[ISLMA-Share] Fantasy Genre Recs

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What about Brian Jacques' *Redwall *series?  It's not necessarily a 10th
grade reading level, but the plot lines are more complex.  Plus, if he
really gets into the series, there are enough books to keep him busy for a
while.

On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 8:20 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> *The Sword of Shannara* by Terry Brooks (the first book in a LONG set of
> several series of books).
>
> *Eragon* by Christopher Paolini
>
> *The Hobbit* by JRR Tolkien
>
>
>
> *Mr. Tim Yoder*
>
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> On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 8:04 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> I received the following request from a 5th grade teacher at my school.
>> Any suggestions??
>>
>> *Any books in the Fantasy genre that you would recommend for a 5th grader
>> with a reading level above 10.0 ........*
>> *But, the student is a little bothered by scary or creepy aspects.....so,
>> even though the higher reading level, the subject matter can't be too
>> creepy.  Could also be mythical too. Any thoughts?*
>>
>> --
>> Melanie Allen
>> Intermediate School Librarian
>> Mt. Zion Intermediate School
>>
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