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As far as I remember Pratchett uses more difficult words. I'm not a native speaker, so I sometimes had trouble understanding what is going on. I didn't have such problem with Alcatraz. However, I tried Pratchett (in English) when I was 15, and Alcatraz when I was 25... So yeah, my English probably got much better in those 10 years :P

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I liked the Janitors series a lot.

The secret series was good, but I didn't have that great of an attention span back when I read it, so I only got through a couple of books. You'll have to tell me how it turns out, I guess.

 

Yeah, the problem with Pratchett is the humor gets rather... older than I would recommend for any 10 year old. I just read another of his books, The Carpet People, and that was pretty good. I'd reccomend that to a child.

 

Umm... other books...

Has he read Percy Jackson and the Olympians series? That one's really good, but don't let him get into any of Riordan's other series. They're truly a waste of time. But that one was phenomenal.

A Wrinkle in Time? It's a classically weird book, no idea how old the intended audience is though. I read it when I was like eight... but it's probably for a bit older...

 

Honestly, I've always been a really good reader, so I don't know what's too much for a ten year old. If I think of a series, though, I'll post it here.

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I second the Percy Jackson recommendation, but I disagree with the negative assessment of Rick Riordan's other books. I have enjoyed them all very much, particularly Magnus Chase.

 

Another middle-grade series that I've enjoyed is the Origami Yoda books by Tom Angleberger. They're quirky and silly kind of like Alcatraz, but deal with middle schoolers in the real world. (And, obviously, there is much Star Wars involved.)

 

If your son liked the Janitors series, I would also recommend the Cragbridge Hall trilogy by Chad Morris. There's a good deal of silliness in these books as well, and the author kept surprising me with awesome plot twists.

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Janitors, Anything by Brandon MULL... I don't know about anything else

 

Yes! Brandon Mull! His writing is less crazy than that of Alcatraz, but he is also really creative with his magic. Both the Fablehaven and Beyonders series were fantastic, and I've been enjoying his Five Kingdoms books as well.

 

Actually, if you want something by Brandon Mull that's crazy, try The Candy Shop War and its sequel, The Arcade Catastrophe. Magic candy makes for a lot of funny situations.

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