Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Recommended Resources books with HG+ protagonists

wrinkle in time (l'engle), and Matilda (roald dahl) although Matilda is not a boy!

Harry Potter if gifted in Magic counts, my kids started reading them at 5-6

I also want to say the Dark is Rising series, that's magic too. I think I was reading them at 7 but I may have forgotten.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Is_Rising_Sequence

I knew I could count on this group! I will start with these books. Feel free to add more suggestions. Thank you!

Arthur C. Clarke-inspired Venus Prime series--better for older kids/teens. The protagonist is the child of two researchers in giftedness, and the product of their gifted ed system. Occasionally, she encounters other graduates of the program.

Multiple protagonists but Klaus is a good one in A Series of Unfortunate Events, because it isn't just his smartness, but also his passion about knowledge and books.

I also think protagonists in the Victorian era cane off smarter and the language is fairly rich (like HG Wells, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) and you can also get these digitally free from Project Gutenberg.

Not a series, and not very long, but worth a read:
http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/harrison.html

DS7 just read some book that had genius guide in the title. I'll ask him what it was and post later.

I loved The Great Brain series as a kid. The narrator's brother, which the books are mainly about, is definitely gifted. Do pre-read, though, as parts are somewhat religiously insensitive.

Yes, Susan Cooper (Dark is Rising-- my favorite series as a kid). A Wrinkle in Time, of course.

Benedict Society.

Flavia de Luce mysteries.

DH loved the Great Brain series as a kid.

Nancy Drew, actually, for HG kids 7~12.

Encyclopedia Brown (I'm sure that's been mentioned).

Alan Gordon's Fools Guild mysteries (not strictly "children's" fare, but they are entertaining and VERY appropriate, and feature an entire family of extremely clever people).

"Dr. Cuthbert Soup"s A Whole Nother Story series. Very funny. The family members are all gifted in different ways.
http://www.awholenotherbook.com/

We love Cuthbert Soup here too!

Also the Toys Go Out series. Spaced as for a younger kid, but with sophisticated vocabulary and lots of ironic undertones.