He enjoyed Franny K. Stein. I think Mrs. Frisby is too sad (it has deaths, doesn't it?) and isn't Inkheart pretty intense as well? He loved Dragonrider by Funke, but that one is geared younger.

I was thinking about Alexander but don't recall if it has deaths. Oh yes, Warriors has sad deaths too, doesn't it? I remember DD crying over some of those books. Will try Lin and Hawking (DD didn't get into the Hawking book but we'll see if DS does--they looked so cool). He has read Narnia. I was a little surprised that he could take on Potter, but he is powering through it, though I'm sure he's missing stuff.

I will try some of these others that I don't know. smile