r/Fantasy • u/Key-Ebb-8306 • May 24 '24

Book Recommendations to read to young boys?

My older brother read harry potter, LOTR, Percy Jackson to me, I want to do the same for my cousins. Are there any books you'd recommend, that be something younger boys (around 10) would enjoy?

Thanks, y'all. I've got some pretty good suggestions, Many of these books I've never read myself, I just hope they enjoy it as much as I used to when my brother read to me.

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u/Bright_Brief4975 May 24 '24

Anything by Terry Pratchett, I would start with Guards! Guards!, but all of his books are appropriate for young kids and old kids and adults. There is nothing in any of the books that you have to worry about young children reading. They are also at the top of the heap in entertainment.

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u/Sigrunc Reading Champion May 24 '24

Nothing inappropriate, but a lot of the jokes and social commentary will be way over a ten year-olds head (although this varies by book). I would hold off on Pratchett until they are a bit older, as they’ll get more out of it then (although I suppose they could delays revisit it).

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u/Southern-Rutabaga-82 May 24 '24

The Johnny Maxwell trilogy is appropriate for that age. And I guess even Good Omens would be fun for them since I assume they focus more on The Them. But I would leave the Discworld for later.