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Book recommendations please......

cloverfan
cloverfan Posts: 635 Forumite
in Marriage, relationships & families
Can anyone recommend some books for a 16 year old boy?? He has read all the Harry Potters and Percy Jacksons, anything along these lines perhaps?? Would like to get a couple but need paper backs as dont want to pay extra for hardbacks:money: thanks
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  • Desperado99
    Desperado99 Posts: 1,195 Forumite
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    Has he tried any Terry Pratchett ones (Discworld) or David Eddings, Raymond E Feist...

    At 16 my brother was deeply into the sci-fi/fantasy type of books.
  • LEJC
    LEJC Posts: 9,618 Forumite
    edited 22 September 2011 at 2:14PM
    How about something by Robert Muchamore....or Charlie Higson....Justin Richards or Alan Gibbons...
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  • cloverfan
    cloverfan Posts: 635 Forumite
    Hi Bunting, yes he has been lent a couple by a friend but he didnt seem to be able to get into them as such.
    Determind to make a better life for ME and my children


    Thanks to hangingbyathread for making me include myself in the above xx
  • picnmix
    picnmix Posts: 642 Forumite
    Is he a member of a library, they have teen sections, so should be able to find something good to get into. Also would be free - very MSE.
  • LMCD
    LMCD Posts: 649 Forumite
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    point horrors were a fav in my younger years - are they still about? maybe also scoot on ebay for diary of adrian mole?

    I wish I still read as much as I did back in the day.. :)
  • cloverfan
    cloverfan Posts: 635 Forumite
    picnmix wrote: »
    Is he a member of a library, they have teen sections, so should be able to find something good to get into. Also would be free - very MSE.


    Thanks I want to by him a couple as we are off on holiday next week just the two of us and I worry he will be bored:o and I dont quite trust him on holiday with a library book he would probably lose it!
    Determind to make a better life for ME and my children


    Thanks to hangingbyathread for making me include myself in the above xx
  • LMCD
    LMCD Posts: 649 Forumite
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    LMCD wrote: »
    point horrors were a fav in my younger years - are they still about? maybe also scoot on ebay for diary of adrian mole?

    I wish I still read as much as I did back in the day.. :)


    I am a woman but I think these would appeal to boys too?
  • cloverfan
    cloverfan Posts: 635 Forumite
    LEJC wrote: »
    How about something by Robert Muchamore....or Charlie Higson


    Thanks I will google them now:D
    Determind to make a better life for ME and my children


    Thanks to hangingbyathread for making me include myself in the above xx
  • cloverfan
    cloverfan Posts: 635 Forumite
    LMCD wrote: »
    point horrors were a fav in my younger years - are they still about? maybe also scoot on ebay for diary of adrian mole?

    I wish I still read as much as I did back in the day.. :)

    Adrian mole!!!! Forgot about this - thats agreat idea thanks!!:D
    Determind to make a better life for ME and my children


    Thanks to hangingbyathread for making me include myself in the above xx
  • picnmix
    picnmix Posts: 642 Forumite
    cloverfan wrote: »
    Adrian mole!!!! Forgot about this - thats agreat idea thanks!!:D
    Great books, I'm currently reading Adrian Mole the Prostate Years - really enjoying it and bringing back loads of memories of reading the first few when i was a teen.
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