Crissy Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 For Christmas I pre-ordered the Kindle Fire for my 17yo and purchased a regular Kindle for my 12yo. I want to pre-load a few books for each of them in addition to giving an Amazon gift certificate so they can choose a few of their own books on Christmas morning. What would you choose if these were your 17 and 12 year old boys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Boys are so much harder to pick books for. How about the Eragon books for the younger one? Harry Potter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 For the oldest, I would choose "Do Hard Things." I don't think Harry Potter series is available on Kindle; at least, it wasn't the last half-dozen times I looked. :D Maybe "The Lightening Thief" for 12 yo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 Boys are so much harder to pick books for. How about the Eragon books for the younger one? Harry Potter? Oh! Isn't the latest out this month? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 For the oldest, I would choose "Do Hard Things." I don't think Harry Potter series is available on Kindle; at least, it wasn't the last half-dozen times I looked. :D Maybe "The Lightening Thief" for 12 yo. Great idea! I think you're right about HP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 My boys have specific interests, and I find books in those areas for them. When they were 12, they had many favorite authors, and I chose the latest books by those authors. Usually it was YA fantasy novels. One of my boys only read about baseball at that age. He received one fiction book -- Samurai Shortstop; the rest were nonfiction. When I select books for my kids, I usually look for at least one book by an author they are unfamiliar with. To do this, I research books for those who like [X title], and read reviews. Lists like that usually show up on library websites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-M- Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 For the older son: Surely You're Kidding, Mr. Feynman The Foundation Trilogy A Prayer for Owen Meany For the younger son: Ender's Game Ender's Shadow For either or both: Profiles in Courage The Complete Works of Shakespeare The Call of the Wild The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe The Complete Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Jim the Boy The Complete Works of Charles Dickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 One of my boys only read about baseball at that age. He received one fiction book -- Samurai Shortstop; the rest were nonfiction. The younger son is a baseball player, so I'll look that up. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 Some free classics! :D Yes! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 For the older son: Surely You're Kidding, Mr. Feynman The Foundation Trilogy A Prayer for Owen Meany For the younger son: Ender's Game Ender's Shadow For either or both: Profiles in Courage The Complete Works of Shakespeare The Call of the Wild The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe The Complete Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Jim the Boy The Complete Works of Charles Dickens Wonderful suggestion, as always. Thank you so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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