My son is a strong all rounder academically but his teachers here in the USA after some testing said that he could do with more reading to improve his language arts. I'm sure this is down to screen time and no reading. So DH and I thought it would be a good idea to have a family read aloud each evening to keep his interest. I am hoping you can all give some good suggestions. He is quite analytical and a sophisticated thinker, he surprises me with the interesting things he has to say. He just recently self-diagnosed a medical condition after consulting with Dr. Google. As an American kid I think Dickens will leave him cold. Good characters and a great plot from any genre is fine. He did live in Germany from 2-8 so has lived in different cultures. As we will be reading, plus possibly his 16 yr old sister (although during the school year she is likely to have too much homework) please suggest a good crowd pleaser.
Thanks in advance and very interested to hear your suggestions. Classic American novels might be a good idea. I thought of The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison but thought that could be too dark for a 13 yr old. I enjoyed Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis. Some books that come to mind have content that is not necessarily appropriate or interesting to a 13 yr old ( he was 13 in June).