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What's a good book for an intelligent 11 year old boy, /lit/?

He likes reading, and I want to get my little brother a good book he can cherish with nostalgia for Christmas.

>> No.1336253
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1336253

the Henry Huggins series is good

My Side of the Mountain is a great book, too.

>> No.1336256

Gimme some kind of reading level. Grade, Lexile, or just some examples of things he's read.

>> No.1336270

>>1336253

I'll check those out man, thanks.

>>1336256

I'm not quite sure, he goes to a private school and all I know that he reads is Harry Potter and The Percy Jackson series.

He's fascinated by ancient mythologies and legends.

>> No.1336273

>>1336270

oh really? so was I at that age. I love the Prose Edda. I will never forget it.

>> No.1336274

>>1336273

Oh, yeah. I remember The Sea of Trolls got me interested in reading. I used to hate it before that.

>> No.1336278

>>1336273
Oh god this.

Get him this translation:
http://www.amazon.com/Edda-Everymans-Library-Snorri-Sturluson/dp/0460876163
The Penguin one is very, very incomplete. I'm not being a translation snob, it is missing like 1/4 of the Eddas.

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1336281

Watership Down

And/or Kipling.

Or if you're overstating yourself, (or perhaps I'm overestimating) get him some good sci-fi books.
Give a list of what he's read maybe.

>> No.1336295

Jurassic Park
The Lost World

I read a lot of Michael Crichton when I was a kid. And these will always be two of my favorite books. I know they're not literary gems, but for a smart kid they were super entertaining.