Need some literary advice

[goodnight_moon5]

I've got a 9 yo advanced reader, too.  We don't care for Lemony 
Snicket, Spiderwork or Artemis Fowl - they seemed like HP knock-offs 
and not very well written - sort of "mental junk food." Just our HO, 
of course, tastes vary!  However, we *love* Susan Cooper books: The 
Dark is Rising series (Over Sea, Under Stone is the first book and 
absolutely brilliant) and also The Boggart. Joan Aiken's books are 
terrific and she's so prolific your son will be reading for 
years. :)  My son is in the middle of her Wolves of Willoughby Chase 
right now.  My 13 yo loves Elizabeth Goudge (JKR's fav childhood 
author) particularly The Little White Horse as well as the Narnia 
series.

While you've got him reading, how about Greek Myths? My 9 yo has worn 
out his copy of d'Auliare's Greek Myths. We also enjoy the classics - 
Wind in the Willows, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH,  Tanglewood 
Tales, Just So Stories, anything by E. Nesbit, Dick King-Smith or 
Mary Norton.   

Lauri