I want to get a book for someone (he's 9 yrs old). In the past he's enjoyed the Inkheart trilogy (Inkheart and Inkspell by Cornelia Funke). He likes "magical" stories. Please tell me what you think would be a good book.+do you think the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling would be good?
2007-07-24 10:22:46 · 9 answers · asked by Br0wnB0i4ShiZzLe 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Harry might be a bit much for him
Try these two instead:
A Wrinkle in Time
The Little Prince
2007-07-24 10:26:20 · answer #1 · answered by lilykdesign 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If he has injoyed the Inkheart trilogy, then by all means he would be ready to read Harry Potter.
He might also like The Thief and Beans Stalk and The Warlocks Eye - both by the same author. They were a lot of fun and both my older daughters enjoyed them last winter when they were nine and eleven.
Another Fav is The Wall and the Wing. I enjoyed this one as much as they did.
There is also a series : Raising Dragons, Candle stone and Ring of Seven.
The Fire Within and Ice fire are both part of an awesome trilogy (we haven't read te third one yet. Its really well done and has Dragons.
Cornelia Funke also has Dragon Rider.
If he is a really advanced reader, then Eragon is a definite read.
Hope these help.
2007-07-24 17:36:13 · answer #2 · answered by yardchicken2 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The harry potter book would most definently make the best book for a nine year old child. I never liked reading but as soon as picked up the harry potter book, I could not stop reading it. Book after book, my reading improved and I started to enjoy reading. When the last book arrived I could not wait a second and when I finally got it, I finished it in two days( I read about 12 hours a day). Now I continue to explore the wonderful world of reading and extending my knowledge to such mesures that you might not imagine( just joking but I really am still reading). So I hope this helped and enjoy finding the perfect book for that special nine year old child.
Bye!!!
2007-07-24 17:35:19 · answer #3 · answered by terminator 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Inheritance series by Christopher Paolini
The Amulet of Samarkand (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1) by Jonathan Stroud
The Great Good Thing Paperback by Roderick Townley
Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer
Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage
or start him on The Hobbit and then the ultimate Lord of The Rings series (if he is an advanced reader)..
2007-07-24 17:31:34 · answer #4 · answered by Ralph 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nine?
The John Rain series by Barry Eisler or
The Jason Bourne series by Robert Ludlum
or Alice In Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass, but make him tell you what a borogrove is and why they were mimsy.
2007-07-24 17:31:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Harry Potter might be all right, at least the 1st books. I understand that as the books grow more complex, they aren't as appropriate for the younger set (tho I could be wrong)
Try the Narnia books, Wizard of Oz (Baum wrote 14 Oz titles), & Peter Pan (very different from the Disney movie)
2007-07-24 17:28:29 · answer #6 · answered by Lady Lilac 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"Warriors" by Erin Hunter. There is a whole series of these books. It's a magical fantasy about cats. My son and his friends loved these books.
2007-07-24 17:37:29 · answer #7 · answered by Coco28 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes maybe you could read it with him though like he reads a chapter you read a chapter.
Even though it's not about a magical tale Harris and Me is a great Story by Gary Paulsen~!~
2007-07-24 17:28:36 · answer #8 · answered by goldsk8er_05 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
HARRY POTTER !!!!
haha
2007-07-24 17:26:39 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋