All great stuff but surely a bit younger than 11 or 12, I read most of those when I was about 8 to 10.
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Books for boys - age 11-12
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All great stuff but surely a bit younger than 11 or 12, I read most of those when I was about 8 to 10.
Barrel of Fun
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My 11 year old is a big fan of Mr Gum books.
How old were you when you read Harry Potter?
Never read Harry Potter.
My daughter's into the Narnia books now and she's 7.
Ninja Elephant
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Around that age I started reading John Grisham books, but I also read "His Dark Materials", by Phillip Pullman. Northern Lights, Subtle Knife and Amber Spyglass being the 3 books that make up the trilogy, it's actually a top quality trilogy of books, and are well worth reading at that age because, in my opinion, the subject matter is so broad and so engaging that it is very impacting as a story.
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Yep I agree I love those books. Might be a little beyond him at the moment, but some good suggestions nonetheless.
And to whoever talked about the Narnia books you can never be too old to read those. Classics that I have revisited time and time again and never disappoint.
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Some of the suggestions on here are nice, but not realistic - 11yr old boys these days won't read Roald Dahl, CS Lewis or Just William or anything like that.
Popular ones at the moment seem to be:
Percy Jackson
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (a bit comicy but still good)
Cherub series
Wolf Brother series by Michelle Paver
I'd still give Harry Potter a go, although chances are he already knows whether or not he'd like that.
Popular ones at the moment seem to be:
Percy Jackson
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (a bit comicy but still good)
Cherub series
Wolf Brother series by Michelle Paver
I'd still give Harry Potter a go, although chances are he already knows whether or not he'd like that.
BrickTamland
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The Alex Ryder books are great, as are the Young Bond books and anything by Micheal Morpurgo
Moshe Gariani
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- Mar 10, 2005
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I've just started collecting the Jennings books for my son to read..."The old General looks spivish pleased about something" said Atkinson as he tucked into his pudding. "Hope he asks for a half-holiday!"
Venables cast a furtive glance at the top table where the guests were sitting.
"I expect he will if he's in a decent mood" he replied. "When I'm a famous Old Boy in about a hundred years time I shall come back here three times a week and kick up a hoo-hah if they don't give a half-holiday every time I ask for one."
"You won't!" said Darbishire, from across the table. "You may think you will when you're young, but when you get past a certain age, you go bats. All grown-ups do; it's called, er-something like sea-lion."
"The old General looks spivish pleased about something" said Atkinson as he tucked into his pudding. "Hope he asks for a half-holiday!"
Venables cast a furtive glance at the top table where the guests were sitting.
"I expect he will if he's in a decent mood" he replied. "When I'm a famous Old Boy in about a hundred years time I shall come back here three times a week and kick up a hoo-hah if they don't give a half-holiday every time I ask for one."
"You won't!" said Darbishire, from across the table. "You may think you will when you're young, but when you get past a certain age, you go bats. All grown-ups do; it's called, er-something like sea-lion."
I used to love the Jennings books when I was a kid - the guy who wrote them was a friend of my dad, so I had some autographed copies (which I've now lost)
Really dated now though
brakespear
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'The Once and Future King' by T H White, still my favourite book.
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Ninja Elephant
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This
Jessica Whateverhernameis
What's the kids intellect level here, do we know? It's all dependent on that. How about the Famous Five books? They're a bit classic. I loved those when I was younger, I read them alot younger than 11-12 though.
Barrel of Fun
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The original Ian Fleming Bond books? They are good fun. Quite easy to find copies in Snoopers or there must be re-prints about.
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The Demonata by Darren Shan. Got the first one when I was 12 and it was brilliant. Ten in total, and kids won't want to stop reading them
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"The old General looks spivish pleased about something" said Atkinson as he tucked into his pudding. "Hope he asks for a half-holiday!"
Venables cast a furtive glance at the top table where the guests were sitting.
"I expect he will if he's in a decent mood" he replied. "When I'm a famous Old Boy in about a hundred years time I shall come back here three times a week and kick up a hoo-hah if they don't give a half-holiday every time I ask for one."
"You won't!" said Darbishire, from across the table. "You may think you will when you're young, but when you get past a certain age, you go bats. All grown-ups do; it's called, er-something like sea-lion."
Totally wizard oz...
I really loved them at 11/12
Kalimantan Gull
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I loved Mr Galliano's circus by Enid Blyton as a kid.
But the best of the lot, and probably the defining factor in my life, are all the 'Adventure' books by Willard Price, just brilliant
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_Series_(Willard_Price)
But the best of the lot, and probably the defining factor in my life, are all the 'Adventure' books by Willard Price, just brilliant
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_Series_(Willard_Price)
... when you get past a certain age, you go bats. All grown-ups do; it's called, er-something like sea-lion."