What fictional novel would you recommend for this generation of tweens?

Besides the Harry Potter novels, there are a few new series out, none as long as Nancy Drew, but Rick Riodan wrote the Percy Jackson series. The new movies Guardians of Gahoole, is based off of a series of books that is 14 or 15 long. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Coffer is up to 6 books, I think. The 39 Clues is a series that Scholastic books has started. I think in the end they have planned for there to be 39 books.

How about "The Hobbit" or "The Spiderwick Chronicles"? I remember I used to love them. I was also hooked up on Jules Verne, but I'm not sure today's kids would appreciated it anymore, since they are surrounded by so many big-budget Sci-Fi movies, they might not understand the trill in reading about an island with an engine. Another book I would recommend is the "Arabian Nights", that's always exotic, even for the Internet-savvy kids. Just make sure you get an edition for children, the full one is packed with adult content. Maybe it would be helpful if you could tell us more about your child's interests and hobbies, and his reading habits (for instance, does he read with ease, is he interested in searching for the meanings of new words found in a text?)

10 is probably too young for long novels when the Internet intrudes so much. Try some short stories from Ray Bradbury - there are a lot to choose from. Also, Charles Dickens (How famous can you get!) wrote some exceptionally good short stories too.

Well of course I would start with the Harry Potter collection, my son grew up reading those and still has them all; and have you tried the Goosebump books from R L Stine these are a superb series of spooky stories and other series of books my son loved at around 10.

Hello Hippiemomdiaries! When i was a in gimnazium my teacher forced us to read every mont one boock. I did not like fictional stories, but i was very impresed with "real" novels and sychology novels and usually we had to read my kind of story. I think it is good to read any boock, beside the ones with mature content. The understanding od one lecture is very diffrent depending the stage of life; i was very surprise to found out a hidden meaning of a book that was my favorite when i was young "the Hatter's Castle" by Al Cronning.