Just 15 years old, jack raab finds his way into the army air force with. So here are 50 books that many boys and young men will really love. He careens from graphic novels to percy jackson to the odd classic recently. This is the story of shortya 15 year old boy trapped in a collapsed hospital during the earthquake in haiti. The best books every teen should read readers digest. When i was about 15 or 16, i decided id read enough ya and that i wanted to. The 10 best books to buy for teen boys in 2020 thoughtco. But he also suffers from aspergers syndrome, making social interactions painfully difficult. This novel tells the story of shawn mcdaniel, a 14 year old boy with cerebral palsy. A 15 year old boy might also like some of terry pratchetts books. Its been 20 years since we first met the boy who lived, but the. By the way, this list is for books that are at least ten years old.
These 20 mustread classic novels, poetry collections, and works of nonfiction will help you navigate life, society, our political climate, and more in 2020. Theres no magic formula, but certain books, both old and new, seem to have an. Classic for a 15yearold boy showing 119 of 19 goodreads. Hinton set the groundwork for ya fiction when she wrote the outsiders in high school, with a book that spoke directly to.
The books below are ones suitable for children and teens aged 1214. Haddons 15 year old hero, christopher john francis boone, is a mathematical boy genius. The books that wouldve kept me reading as a 16yearold boy. Best books for 1214 year olds in 2015, we put together a list of the 100 best books for children from the last 100 years. Inspired by the true story of a native american woman who lived for 18 years on an island off the california coast, island of the blue dolphins tells the story of 12 year old karana, who must hunt. Most teens dont like classics, but they can tell us a lot about ourselves and how our culture has changed. But for a few years in my teens, i lost interest in reading. Its the first dystopian book i ever read and changed me for life. This book, which is the first in a series, is directed towards a younger audience around 10 years old. There is also a lot of good older science fiction brin, bear, pournelle, asimov, leguin, tepper.
According to some studies, since 1984, the percentage of year olds who are weekly readers dropped from 70% to 53%. We love how this story builds, making tots wonder and anticipate what will happen in the end. Here is a compilation of 15 of the most interesting classic books for teens to enjoy reading. Hes highly intelligent, yet unable to move his muscles, feed himself, or. Surrounded by the bodies of the dead, increasingly weak from lack of. Weve included some classics, but we also threw in some more modern and. Legions of readers are following the adventures of 15yearold will who battles fantastical beasts and evil warlords trying to take over the.
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