Posted by Dave Thewlis, age 66 and 11 months on September 05, 2009 at 14:45:47 user dthewlis.
In Reply to: Re: Insipid books for boys posted by Charles Craig-Bennett,age seven and a half on September 03, 2009 at 18:39:01:
Charles, I don't know if you have found this yet, but there is a section of the All Things Ransome website called Ransome Readers Recommend where people who like Arthur Ransome's books and have their own favorites have contributed short reviews. The idea is to recommend books which specifically would appeal to young readers who like Ransome's Swallows and Amazons books, and some of the reviewers are juniors themselves.
You might find suggestions there for books you like, and you would be welcome to contribute your own suggestions as well.