Good books????????????

Question

i would like some good book ideas for a 12 year old who is a very very advanced reader and needs new books to read

Answer 1

It would help to know what s/he is interested in but I can try to give you a few suggestions

Chronicals of Narnia  I realize this was written for kids but they really well written.  Although I would suggest taking a break between every other book because it can be a bit taxing to try to read straight through (or it was for me and I'm well out of my teens)

Harry Potter is another great serious and while it was written for kids it's written well enough that adults can enjoy it

Chris Crutcher is a really good author who writes for teens about real teen issues.  Some might think that it would be too much for a 12 year old but I don't.

If all else fails check out the classics, they've stood the test of time for a reason and s/he will probably be required to read them down the road anyway, so why not get a head start.  

1984 is pretty good and fairly relevant to the current government in my humble opinion.  

The Catcher in the Rye is supposed to be a really great book but I didn't really understand why after I read it.  But s/he might enjoy it.

I read The Red Badge of Courage when I was 13 and that was, from what I remember, a decent read.

Honestly I'd have to say it doesn't really matter so much what s/he reads as longs they're interested in it because at least their reading.  Even if that means "reading below they're level"

Answer 2

Try these loved them all. Good for a twelve year old.

The Red Necklace – Sally Gardiner

I, Coriander – Sally Gardiner

Once – Moris Gleitzman

The Drumshee Series - Cora Harrison

The Hiring Fair – Elizabeth O’Hara

Daisy Chain War – Joan O’Neill

Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry – Mildred D. Taylor and prequel The Land

The Book Thief – Markus Zusak

The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants – Ann Brashares

Alone on a wide wide sea – Michael Morpurgo

Becky Bananas Jean Ure

The Secret Life of Bees – Sue Monk Kidd

The Star of Kazan – Eva Ibbotson

Journey to the River Sea – Eva Ibbotson

A girl called Blue – Marita Conlon-McKenna

Under the Hawthorn Tree – Marita Conlon-McKenna

Artemis Fowl – Eoin Colfer

His Dark Materials – Philip Pullman

Anthony Horowitz books -The Power of Five series and the Alex Rider series

Answer 3

YAY!! I LOVE QUESTIONS LIKE THESE!!!! ok here are some good books that i LOVE!!!    

The Hobbit

Jane Eyre (if your a girl)

The Lord of the Rings ARE EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!

The Choronicles of Narnia

Sword of Shanarah (i dont think i spelled that right)

Twilight (i heard that was good but i havent read it yet)

Answer 4

The theif lord is an excellent book and very thought provoking. I couldn't put it down and then stayed up all night thinking about it!

Answer 5

Misery by Stephen King could be good.

Answer 6

I started reading The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan when I was in 5th or 6th grade.  It's very long and very awesome.  The last book is being written right now by a ghostwriter named Brandon Sanderson.  It's an epic fantasy series.  While there are things a twelve year old may not understand, it's still enjoyable and he/she can always read them again later when everything will make more sense.  That's what I did. ^_^  The first book is The Eye of the World.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wheel_o...

Pendragon by D. J. MacHale is a fantasy series for teen and pre-teen readers.  It's much more suited for a 12-yr-old than WoT. ^^  I love the series, and have ever since I picked up the first book in 8th grade.  There are nine books right now, starting with The Merchant of Death.

http://www.thependragonadventure.com/pen...

Answer 7

Try "Flowers for Algernon" by Keyes. It's one of my favorites.

Answer 8

twilight, new moon, eclipse, and breaking dawn

Answer 9

boy or girl?