What are some good books for 12 year old boys?

Question

I dont like books with many many fiction like in space or dragons, just a little fiction.

Answer 1

Anything by G.A. Henty. His stories are classified as historical fiction, and most of them take place in Saxon/medieval England. I loved his books even though they were all directed at boys.

Copies of his books might be very hard to come by, but it will be worth the effort.

Answer 2

Here are some books I think a 12 year old boy might be interested in:

Holes - Louis Sachar

A boy named Stanly Yelnats is sent to a intense "Character Building camp" after being wrongly accused of stealing a baseball legend's sneakers. At the camp the residents are forced to dig one hole, 5 feet in diameter, 5 feet deep, "To build character".  Stanly suspects that there is a purpose for the digging other than discipline.  

House of Stairs - William Sleator

5 Orphans are taken to a building that has seemingly nothing but infinite flights of stairs... They are fed by a machine when they perform ever lengthening rituals.  This book is a lot better than the summary sounds!

Godless - Pete Hautman

A teenager named Jason gets bored in Sunday school and desides to start a religion of his own, worshiping the town's water tower, as a joke. He attracts a few followers,one knows how to climb the water tower so they can swim in it, another becomes serious about the religion.

The Westing Game - Ellen Raskin

A millionaire dies and his will brings 16 strangers together in a contest for his money. The winner is the one who finds who of the 16 killed the millionaire.

Among the Hidden -  Margaret Peterson Haddix

It becomes illegal for families to have more than two children.  Luke is a third child and has always lived his life in hiding until he meets another third child named Jen.

Hatchet - Gary Paulsen

A guy named Brian gets stranded in Canadian wilderness.

Code Orange - Caroline B. Cooney

A teenage Newyorker discovers a old packet of smallpox scabs. Because he inhaled some particals he fears he has been infected and will start an outbreak.

The Lightning Theif - Rick Riordan

Percy dicovers he is half Greek god and is sent to a summer camp with others of his kind.  He goes on a quest to return Zues's stolen lightning bolt.

Life of Pi -  Yann Martel

Piscine or Pi as he likes to be called, practices Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam.  After a ship wreck, he becomes stranded on a life boat in the  Pacific ocean with a tiger.

Answer 3

If you don't like that much fantasy, you might like this book.  I read it when I was 12.  It has a little bit of fantasy, but you forget completely about that and it feels so real as the story progresses.  If you haven't read this, I highly recomend it.

This story is about a 15 year old boy named Bobby who lives in Chicago.  One day he wakes up and realizes that he's gone.  He's completely invisible.  He soon tells his parents, who have no idea what to think of it, but have to rush to work.  Bobby is forced to stay home, but he wants to have some fun, so he goes to the local library and looks around.  He meets a blind girl named Alicia.  It doesn't take her long to realize that something's wrong with Bobby.  He tells her that he's invisible and the two soon become friends.  With the help of Alicia, Bobby must find out how to become whole again before something terrible happens.

Answer 4

If you like stories about the 12 Olympian Gods, you should read Lightning Thief by Rick Riordon. It's a really good series.

Answer 5

Definitely try the alex rider series by anthony horowitz. First book has been made into a film, i'm sure you've heard of stormbreaker???

Also try books by darren shan - mostly blood, gore and vampires

Try the artemis fowl series too - about a 12 year old boy who is a mathematic genius and tries to trick the 'fairy world' by holding one of them hostage.......... he comes from a family of bad guys -thieves. well worth reading!!

Answer 6

Cirque De Freak series is about a young boy who was turned into a vampire. It's a really good series that keeps you interested.

Answer 7

Try these:

Any books by Scott Westernfeld or Neal Shusterman are really good.

The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

Holes by Louis Sanchar

The Chronicles of Narnia (7 books) by C.S. Lewis

The Alex Rider series (starting with Stormbreaker) by Anthony Horowitz

Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne

The Cirque du Freak series or The Demonata series by Darren Shan