When I was about half way through my time in junior school, my class was given several books to read - perhaps half a dozen in total. I can still remember what several of these were - Born Free, The Sundowners, and Treasure Island, but the one I enjoyed the most was "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin.
This was a fantasy tale of wizards and witches and good against evil, somewhat in the style of The Lord of The Rings or, more recently Harry Potter, and I enjoyed it so much that soon after I invested my pocket money in a copy of my own, together with the two sequels. I've read them may times and they're still part of my library.
A couple of months ago I was delighted to read that the first two books had been adapted for TV by the Sci-Fi Channel and, better still I could buy the DVD now, rather than wait for the series to air. I've just sat down and watched it and whilst I'd be the first to admit that there are some major liberties with the original works, I still found it all rather enjoyable.
If you like a bit of swords and sorcery fantasy, why not give it a whirl? Better yet - go read the books, which I've only just discovered are now four in number.