Our 12yo is an avid reader and our 10yo is a voracious reader. Here are some less commonly mentioned books and authors that may be of interest to your kids as well. I would appreciate recommendations from you all for books that your children love in the 5th-8th grade level (important because of subject and content).
�Alex Rider� series by Anthony Horowitz
�Pendragon� series by D.J. MacHale
�Percy Jackson and the Olympians� series or trilogy (two are out so far)
�Stormbreaker�, the first book of the �Alex Rider� series is currently in theaters. We saw it two weekends ago. I thought there would be a line out the door like a Harry Potter movie, but there were only a dozen or so people in the audience. I haven�t read the book, but I loved the movie! It�s not a low budget film and is very well done! I highly recommend it for family night.
