Read it! Loved it! Boys aged 10



	The map, the kidnapping, the disappearance, the danger, the chase, the treasure, the mystery, and I haven't even mentioned the mysterious guy in the dark glasses yet...



	The wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken (1962) First book in the Wolves of Willoughby Chase series

	The weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner (1960) First book in the Alderley series

	Kensuke's kingdom by Michael Morpurgo (1999)

	The invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (2007)

	The silver sword by Ian Serraillier (1956)

	Dragonkeeper by Carole Wilkinson (2003) First book in the Dragonkeeper series



	How to train your dragon by Cressida Cowell (2003) First book in the How to train your dragon series

	Charlie and the chocolate factory by Roald Dahl (1964) First book in the Charlie series

	The house of sixty fathers by Meindert DeJong (1956)

	The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo (2006)

	The many worlds of Albie Bright by Christopher Edge (2016)

	Small change for Stuart by Lissa Evans (2011) First book in the Stuart series

	Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (2003) First book in the Inkheart series

	The hero's guide to saving your kingdom by Christopher Healy (2012) First book in the Hero's guide series

	Small as an elephant by Jennifer Richard Jacobson (2011)

	Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda (1993) First book in the Rowan of Rin series

	Magyk by Angie Sage (2005) First book in the Septimus Heap series

	The cay by Theodore Taylor (1969) First book in The cay series

	Harry and the Wrinklies by Alan Temperley (1997) First book in the Harry series

	The hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (1937)

	The last wild by Piers Torday (2013) First book in the Last wild series



	The lost years by T.A. Barron (1996) First book in the Merlin series

	The wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1900) First book in the Oz series

	Five on a treasure island by Enid Blyton (1942) First book in the Famous five series

	The thief lord by Cornelia Funke (2002)

	My side of the mountain by Jean Craighead George (1959) First book in the My side of the mountain series

	The phantom tollbooth by Norton Juster (1961)

	Emil and the detectives by Erich Kastner (1929) First book in the Emil and the detectives series

	Stig of the dump by Clive King (1963)

	Kaspar prince of cats by Michael Morpurgo (2008)

	The twenty-one balloons by William Pene du Bois (1947)

	Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell (2013)

	Museum of thieves by Lian Tanner (2010) First book in the Keepers series

	The silver spoon of Solomon Snow by Kaye Umansky (2004) First book in the Solomon Snow series