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Good books for Pre-Teens and Teenagers - Nebuchadnezzar - 07-27-2015
There are a few books based during World War II
1. The Hiding Place by Corry Ten Boom
2. Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut
3. North to Freedom by Ann Holm
Others that are good are based on life in general
1. That Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton
2. Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton
3. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Then there are the fantasy books
1. The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis
2. The Lord of the Rings series including The Simariliion by J.R.R. Tolkien
3. The Classics like Treasure Island
There's one more book that's pretty decent and is kind of a biography
The Immortal Life of Hennrietta Lacks by Rebecka Skloot
What are some other books that I've forgotten about that you would add?
RE: Good books for Pre-Teens and Teenagers - BmorePat87 - 07-27-2015
We gave out a ton of book at the end of the summer school program I just did. Some popular ones were the Percy Jackson series, the chronicles of vladimir tod series, and any Walter Dean Myers books.
RE: Good books for Pre-Teens and Teenagers - Nebuchadnezzar - 07-27-2015
(07-27-2015, 06:39 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: We gave out a ton of book at the end of the summer school program I just did. Some popular ones were the Percy Jackson series, the chronicles of vladimir tod series, and any Walter Dean Myers books.
Kids love adventure and they love stories about how other kids are more powerful, smarter and all that jazz over adults, lol.
I've only seen the Percy Jackson movies and liked them a lot. I've never heard of the others though and will have to look them up.
RE: Good books for Pre-Teens and Teenagers - MrRager - 07-27-2015
(07-27-2015, 06:53 PM)Nebuchadnezzar Wrote: Kids love adventure and they love stories about how other kids are more powerful, smarter and all that jazz over adults, lol.
I've only seen the Percy Jackson movies and liked them a lot. I've never heard of the others though and will have to look them up.
Gregor the Overland series is very good in that regard. It is written by Suzanne Collins, the same woman who wrote the Hunger Games series.
It is probably more geared for the preteen kids as it is easier to read.
RE: Good books for Pre-Teens and Teenagers - fredtoast - 07-28-2015
The original Sherlock Holmes stories.
I loved them when I was young, and right now Holmes is big in pop culture. There are 2 television series about him.
RE: Good books for Pre-Teens and Teenagers - Stewy - 07-28-2015
Harry Potter of course. Loved reading those books and I've read them over many times. JKR is a great story teller.
Mark Twain - Mr. Comedic Satire himself. However, I wouldn't pre-teens reading these. They need to appreciate and understand the context of the language and dialog used, and the time in which the books are based and written.
Tom Sawyer
Huckleberry Finn