|
Users viewing this topic:
none
|
|
Login  | |
|
13 yo Boy - 10/2/2008 1:49:54 PM
|
|
|
Jenny-Fair
Posts: 5843
Joined: 4/11/2005
From: WA
Status: offline
|
Nate is turning 13 this month, and I wanted to get him a book. (yeah, just one, because there are a couple other things I am getting him).
Anyway, he's 13 but his reading level is a few years ahead. He has read Frank Peretti's Veritas Project series and really enjoyed it. He likes mysteries. He also enjoyed the Nathan T. Riggins series, although that might have been a bit on the easy-reading side, the hero was named Nathan, lol, so of course he lvoed it.
If I leave him alone, he will re-read all the Red Rock mysteries, all the Frank Peretti kids' and teens' books, etc, but he rarely branches out.
Any ideas?
_____________________________
Tony: Ziva, did you kill Houdini?
Ziva: It is possible. I do not remember all their names.
My Blog
|
|
|
|
|
RE: 13 yo Boy - 10/2/2008 2:07:17 PM
|
|
|
uncabeeil
Posts: 5526
Joined: 4/11/2005
From: Joisey. Got a problem wit dat?
Status: offline
|
Ted Dekker has a youth series based on the Circle Trilogy.
Isle of Swords, Isle of Fire, The Door Within Trilogy by Wayne Thomas Batson. The first two are pirate stories, the trilogy is knights in shining armor fantasy.
The Once and Future King, The Book of Merlin - TS White
The Hardy Boy mysteries
Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn - Mark Twain
Moby Dick - Herman Melville
_____________________________
I don't recall all of the details
But I know life is better when shared. -Jon Troast
|
|
|
|
|
RE: 13 yo Boy - 10/2/2008 2:23:07 PM
|
|
|
rae_of_light
Posts: 3051
Joined: 2/15/2007
From: The true North strong and free!
Status: offline
|
Are you looking for Christian fiction, or any fiction? For Christian fiction I would suggest Ted Dekker's 'Blink', or some of Randy Singer's books such as 'The Cross Examination of Oliver Finney'. His new one, 'By Reason of Insanity' also looks great, but I haven't read it yet. I suggested these ones because you said he was at a mature reading level. Some of these might get a little "boring" for your average 13 yo, but they are really good!
For non Christian (but clean) fiction, I would have to say Brian Jacques. Although if he isn't into fantasy, or if you aren't comfortable with magic type stuff, this author probably isn't for you.
_____________________________
I don't need to swear to get my point across
I don't have to change who I am to be cool
I don't have to drink to have a good time
...And you're asking me what MY problem is?
|
|
|
|
|
RE: 13 yo Boy - 10/2/2008 2:28:37 PM
|
|
|
JimboFletch
Posts: 6433
Joined: 4/11/2005
Status: offline
|
I'm an avid reader (and a little older than 13) but seldom do people give me a book that interests me or, in some cases, that I haven't read before. Now my family gives me gift certificates to various book stores. It's almost like a double gift because I've found picking out the right book or books is as much enjoyment to me as reading them.
Just a thought.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: 13 yo Boy - 10/2/2008 2:39:18 PM
|
|
|
Jenny-Fair
Posts: 5843
Joined: 4/11/2005
From: WA
Status: offline
|
Generally when I pick books, he likes them. Once a few years ago I picked one and he wasn't interested, so I said, 'Well, you have to read the first chapter, but after that you can put it away and never read it if you like' and of course he had to finish the whole book and then came and said, 'That was a trick!'
Now my eldest will not read a book I choose, but this child is different.
_____________________________
Tony: Ziva, did you kill Houdini?
Ziva: It is possible. I do not remember all their names.
My Blog
|
|
|
|
|
RE: 13 yo Boy - 10/2/2008 5:35:29 PM
|
|
|
Jenny-Fair
Posts: 5843
Joined: 4/11/2005
From: WA
Status: offline
|
Maybe I should just start slipping novels under his pillow, lol.
_____________________________
Tony: Ziva, did you kill Houdini?
Ziva: It is possible. I do not remember all their names.
My Blog
|
|
|
|
|
RE: 13 yo Boy - 10/9/2008 3:03:20 PM
|
|
|
rae_of_light
Posts: 3051
Joined: 2/15/2007
From: The true North strong and free!
Status: offline
|
I know I already gave some suggestions, but I came across another amazing book series the other week. It's called The Sword of Lyric series, by Sharon Hink. The first one is about a lady who gets pulled into another world where she must help to save this place from attack by an evil country. It's about a mother, but both I and my 14 yo brother read it, and we agreed that her being a mother didn't make her hard to relate to. The second and third books are about her teenage son, so it gets even more interesting for us young'uns! Anyways, the books are fantasy (obviously), and they're full of adventure, sword fights, and truths about God. I highly recommend them to anyone!
_____________________________
I don't need to swear to get my point across
I don't have to change who I am to be cool
I don't have to drink to have a good time
...And you're asking me what MY problem is?
|
|
|
|
|
RE: 13 yo Boy - 10/22/2008 10:32:32 PM
|
|
|
TN_Aubie
Posts: 6
Joined: 9/17/2008
Status: offline
|
I highly recommend the historical fiction books by G. A. Henty. You can check them out at CBD: Christian Book Distributors
Also, the books published by Bethlehem Books are wonderful:
Bethlehem books
_____________________________
Blessings,
TN Aubie
|
|
|
|
|
RE: 13 yo Boy - 10/24/2008 2:10:43 PM
|
|
|
MisterTR
Posts: 65
Joined: 5/23/2008
Status: offline
|
I just bought one of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, and my 12-year old read it in one day. What I read of it was pretty funny.
_____________________________
"And we know that all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28
|
|
|
|
 New Messages |
 No New Messages |
 Hot Topic w/ New Messages |
 Hot Topic w/o New Messages |
 Locked w/ New Messages |
 Locked w/o New Messages |
|
 Post New Thread
Reply to Message
Post New Poll
Submit Vote
Delete My Own Post
Delete My Own Thread
Rate Posts |
|
|
Forum Tools
Printable Version
