Any good books out there?

miki911 · Joined: 18 Jul 2008 Posts: 147

I like fantasy books. For some reason I didn't like Fable Haven that much. I just finished the 6th Harry Potter book. I've read the sixth one like two times but the second one four or five. I was wondering if there are any good fantasy books for an eleven year old. I tried reading The Dark Is Rising but I didn't like that much. If you have read any good fantasy book that you like please post them.

Chloe Taylor · Joined: 08 Apr 2009 Posts: 6693

Have you ever read Ink Heart? I've never read it as I'm not so much into fantasy, but my friends have read it and said that it was a good book!

miki911 · Joined: 18 Jul 2008 Posts: 147

Chloe Taylor · Joined: 08 Apr 2009 Posts: 6693

No probs!

Bratterratt · Joined: 07 Jul 2008 Posts: 7533

Well, there's always the Twilight Saga, or maybe the Deltora Quest Series...?

Bratterratt Very Happy

Sleek · Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 987

I like "The story of edgar sawtelle" and "bliss" also "the swiss family robinson"

Bezzella · Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 3638

I loved the redwall series -- those books were golden.

Cowgirls Rule · Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 10721

Warriors series, and anything by Tamora Pierce. I also like the Seekers series.

RZ · Joined: 14 Feb 2009 Posts: 513

Some of Mercedes Lackey's, starting with the Arrows of the Queen- and I LOVE the Obsidian Trilogy but it might be a little old, even with the main character in his med-teens

The Harper Hall series by Anne McCaffrey - Dragons, big & little!

I cant get to my main bookshelves right now, but have you read the Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, and Eregon?

Andre Norton = a lot of her juveniles should be at the library

DesertBreesze · Joined: 30 May 2008 Posts: 455

Twilight is always good, there's another series similar called House of Night (but - werewolves.) Redwall is fanastic and so a series of books by Chris D'Lacey about dragons which was great. The first book is the Fire Within. Also a wicca themed 'Sweep' series by Cate Tiernan too.

-DesertBreesze

miki911 · Joined: 18 Jul 2008 Posts: 147

Thanks everyone!!

lorraine · Joined: 01 May 2007 Posts: 532

The Edge Chronicles are really good. I think the first book is called Beyond the Deep Woods. They are written by Chris Riddell and Paul Stewart.

Another good book is The Great Good Thing though I think you have to have a certain taste for that book but otherwise it's pretty good.

and The Books of Bayern by Shannon Hale are good. The first book is The Goose Girl. Oh and another book by her The Princess Academy

And (this is the last suggestion) Very Happy

Books by N.E. Bode are really good too
one of the books by him is The Anybodies, that's in a series and a non-series book is The Slippery Map.

Hope this helps!! ~Lorre

Vitani · Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 6665

If you like sci-fi/fantasy sort of genre, I'd highly recommend The Obernewtyn Chroncicles by Isobelle Carmody...I'm an adult but I found it highly enjoyable and its an ongoing series ( next book comes out this year, I think...) Actually, I recommend anything by I.C lol...

If you like fantasy blended with nuggets of real life history, I'd recommend The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver ( also an ongoing series ) which is very good, its sort of like the Clan of the Cave Bear series but geared more towards young adults ( Jean M Auel is also a very good author )

And just because I love him, anything by Gary Paulsen...His fiction AND non-fiction is fantastic if you're a fan of the wilderness, dog-sledding, survival etc etc....

I'll be quiet now Embarassed

NeverwinterCC · Joined: 14 Apr 2009 Posts: 246

Look into T.A. Barron. He's my favorite writer, and he writes fantasy for the younger crowd.. primarily.

I used to read his books alot but don't much anymore.

KaylaBlue · Joined: 13 Mar 2007 Posts: 949

Read the "House of Night" series by P. C. Cast and her daughter... They're kinda parallel to the Twilight sage, but they don't really use any of the same concepts. They also target an older group - so you might not like some of what is in it!

Kayla