My niece loves the Harry Potter books etc (Potterverse?). She's 10. I'd like to get her something like Harry Potter but with a less problematic author 😂. She's already devoured the His Dark Materials novels. Any suggestions are welcome!
At 10, my kid devoured The Spiderwick Chronicles, and then went on to the Percy Jackson books.
Veggiesdonthavenecks on
Keeper of the Lost Cities
Halo0_0 on
Try the Fablehaven series. My son loves this – we started reading it when he was 9, and still are going at 13 🙂
panini_bellini on
The Septimus Heap series
Inkheart
City of Ember
Casso-wary on
Lioness series by Tamora Pierce and the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer
LBC2010 on
The Chronicles of Prydain!
Shesarubikscube on
Percy Jackson Series/ Universe by Rick Riordan, Nevermore Series by Jessica Townsend, Howl’s
Moving Castle (3 books) by Diana Wynne Jones, Dragon Pearl Series by Yoon Ha Lee, Aru Shah Series by Roshani Chokshi, anything Rick Riordan Presents, A Tale of Magic Series or The Land of Stories Series by Chris Colfer, and Keeper of the Lost Cities Series by Shannon Messenger are a
few ideas.
aylonitkosem on
Wee Free Men, as many have mentioned.
Also, A Wizard of Earthsea
midorixo on
jonathan stroud has two great series – lockwood and company and bartimaeus
eoin colfer – artemis fowl series, a teenage master criminal and faeries
trenton lee stewart – mysterious benedict society and its sequels – four unusually gifted children are brought together for an important quest. includes a challenging vocabulary and fun puzzles.
the penderwicks series by jeanne birdsall – a familiar trope – group of siblings with single parent get up to shenanigans, no sex, drugs, profanity, menace – just a fun and pleasant read
the magic summer, ballet shoes, etc. by noel streatfeild
the secret garden by frances hodgson burnett
HaleyTelcontar on
Sabriel, by Garth Nix, and it’s sequels Lirael, and Abhorsen. They’re fantasy, with great worldbuilding, and female protagonists. They deal with some pretty dark subjects, but in a young adult friendly way. And they’re fucking great! 😄
ralinn on
The Young Wizards series by Diane Duane is great – first book is So You Want to Be A Wizard. If you want something seasonal, The Dark Is Rising books are great and the first is set near Christmas.
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Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
Tiffany Aching series by Terry Pratchett starting with Wee Free Men
The Chrestomanci series by Diana Wynne Jones!
Redwall seeies
Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede
[The Worst Witch ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Worst_Witch)series is so cute. It’s also about witches and set in a boarding school Loved them as a kid.
At 10, my kid devoured The Spiderwick Chronicles, and then went on to the Percy Jackson books.
Keeper of the Lost Cities
Try the Fablehaven series. My son loves this – we started reading it when he was 9, and still are going at 13 🙂
The Septimus Heap series
Inkheart
City of Ember
Lioness series by Tamora Pierce and the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer
The Chronicles of Prydain!
Percy Jackson Series/ Universe by Rick Riordan, Nevermore Series by Jessica Townsend, Howl’s
Moving Castle (3 books) by Diana Wynne Jones, Dragon Pearl Series by Yoon Ha Lee, Aru Shah Series by Roshani Chokshi, anything Rick Riordan Presents, A Tale of Magic Series or The Land of Stories Series by Chris Colfer, and Keeper of the Lost Cities Series by Shannon Messenger are a
few ideas.
Wee Free Men, as many have mentioned.
Also, A Wizard of Earthsea
jonathan stroud has two great series – lockwood and company and bartimaeus
eoin colfer – artemis fowl series, a teenage master criminal and faeries
trenton lee stewart – mysterious benedict society and its sequels – four unusually gifted children are brought together for an important quest. includes a challenging vocabulary and fun puzzles.
the penderwicks series by jeanne birdsall – a familiar trope – group of siblings with single parent get up to shenanigans, no sex, drugs, profanity, menace – just a fun and pleasant read
the magic summer, ballet shoes, etc. by noel streatfeild
the secret garden by frances hodgson burnett
Sabriel, by Garth Nix, and it’s sequels Lirael, and Abhorsen. They’re fantasy, with great worldbuilding, and female protagonists. They deal with some pretty dark subjects, but in a young adult friendly way. And they’re fucking great! 😄
The Young Wizards series by Diane Duane is great – first book is So You Want to Be A Wizard. If you want something seasonal, The Dark Is Rising books are great and the first is set near Christmas.