Missing Percy Jackson? Try these books!

I'm afraid I had a migraine yesterday which is why I posted a little later than usual.  One of the consequences is an inability to concentrate and another is screens make it worse.  So, let's discuss Percy Jackson.


Percy Jackson is a really great series that takes place in contemporary times and all the characters are offspring of Greek gods and mortals.  There is the original series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians and the sequel series, Heroes of Olympus.  What do you read now that the series is finished and Rick Riordan's next series isn't coming out until October?  This is a situation those of us who work with children are answering and some people have less experience with fantasy than others.  I received a system-wide e-mail looking for suggestions for an 8 -10 year lad who had read Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, Narnia, Tolkien, Farley Mowat, Ascendance Trilogy and Trouble Twisters.  Apparently the dad who was looking for suggestions did not like Trouble Twisters.  Here is what myself and my colleagues suggested for the bewildered dad.

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

 

The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper

Charlie Bone (The Children of the Red King) by Jenny Nimmo

The Snow Spider by Jenny Nimmo

Children of the Lamp by Philip Kerr

The Blackwell Pages by K. L. Armstrong and M.A. Marr

 Redwall by Brian Jacques (original trilogy is featured below)

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer 

Edge Chronicles by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell 

Fablehaven by Brandon Mull 

Inkspell Trilogy (Inkworld) by Cornelia Funke 

Sea of Trolls Trilogy by Nancy Farmer 

Monster's Ring (Magic Shop) by Bruce Coville 

Ranger’s Apprentice by John Flanagan 

Septimus Heap by Angie Sage 

Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy 

Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins 

Young Heroes by Jane Yolen

Chrestomanci by Dianne Wynne Jones (author's suggested reading order)

Tiffany Aching, The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett

 

Bartimaeus Sequence by Jonathan Stroud

The King in the Window by Adam Gopnik

The Sword in the Stone by T. H. White

Skellig by David Almond

New Policeman by Kate Thompson

We have many more to go, but that will have to wait until next week!  Hopefully you have found something new to read, whether for yourself or someone else.