The Indian in the Cupboard series

the Time Twists trilogy by Paul McCusker

the Boxcar Children maybe? unless you think he's too old for them

I take it you don't want any fantasy at all, not even faith-based? Because there are a lot of good ones out there these days.

Bren, Faith-based fantasy would be fine.  Thanks

I liked the Landon Snow books by R.K Mortensen. there of a Christian version remineiscent of Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket.

the Dragon Keeper Chronicles by Donita K Paul 4 books out, one on the way

The Door Within by Wayne Thomas Batson - 3 books

Landon Snow is good, I think there are 5 of them now

The Way of the Wilderking by Jonathan Rogers - 3 books

of course there is always the Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis

I also think 13 is a good age to read The Hobbit

Land of Elyon by Patrick Carman - 4 of them (not faith based but good clean stories)

anything by Susan Cooper

My 2 children (12/14)  read the Shadow Children series by Margaret Peterson Haddix;

They were so engrossed in them!

Also, there are some pretty exciting ones by Iain Lawrence...the High Seas Trilogy were great adventure books.

It has The Wreckers, The Smugglers, and The Buccaneers...

The Shadow Children starts with Among The Hidden, and has 7 books altogether in the series.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions.  It has helped alot.  Thanks again, Sherron

I 2nd Deborah on the Landon Snow series - my kids and I are on #3 right now.  Also, we just got Gavin Goodfellow by Candy Abbott that we are starting after this Landon Snow book that looks really good.

Janna

Unfortunately, I find many of these recommendations to be on the childish side for a young teenager.  I would suggest a Frank Peretti novel, like This Present Darkness.  Strong Christian male role models are presented in this book, as well as plenty of clean adventure.  Many of Peretti's novels are grouped into series, I believe.

If he's interested in Indians, here are a few that we've enjoyed.

Moccasin Trail by Eloise Jarvis McGraw (author of The Golden Goblet and Mara; Daughter of the Nile.)

Anything by Robert Hofsinde (Gray-Wolf) I've only read 3 of his, but he really does a good job describing different aspects of Indian life. He was adopted into a tribe.

I Heard The Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven. She has several others too.

Sing Down the Moon by Scott O'Dell. Also Thunder Rolling in the Mountains. And Streams to the River; River to the Sea (about Lewis and Clark expedition.) Click on his name in any of these book listings to find a bunch more.

Some that I've seen recommended, but haven't managed to read yet.

The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter

OK - there are more, but they are packed away for next year, and my memory is refusing to remember what they are.