Some recommendations for an 8 year old who loves Harry Potter and Mysterious Benedict Society

I was asked to come up with some suggestions for an 8-year-old who loves Harry Potter and The Mysterious Benedict Society but is not too fond of the Chronicles of Narnia.

Such a reader might try:

Wizard's Hall by Jane Yolen

The Secret of Platform 13 by Eve Ibbotson

Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonnell

the mystery/horror stories of John Bellair

The Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula LeGuin

The Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper

Half Magic by Edward Eager

Redwall by Brian Jacques

So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane

Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke

This should keep him busy for a week or so.