn't put Airborn down.)
The Fledging of Az Gabrielson and sequel by Jay Amory
"Books have three of the deadliest foes
on this Earth:
fire, water, and ignorant men...
...books are the finest treasures of all.
You need only feast once with your eyes
and your heart.
And you'll be full with their wisdom
forever." (Melanie Little, The Apprentice's Masterpiece)
“Librarians. . . have been my lifelong friends, guides and heroes.” Joseph Bruchac
Basya Karp, Librarian
Shulamith High School and Shulamith School for Girls
Brooklyn, New York
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> Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 08:23:00 -0400
> From: sreinders@ADACHRISTIAN.ORG
> Subject: Target: Middle school fantasy
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>
> 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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