What is the best book for a 15 year old boy to read?
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What is the best book for a 15 year old boy to read?
i have never read a book before..
so i dont know which genre's are interesting
i want to start reading books
which book do you think i will enjoy reading??
is it a best-seller?
will it be available in a public library?
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The Harry Potter series is supposed to be great and every book is supposedly a page turner. I've never read them, but I'm 22 and want to read them sometime.
Even a book on classical Mythology might be interesting if you're into that type of thing. I recommend Edith Hamilton's Mythology.
Or if you want to read a classic that isn't too challenging you could go for Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. That would be a great starter book.
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I know it's a bit soppy, but if you don't want the typical Harry Potter then yeah it's a good read if you can get past all the lovey dovey stuff.
Both great series', on LOTR is also a great read just very "heavy".
John Marsden's "Tommorow When the War Began" series is good as well
Hope this helps
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The Gunslinger by Stephen King,
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Animal Farm by George Orwell.
Farenheit 451 is also a pretty good book.
There are tons and tons of good books that aren't 'harry potter'/popular/twilight. I'd recommend reading those. Check out Steinbeck too - definitely Of Mice and Men
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Thats a great list, also another way is just to go to your local library and start opening books that look interesting, you will find stuff you like in no time trust megekiranger wrote:Read Lord of the Flies by William Golding,
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The Gunslinger by Stephen King,
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Animal Farm by George Orwell.
Farenheit 451 is also a pretty good book.
There are tons and tons of good books that aren't 'harry potter'/popular/twilight. I'd recommend reading those. Check out Steinbeck too - definitely Of Mice and Men
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Val, Tyler, The Time Wreccas
Chris, Priestley, Redwulf's Curse
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theyre about a group of 5 14 year olds (gate keepers)who are the only ones who can prevent the world being overtaken by an ancient evil, but they have to fine each other, & understand who they are, before they can do this. they're a mixture of horror, fantasy & action & fantastic reads.
or you could try 'the knife of never letting go' by patrick ness. it's about todd, the youngest inhabitant in a town of men, cursed by the fact that they can all hear one another's thoughts, all of the time. when he's out with his dog todd suddenly comes across a patch of silence & the book focuses on the outcomes of this discovery, & the fact that he must now run for his life. it's really fast-paced & gripping, but as it's rather new i don't know how readily available it'll be in libraries at the moment.