Book Recommendation Requests > Laura Cler’s Request

he said: " It sounds like the Harry Potter books are growing up faster than he is. It was a great series when it came out because it started at middle grade and the kids who were reading it basically grew up with Harry. But if you read more than one book a year, you can end up really annoyed when your middle-grade hero becomes an angsty and awkward young adult. My wife said she had the same problem with Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain.

My 11-year-old reads lots of Hank the Cow Dog. There are many, It sounds like the Harry Potter books are growing up faster than he is. It was a great series when it came out because it started at middle grade and the kids who were reading it basically grew up with Harry. But if you read more than one book a year, you can end up really annoyed when your middle-grade hero becomes an angsty and awkward young adult. My wife said she had the same problem with Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain.

My 11-year-old reads lots of Hank the Cow Dog. There are many, many books in the series and they don't have to be read in order. Why would an 11-year-old want to read about an egomaniacal ranch dog? Well, because he's fun to laugh at.

When I was 11, I was also really interested in historical fiction. I read a lot of Patricia Beatty. If any of her stuff is still around, see if you can get your hands on it. It was all pretty good.

I also started reading the classics at that age: Ivanhoe and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Oh, and I spent the entire summer in Oz. There are a lot of Oz books and they're all at about the same age level.

Good luck. ...more "

they said: " possibly a tad too young - but runs on a similar concept to the borrowers "

they said: " I ploughed through this series waiting for Harry Potter books to come out "