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Question: A Good Book for A 13 Year Old
Well My summer is boring and I would like to read a good book!. I am looking forward to something exciting that you can get into!. Much like the Lord of the Rings!. I want a book with a good adventure and preferably mythological!. Maybe a book set in mythological ancient Greece!. I would also prefer a book in a series!. I have no problem reading adult books(Have read them before) I'd prefer a lot of pages!.
Thanks for anyone who can help me!. I really need something to spend my time reading!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
If you like Greek myth, then I know the perfect book for you:
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Lightning Thief Series: Lightning Thief, Sea of Monsters, Battle of the Labyrinth, and one more coming out next year) by Rick Riordan
I think you would also like:
Mortal Instruments Trilogy (City of Bones, City of Ashes, and coming out in March, 2009, City of Ashes) by Cassandra Clare (this is her pen name, and I am not sure what her real name is)
Here are the websites:
(Mortal Instruments Trilogy) http://mortalinstruments!.com
(Lightning Thief Series) http://rickriordan!.com
ENJOY!
My sister also says that Eragon is a good book, I'm not sure who the author is!.!.!.I think it is Christopher!.!.!.idkWww@QuestionHome@Com
I highly recommend:
Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" series (the books are far better than the recent movie)!. The first book is called The Golden Compass if you are in the US, Northern Lights if you are in the UK!.
Susan Cooper's "The Dark Is Rising" series!. Full of mythology, particularly Arthurian/Celtic, and one of my favourites when I was your age!. I believe it's possible to buy an anthology with all of the series in one book!.
Both are fantastic adventure series!.
I would also say Harry Potter, but I'm sure everyone has read that by now!. :)Www@QuestionHome@Com
Well, since you're into mythology try out "Phone Home Persephone"; it's about the Olympic Gods, told in Hades' P!.O!.V!. It's also the first out of three books!.
And well!.!.!.I know you might be turned off by the idea, but how about trying a vampire series!? Ever heard of Twilight!? It's huge, and it's awesome!. But that's my personal opinion!. It's told in a girl's P!.O!.V!., and it's actually a romance, but it has its fair share of violence!. It's also the first of four books by Stepehenie Meyer!. If you're interested, you can ask me more about it!. (I'm a huge fan of the Twilgiht Saga, so I'll know what I'm talking about!.)Www@QuestionHome@Com
Right prepare for my list of ultimate books!. You may not like any of them but just try them!
Mortal Engines by Phillup Reeve
Girl, Missing by Sophie Mackenzie
Broken Soup and Finding Violet Park by Jeny Valentine
His Dark Mareials Trilogy by Phillup Pulman
Looking for JJ by Anne Cassidy
All Elizabeth Laird books
Clay by David Almond
Skellig by David Allmond
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
Roxy's Baby by Catherine mAcphail
Truth or Dare by Celia Rees
Calll of the Wild by Jck London
Hope this helps!
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How about The Giver!? "> that was a fun book "> or!.!.!. hmmm!. eragon!?!? wait, i knew a book that was a trilogy or something, i think the first book was called baltemaeus!?!?!? or something!. "> Www@QuestionHome@Com
go for harry potter if u havent read it and also i would prefer the alchemist !.!.!.itzzz really worth readingWww@QuestionHome@Com
the alchemist by paulo coelhoWww@QuestionHome@Com
Try some of these:
Any books by Scott Westernfeld or Neal Shusterman are really good!.
Neverwhere by Niel Gaiman
Abarat by Clive Barker, Make sue you get the hardcover version though!!! If you liked the first one be sure to check out the next book in the series Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War!.
The Abhorsen Trilogy (Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen) by Garth Nix
The Maximum Ride series (The Angel Experiment, Schools Out Forever, Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, The Final Warning) by James Patterson
His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass) by Philip Pullman
The Riddles of Epsilon by Christine Morton-Shaw
The Cry of the Icemark by Stuart Hill
The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding
Holes by Louis Sanchar
The Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini
The Chronicles of Narnia (7 books) by C!.S!. Lewis
Harry Potter series by J!.K!. Rowling
The Wind Singer, Slaves of the Mastery and Firesong by William Nicholson
The Sight and Fell by David Clement-Davies
The Alex Rider series (starting with Stormbreaker) by Anthony Horowitz
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
The Earthsea series (starting with A Wizard of Earthsea) by Ursula K!. Le Guin
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules VerneWww@QuestionHome@Com
How about some science fiction of another realm!? my freshman year of high school I read "Ender's Game"!. I thought it was fantastic and a bridge between adult and young adult!. It is part of a series which is also really nice!.
For more of a fantasy feel, try Robert Jordan!. I would definitely say his works have a lot of pages but when I was in middle school, I found it to be kind of boring sometimes!. But then again, I skipped over some parts of Lord of the Rings, like the songs and stuff because I didn't think they pertained to the plot!. If you are into fantasy, give Robert Jordan a try!.
I started reading Stephen King in middle school as well!. His style isn't overwhelmingly sophisticated, which is why I think he is so popular!. He is prolific, so if you enjoy King, you could always just read more!.
Then again, the books I am most proud of reading at a fresh age are the classics!. Read it before you have to in high school or college!. You get an advantage by having already read it, but you will have already formed opinions about the novels, which can be good or bad, depending on your teacher!.
I hope I didn't overload you with suggestions!.Www@QuestionHome@Com