A few weeks ago I shared a list of book recommendations with someone who was shopping for an 11-year-old. Daniel and Paige came up with this list of current favorites. I thought I’d share it with you.
- The Mysterious Benedict Society books (3) by Trenton Lee Stewart
- The Stoneheart Trilogy by Charlie Fletcher
- Peter and the Starcatchers series (4) by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson
- The Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien
- Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
- The Mirror’s Tale P.W. Catanese
- The Drift House: The First Voyage by Dale Peck (don’t bother with the second one)
- The Diamond of Drury Lane by Julia Golding
- The Companions Quartet books by Julia Golding (Secret of the Sirens, The Gorgon’s Gaze, Mines of the Minotaur, The Chimera’s Curse)
- Tunnels by Brian Williams and Roderick Gordon
- Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes