What are your 10-14 year old boys reading?

**Amity** · May 19th, 2013, 12:10 PM

I just bought Ds1 a kobo for his tenth birthday. We have a number of books already, but I'm wondering what your boys are reading?

We already have:

Roald Dahl
Artemis Fowl series
Beast Quest

I'm trying to move him onto more "teenage" books but without sex iykwim.

Any suggestions?

**Artechim** · May 19th, 2013, 12:12 PM

Had a visiting 13 year old tell me that The Hunger Games are awesome. Haven't read them myself yet though so can't tell you about content.

**TeniBear** · May 19th, 2013, 12:43 PM

If he likes Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer's other books are fantastic. I like The Supernaturalist in particular, closely followed by The Wishlist. At times the latter can have some uncomfortable themes (redemption after death, forgiving people who have caused great emotional scars, etc.) but I think a teenage boy could handle it.

I suppose he's been through Harry Potter? I only got into them when I was 17ish and still found/find them engaging, even though the earlier books are aimed at children.

A Series Of Unfortunate Events is okay, though I never really got into them myself.

Could you look at what he's reading or will be reading at school, get him ahead of the curve a little? My Year 10 English teacher thought I was amazing for already having read one of our books

I didn't have the heart to tell him I read it in Year 8 at my previous school

ETA: Sorry, just noticed you said he's ten. Not so sure about The Wishlist anymore. Artemis Fowl might be a touch "mature" for him as well - have you read them yourself? In the later books especially, there's a few nasty scenes shown in detail...

**Trillian** · May 19th, 2013, 01:21 PM

DS1 (12) loves reading those My Australian Story books about settlement, war, refugees etc. They are a great series written especially for kids. But he's also very much like me in his tastes and he reads most books that I do - Douglas Adams, Australian autobiographies, Ricky Gervais' An Idiot Abroad, Terry Pratchett etc. But he also loves the horrible histories books and anything written by Paul Jennings.

Oh, the 39 CLues books would be a great series too.

**HotI** · May 19th, 2013, 01:25 PM

I have recently acquired the "Tomorrow when the war began" series, and started reading them again. They are teenage books for boys or girls.

**Ree*Ree** · May 19th, 2013, 03:55 PM

At that age my brother and myself read:
Animorphs by K A Applegate
John Marsden's Tomorrow series - though it does have a sex scene in it
The Eragon cycle by Christopher Paolini
Rowan of Rin series by Emily Rodda

**Astrolady** · May 19th, 2013, 04:20 PM

Kameron is reading (slowly) War Stories for Boys. He had a fascination with War late last year, so we got him that book for Christmas. He's plodding along with it, but has never been a big reader. We're surprised he got through the first page LOL.

**Trillian** · May 19th, 2013, 05:06 PM

Kameron is reading (slowly) War Stories for Boys. He had a fascination with War late last year, so we got him that book for Christmas. He's plodding along with it, but has never been a big reader. We're surprised he got through the first page LOL.

DS has that too. It's a good book.

**Chocaholic** · May 19th, 2013, 05:47 PM

My just turned 15yo nephew adored the Skulduggery Pleasant books by Derek Landy. He is not a big reader (or a reader at all really) but he loved these books.

**~me~** · May 19th, 2013, 06:01 PM

DS1 9 turning 10 in Sept is reading Harry Potter. About to get him into The Famous Five.
He loves Beast Quest and there is another series called Boy Vs Beast which he likes.
He also likes the Skylanders books.

**feeb** · May 19th, 2013, 06:04 PM

At that age I liked:

Tomorrow when the war began series and Roald Dahl (Judy blume but he wont like them LOL)

What about Famous Five

Oliver Twist

Narnia chronicles

Treasure island

Tom sawyer

**~Raven~** · May 19th, 2013, 07:17 PM

Dear Dumb Diary is popular with mine ATM!

**Nai** · May 19th, 2013, 08:09 PM

How about some classics lie Hardy boys, 20,000 leagues under the sea, journey to the centre of the earth, five children and it, the borrowers

**Phteven** · May 19th, 2013, 08:22 PM

Inappropriate in ever so many ways but I remember my nephew being nuts for the Biggles series at that age, I enjoyed the Biggles stories too but not to the extend that Harry did. The Hardy Boys is a great suggestion.
I was quite a precocious reader but when I was his age I like simple, old school detective stories - Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers (I had a bit of a crush on Peter Wimsey lol), **** Francis...... the kind of stuff grandmas read lol.
I assume he's read The Wimpy Kid series. They're quite fun.
The Diary of Adrian Mole.
Bridge to Terabitha
Playing Beatie Bow

The Flicka series is another old school series I loved.
Storm Boy
Treasure Island
The Jeeves books - grown up but not too grown up.
The Secret Garden (or her other books)
Narnia Series
James Herriot books (Vet in a Spin etc)
Dr Dolittle
Silver Brumby series
Famous Five

**feeb** · May 19th, 2013, 08:25 PM

Inappropriate in ever so many ways but I remember my nephew being nuts for the Biggles series at that age, I enjoyed the Biggles stories too but not to the extend that Harry did. The Hardy Boys is a great suggestion.
I was quite a precocious reader but when I was his age I like simple, old school detective stories - Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers (I had a bit of a crush on Peter Wimsey lol), **** Francis...... the kind of stuff grandmas read lol.
I assume he's read The Wimpy Kid series. They're quite fun.
The Diary of Adrian Mole.
Bridge to Terabitha
Playing Beatie Bow

The Flicka series is another old school series I loved.
Storm Boy
Treasure Island
The Jeeves books - grown up but not too grown up.
The Secret Garden (or her other books)
Narnia Series
James Herriot books (Vet in a Spin etc)
Dr Dolittle
Silver Brumby series
Famous Five

Oh yes Adrian Mole I LOVED LOVED LOVED

and Bridge to Teribithia another fav!! and Playing Beatie bow

**peanutter** · May 19th, 2013, 09:56 PM

Tomorrow when the war began is awesome, but there is some sex. Just a little bit.

Hunger games awesome with no sex.

Other than that I cannot comment much ... DH was reading David Eddings etc by 10, and I was reading Dean Koontz.

**~clover~** · May 19th, 2013, 10:15 PM

DD loves the Tashi series, but I think she's just too old now at 11 for them.

I want to find books she can read, so I'm going to look into some of these. I was into The Baby Sitters Club & Sweet Valley High at that age, lol. I don't have time to read books at the moment, so have heard of some of these, but haen't read any.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Treasure Island, 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea. I had a series of hard cover books mum got through the Newsagent & there were some great stories in it. Little Women might not be his cup of tea though...