DS 11.8 - reading age 15

[mollybob]

Loves fact books, sci-fi, fantasy but not emotionally mature enough for a lot of teenage type fiction

Wants books for xmas - any recommendations. He has done Pratchett, Tolkein amongst others

[Metatron]

Terry Goodkind, Terry Brooks, Raymond Feist, David Eddings all v good, not a great deal of "issues" and little adult content.

[gigglewitch]

has he read all of the douglas adams - hitchikers guide, all five of em? Fan-bloody-tastic

[TheLadyEvenstar]

Giggle thats what ds1, also 11, is reading atm hitchikers guide.

[gigglewitch]

good taste, tle!

(oi, you stalkin me eh? )

[TheLadyEvenstar]

Giggle yes I am now officially your MN stalker lmao

[gigglewitch]

rofl

No, actually I'm your stalker

[TheLadyEvenstar]

lmao we will be eachothers stalkers am off to bed now stalker

[gigglewitch]

night then fellow stalker

[stressedHEmum]

Ds1 started reading David Eddings at 10, not much adult content in the Belgariad ones, Althalus or the Sir Sparshop ones (Elenium). Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth books are quite adult and have some very complex themes, DS! is rereading them now as an adult because he missed so much in the early books when he read them as this age.

Has he read Phillip Pullman's Dark Materials books, very multilayered and good for this age. Also William Nicholson's WIndsinger books, Garth Nix Abhorsen books, Anthony Horowitz Power of 5 books, Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl books, which even I like, Brian Jacques Redwall books, GP Taylors Shadowmancer series, the Bartimaeus Trilogy, Kevin Crossley Hollands Arthurian books, The Warriors of Alavnna books, SHaron Creech books. My current 12 year old likes the Rangers Apprentice books and Septimuns heap books, also Skullduggery Pleasant, Peter Dickinson novels and Lucy and Stephen Hawking's books about George and his adventures.The boys have also all enjoyed the Manga Shakespeare series.

Factual books: The Number Devil, Can You Feel the FOrce, Tony Robinson's Worst Jobs books, Ripley's Believe it or Not, The Gamer's book of World Records, the A Graphic Introduction to... series, Eureka..., Crisp Packet Fireworks, Penguins Great Journeys series, OUP A Brief Introduction to..... series.

[GrumpyYoungFogey]

Some stuff I enjoyed at that age:

HG Wells (Time machine, War of the Worlds, Invisible Man...)

Jack Wyndham (Day of the Triffids, Chrysalids etc.)

I never really got into Stephen King but I read one once, it was square shaped so one of those should keep him busy for a while.

Gormenghast trilogy may be worth a go (although may be hard going in places, I read this age 15/16)

I can give you a more general list outside the genre of sci-fi if he wants to broaden his horizons (although it is all pretty standard Penguin Modern Classics type stuff)

[GrumpyYoungFogey]

Sorry to double post.

Ursula le Guin's Earthsea trilogy is worth a go if he's not already read them.

I remember enjoying Joan Aiken (Wolves Chronicles) about age 10/11, I don't know if they'd be too childish.

You've started me thinking now...

[elkiedee]

John Wyndham, Ursula Le Guin, Diana Wynne Jones