Has anyone got any suggestions for new books to buy a young teenager and his 10 y. old sister? I've been reccomended GULL! by John Birkett already but any other ideas would be welcomed.

I would suggest The Legend of Witch Bane by Kevis Hendrickson.If you are interested in a great fantasy book for young adults you will love this book.This is a great good vs evil story with many wonderful messages.If you are a hobbit fan this is the book for you Diane G.

The Recruit ( 1st in cherub series) : Robert Muchamore (child spies, www.cherubcampus.com)
Millions : Frank Cottrell Boyce
The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night-Time : Mark Haddon
Private Peaceful : Michael Morpurgo
Stormbreaker (1st in Alex Rider series) : Anthony Horowitz
Heartbeat: Sharon Creech (story in poetry form)
The Star of Kazan. Journey to the River Sea . both by : Eva Ibbotson.

Hope these help.

Not so sure about the teenager but the 10 year old will probably enjoy the "Warrior" and the "Seeker" books by Erin Hunter. My 11 year old has just finished (and really enjoyed) a couple of books by Lauren St John. The first book is called "The White Giraffe".

For the younger child I would suggest any of the Horrid Henry books by Francesca Simon, also anything by Malcolm Rose. Jacqueline Wilson is obviously always very popular so anything by her and you'll be onto a winner.

For the teenager (and a boy! Yikes!), the Robert Muchamore "CHERUB" books that pp suggessted are very good. Also Darren Shan's Demonata series are popular. Ummm...bit stuck on teenage boys TBH, someone did tell me their child really enjoyed one of Malcolm Rose's so maybe that could be worth a try?

And I'm sure we don'ty need to tell you about Harry Potter? (that old standby! lol)

Let us know how you get on

Have now bought Gull! and wow! Silence from the wild one for the past three days and moans from his sister because he's taking too long over it. Thanks for the other suggestions, if they turn out as good I'm in for a happy Easter.

The Unravellers by Tracey Morley should amuse both your children. It's a great fantasy adventure, full of humour with superb illustrations.

Enjoy!

Sam Wilding's Denthan Series. Book 1, The Magic Scales, won 5 stars from the Waterstone's Junior Proof Readers. Funny, Fantastic and original.

Sam Wilding's - The Magic Scales is a great favourite of my kids. 8, 11, and 15. It's funny , fantastic and a great read. His next book in the series is to be launched at the Wigtown Book Festival Children's Day on the 19th of April, according to his site. 5 stars!

suggesting books for anybody can be difficult as its such a personal thing - young or old, boy or girl - i was reading lord of the rings at 10 but 45 years on i'm reading as many 'kids' books as 'adult'. so try tamora pierce, any of her books are good but start with the 'lioness' series, then there's rick riordan's 'percy jackson' series - percy is the modern day son of an olympic god. patricia c wrede has a great imagination - start with 'caught in crystal' or 'the chocolate pot' or 'talking to dragons', then there's john flanagan's 'ranger's apprentice' series. of course you could go back to the early heinlein stories 'have spacesuit will travel', 'space family stone' or 'podkayne of mars' just to start with and then there are books by rosemary sutcliffe and geoffrey treece - which are roman/celtic/early english. in the end it'll depend on the children's personal taste - all you can do is offer them as much choice as possible. you might even think of 'biggles' or 'ben hur' or even 'ivanhoe'. all real 'gung-ho' stuff

All books above v. good.
The Indian In the Cupboard series.
The Jiggy McCue series by Michael Lawrence.
The Divide series.
the Inkheart series.

I have recenlty read a great book for kids from the Li'l Lingo series. Has anyone else ready it? Li'l Lingo Meets the King. Really cute website, too.

http://rhymingchildrensbooks.atspace.com

Try "The Pyn King."

Try 'The Bone Cradle' by C.E. Trueman

'Stoneheart' by Charlie Fletcher - wonderful London based book that can be used as a 'discovery' book as well as a winderful novel with fabtastic characters - 'The Walker' is a never to be forgotten villain.
And all the statues that come to life - together with acutely observed lonely young people as protganists.
Check Amazon reviews,
My grandson (12) and dyslexic had problems reading through but was so impressed with the adventures and the characters.

Try the Gnomes of Genom by Tony Curtis, it is a good read for children or adults with a childlike mind.
A small sleepy village is surprised when garden gnomes are brought to life by a remote star, changing their dull little lives for ever.Strange things begin to happen in the village and the gnomes have a lot of fun.

josie

I would also suggest The Gnomes of Genom by Tony Curtis.

I would also suggest The Gnomes of Genom by Tony Curtis, a good read for all children or adults with a childlike mind.

William Vaughan's 'The Black Legion' is a fast-paced adventure/teenage love story set during the French invasion of Pembrokeshire in 1797 and his 'The Midnight Ghost' is a spooky ghost story suitable for a ten year old.

Me and my 10 yr old niece LOVED The Enchanted Library by Karen Andrea. It's a school story about magic and the wonders of the imagination, and suitable for girls and boys.

Also, anything by Michael Morpurgo, David Almond and Malorie Blackman's younger fiction also tends to go down well. Oh, Michelle Paver's Chronicles of Ancient Darkness is fab!!

The Recruit
Scared to Death
Spook's Apprentice
Silverfin

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For the 10 year old girl try "The Missing Extra" it's a Story about a girl called "Starr" who get her first film role and becomes a detective. check out www.allaboutstarr.com.

Hope you like it

Jacky

Once my children are older (they're still babies) I will be getting Neil Gaiman's Coraline and Christopher Wooding's Poison for them both to read. Truly enjoyable fantasy books and real page turners.
Good luck - I remember my mother having 'fun' with 4 of us!

Try the Artemis Fowl books by E. Coffer - but do get them in order, they're more boy friendly, though a 13-yr old might decide that they are not young for him.

There's also Terry Pratchett: Your younger child might want to start with the juveniles, but out of those even your teenager might like "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents." (a recent Carnegie winner).