Catherine Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 My middle son will be 14 on Christmas. I want to get him a book but am fresh out of ideas. He loved: LOTR trilogy and The Hobbit, the Douglas Adams books (he read them all), and some of our successful RAs the past few years have included Carry On Mr. Bowditch, and Watership Down. So fiction, memoirs, sciencey-type stuff (I just read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks with him). Has anyone read The Gun with their teen boys, or have the boys read it and liked it? I was thinking of that, also because Mr. Chivers' wife posts here sometimes. Suggestions please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Have you tried David Eddings, Terry Pratchett, or Robert Asprin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Has he read The Hunger Games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 How about the Ender books? (Ender's Game etc). There are a few William Sleator books he may find interesting as well: House of Stairs, Singularity etc. I have an almost 14 yo (April b-day). Those are some that he's getting for Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margo out of lurking Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 My middle son will be 14 on Christmas. I want to get him a book but am fresh out of ideas. He loved: LOTR trilogy and The Hobbit, the Douglas Adams books (he read them all), and some of our successful RAs the past few years have included Carry On Mr. Bowditch, and Watership Down. So fiction, memoirs, sciencey-type stuff (I just read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks with him). Has anyone read The Gun with their teen boys, or have the boys read it and liked it? I was thinking of that, also because Mr. Chivers' wife posts here sometimes. Suggestions please! The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks would be an excellent read aloud with a teen! My ds is a bit younger, but his favorite series is LOTR, and he is a huge Star Wars fan. His other top series are Ranger's Apprentice and Pendragon. We are currently reading the second book of The Samurai Series by Dorothy Hoobler; ds enjoys all things samurai. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 We had so many great conversations while reading this book! It allowed us to discuss some uncomfortable subjects like STDs in a less "loaded" way-this child has studiously avoided those conversations so we *needed* to have them-plus there is lots of fodder in the book for talking about science ethics, human nature, right and wrong, etc. It was a wonderful book for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 Nope-will check them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 Yes-is reading them now. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 BTDT-his brother turned him on to them. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey Mom Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I bought my nephew (14) the Robert Liparulo Dreamhouse Kings series for Christmas last year. He loved them (and so did I). :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Lovely book - smart, thoughtful, funny, sad. It's not entirely a "feel good" and is, on the surface, a realistic book rather than a fantasy. But it was a very good read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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