Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone question

Brian Jacques's Redwall series.

Easily my favourite books from around that age. I remember reading them ravenously. To this day, I still remember many of the plots and characters (and also the lavish descriptions of the food - something Rowling has mentioned inspired her to include such descriptions in HP).

Easy enough to follow plot-wise with exciting sword-fights, clever riddles, and memorable characters.

All of the characters are different anthropomorphic animals, which also makes keeping track of them easier for younger readers.

Also, it's an absolutely wonderful series for expanding vocabularly and learning in general. My only suggestion would be to keep a dictionary handy or be willing to put up with some consistent questioning. As with all fantasy (particularly this no-magic, swashbuckling type), there are slightly archaic terms that he won't be familiar with (heck, probably a few that you won't be familiar with).

The themes of the books are extremely child-friendly and affirming. The only content that might be upsetting is violence - some of the characters do die and there are fights (descriptions of which tend not to be graphic).

They may be tough for him depending on his reading level, but it's very certainly worth a try. And if they don't work out, just hold onto them for a couple of years!

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Daniel X by James Patterson... there is another series by this author called 'Maximimum Ride'. It is classed as a 'young adult' becuase a few of the themes are a little bit violent and that. But the first 3 books are pretty good and if your son has read Harry Potter, he may enjoy them.

Another one might be Alex Rider by Anthony Horowitz.

when he's 11 the Kane chronicles by Rick Riordan but for now kingdom keepers about a group of kids saving disney theme parks from the disney villans haven't read them but it sounds good for a 9 year old, Check common sense media for good book reviews appropriate for the age group. It gives ratings based on the content of the books, so you can decide books based on age and what they can handle. Also has reviews on movies, video games, tv shows. Very help full and user friendly.

The Hobbit
The Chronicles of Narnia
Once
Then
Now
To Kill a Mockingbird
Treasure Fever!

Anything by Andy Griffths he will enjoy

the phantom tollbooth

percy jackson and the olympians

Percy Jackson

I'm not sure what age they are for, but The Tale of Redwall might be another...There are over 20 in the series I believe though.

edit: I see others have suggested The Redwall series as well...Might be worth a shot.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by John Boyne

The Neverending Story
by Michael Ende, Ralph Manheim

The Giver
by Lois Lowry

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
by James Patterson

Middle School: Get Me Outta Here
by James Patterson

The Indian in the Cupboard
by Lynne Reid Banks

A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle

Chronicles of Narnia (all of them)
by C.S. Lewis

Charlotte's Web
by E.B. White

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I really enjoyed the Warriors series by Erin Hunter. It's about cats who live in the forest in clans, and it's really good! It has about 37 books in it (a lot! I know!) and they're all really good! They would probably last him a long time!

If you really feel that he's too young to continue Harry Potter for now, I suggest 1) the Percy Jackson series, starting with The Lightning Thief, 2) The Underland Chronicles starting with Gregor The Overlander, 3)The Series of Unfortunate Events, starting with The Bad Beginning (although these books are a little dark. You may want to read them yourself first). Hope this helps and that your son continues to enjoy reading! Lemony SnicketSuzanne CollinsRick Riordan

Peter and the Starcatchers

Brian Jacques' Redwall series is very good.Redwall

anything by Colin Dann

oh, and one I remember reading with school How to Eat Fried Worms, just what a 9yr old boy would love.

The Strega-Borgia chronicles by Debi Gliori

If he's dealing with some of the themes in HP, then turn him onto the books of Robin Jarvis too. I read the Deptford mice trilogy at about 9 or 10 years old.

Paul Jennings
Tamora Pierce Books possibly too old for , but if he's handling HP...

1) Any Emily Rodda Books, i LOVED them.
2) Percy Jackson?
3) Rangers Apprentice?

Well, I read Enid Blyton when I was 9...

Definitely try the Gregor the Overlander series by Suzanne Collins (author of The Hunger Games). Its a great kids series and a pretty easy read.

I would say the mysterious benedict society, it has three books and they're slightly larger than the series of unfortunate events, it really plays on young characters and how they can make a difference, I recommend it, and how do you put a picture on?

Percy Jackson and the Olympians and the Kane Chronicles, both by Rick Riordan
The 39 Clues (first book is called The Maze of Bones)
Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation by Matt Myklusch
The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
TimeRiders by Alex Scarrow (a little older, but if he read HP, I think it's okay)

I hope these help! I was about twelve when I read all of HP for the first time, and these are some of the books I liked then, and some I like now that fit the genre.

Has your son read Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events" novels? I believe that there are 12 books in the series. Here are the first three novels: