tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post7295607047329101337..comments2024-01-18T00:33:10.659-08:00Comments on All Booked Up: What Would You Recommend? - Books For Teen BoysElenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-52741685167551645722010-06-13T19:33:04.458-07:002010-06-13T19:33:04.458-07:00That's a popular one too Niki. Sometimes I for...That's a popular one too Niki. Sometimes I forget about the books in the kids section when I'm looking in the teen books and vice versa. Thanks.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-68836117605701053882010-06-13T18:34:10.941-07:002010-06-13T18:34:10.941-07:00I know in the middle school all the boys like the ...I know in the middle school all the boys like the alex rider stories.<br />boy toy was pretty good too, but i don't know if it would be a boy and a girl story.~Niki~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05479427401865206504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-46784749806557084942010-06-13T13:41:59.185-07:002010-06-13T13:41:59.185-07:00Chad, I'll definitely keep those ones in mind....Chad, I'll definitely keep those ones in mind. The LOTR isn't for everyone, but I'd worn out my first copy by the time I was eleven. Still re-read it and the other books regularly.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-41972255402831543472010-06-13T13:34:38.517-07:002010-06-13T13:34:38.517-07:00I would second the Neil Gaiman suggestion; Neverwh...I would second the Neil Gaiman suggestion; Neverwhere comes to mind (I don't think there was swearing in that book). <br /><br />I read LoTR at twenty-five and found it horrifically boring and I should think younger readers would have an issue with it's pace and length. <br /><br />I know teenagers who have enjoyed A book of Lost things, by John Connolly and The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. <br /><br />I'm not really up on urban fantasy.Chad Hullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17774092046594256969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-90598988978062646042010-06-13T12:34:01.136-07:002010-06-13T12:34:01.136-07:00Lots of good suggestions there.
It seems to me t...Lots of good suggestions there. <br /><br />It seems to me that boys right now at least are interested in stories that are set in "our world" more that straight fantasy/science fiction worlds. Or at least an urban fantasy type version of our world, as I understand the Maximum Ride series to be.<br /><br />Which means, I guess, that I should have added the Cory Doctorow books: For The Win and Little Brother to the list.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-50579626725350331822010-06-12T09:08:56.731-07:002010-06-12T09:08:56.731-07:00Well...there's always Harry Potter (but chance...Well...there's always Harry Potter (but chances are they've already read it). Then others I can think of are:<br />The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (he also has a few others they may like)<br />Terry Pratchett's Discworld series<br />Lord of the Rings by J.R.R.Tolkien<br />Percy Jackson series (again, assuming they haven't read it)<br />I've also met a few guys who have enjoyed His Dark Materials by Philup Pullman.fantasylover12001https://www.blogger.com/profile/01143467052003907228noreply@blogger.com