Book recommendations for 14 yr old boy

[buddy&wooz]

My son really enjoyed "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" last summer.

 

[daannzzz]

The White Mountains Trilogy which includes these three books
The White Mountains
The City of Gold and Lead
The Pool of Fire

If you can find them.

Also the following two books by Zenna Henderson

Pilgrimage

The People: A No Different Flesh

 

[clh2]

Sorry - I don't know the author's name - my daughter read "A Solitary Blue" last school year, and really liked it. The main character is a boy during his "growing up" years, enidng about the time he graduates from high school.

 

[ducklite]

Originally posted by Galahad
We are a bit surprised by our 14 YO DS's summer reading list. He will be a Freshman in August. Here is is summer list:

- Memoirs of a Geisha

Wow! That's perhaps a bit much for a 14 year old IMHO. While not explicitlyly sexually explcit, there's more than enough there that I would think it not appropriate for a younger teen's reading list.

There is some good historical basis, but still...

Anne

 

[Kallison]

My 13 year old loves mystery - he liked DaVinci Code.

A lot of the boys at my school were reading Eragon

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I am reading Eragon now! I have to say so far, so good.

 

[ducklite]

I'd suggest "Of Mice and Men" and/or "the Pearl" by Steinbeck

Depending on the child's reading level, some of Tom Clancy's books--Red October, Patriot Games, Cardinal in the Kremlin, Debt of Honor, Executive Orders, etc. are all excellent reads. I strongly suggest you read them in order. They don't *have* to be, but certain little elements will make more sense if you do.

I saw The Outsiders and That Was Then, This Is Now mentioned, excellent suggestions. SE Hinton also had a couple of other excellent books, RumbleFish and Tex.

Some others..Lord of the Flies, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Great Gatsby (has some "adult" content).

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. might appeal to that age group, as might Ray Bradbury, George Orwell, Hemingway, and Saliger.

Of course the Harry Potter series.

For fun, how about the Guiness Book of World Records?

IMHO it just depends on the maturity level and reading ability of the child. But these are some good places to start.

Anne