At 18:09 11/24/2002 -0500, Thomas Yan wrote: >"H. T." <electrictwilight at hotmail.com> writes: > > > Since it appears the majority of everyone that had typed in the > > discussion of "fantasy" had began reading fantasy when they were still > > young I thought I might ask what is appropriate for a young fantasy > > reader? > > > > I have an 11-year old step-brother who very much enjoys fantasy, and > > he has asked me what else there is in this genera to read. >-snip- > >Pamela Dean's Secret Country trilogy; it is currently out of print, >but will be reprinted in late 2003 by Firebird Books. While written about children, I think Dean's books are aimed at an adult, and very literate, readership. I'm a grandfather, and _I_ have trouble reading her novels, because of my lack of background in literature (only one college course in Modern Literature). I would think that many of the other novels being suggested are a bit beyond the typical 11 year old. A look at the "Young Adult" genre might find a few gems, however. How about Jane Yolen's two "Jenna" books, _Sister Light, Sister Dark_ and _White Jenna_? Yolen also edited a series of YA novels, which might turn up some good books for kids, as well as authored many more herself. Diane Duane has also written a series of novels aimed at the YA reader. The "Wizards" series starts with _So You Want to be a Wizard_, I believe. Patricia Wrede has also written a set of YA novels--the "Enchanted Forest" starts with _Dealing with Dragons_. I am assuming your step-brother has already been through Harry Potter, by the way... My own grandson, at 11, was still reading "Animorph" books, by the way. -- Regards, Pete pgranzeau at cox.net