My son is 10 but reading (constantly) at a much higher level. He has basically torn through the library’s juvenile section and is now ending up with a lot of slop.

I think he’s ready for more complex books on a technical level, but he’s still 10. So in addition to juvenile/middle-grade fiction, I am looking for YA or adult fiction that’s (mostly) content-appropriate.

New answers welcome. I can’t technically give bonus points to great submissions, but if I could I’d give bonus points to things that expand him beyond his current comfort zone of fantasy. (But good fantasy is welcome, as just keeping him in books is a challenge.) If he’s already read them, I will resolve quickly by his opinion. If I think I have to veto for content, I’ll NA. (And come back to it in a couple years.)

Since I am the judge and have inside information, I won’t bet

I have the current batch on hold at the library so we’ll have results in few weeks.

Some favorites so far:

Percy Jackson and every possible related thing.

Wings of Fire

Ranger’s Apprentice

Harry Potter

Redwall

Hatchet

Series of Unfortunate Events

We’ve read together:

Hobbit/LotR

Wrinkle in Time and sequels

Prydain Chronicles

Dark is Rising

Chronicles of Narina

His Dark Materials