Reading suggestions: 10 year old boy

[bohemiancoast]

Hello chaps: this is a sort of semi-regular 'recommend books for my child' post.

Background. Daughter is voracious, self-directed reader who works with libraries to find the sort of thing she likes to read.

Son isn't pro-active about books, preferring non-book entertainment when it's available. But has moved on from sharecropping series such as BeastQuest and Warrior Cats, and likes Lemony Snicket and Cherub. Quite a lot of what he reads are the books his sister has just finished reading.

He's currently devouring Little Brother with great enthusiasm.

He needs, I think, plenty of plot and strong young characters. Definite bonus points for computers and video games. We have pretty much no luck with classic books for him.

Comments

[lil-shepherd.livejournal.com]

Has he tried Eoin Colfer? Those are pretty young male orientated. May still be a bit old for him, though.

[alextfish.livejournal.com]

Ah, good call. Artemis Fowl is a fantastic young supergenius hacker protagonist, and that series combines great twisty plots, great characters, and delightful gadgets.

Fowler's others such as The Supernaturalist are also good, but IMHO less good than the Artemis Fowl series.