Book Ideas for 13 year old DD please

ifonlyitwaseasier

ok, try her with some david eddings, starting with the pawn of prophecy.

LE Modesitt jr has some fab books,

Anne McCafferey's dragonriders of pern series

+1 Terry Pratchett

Wirenth

keep_flyin wrote: »

The Spooks books by Joseph Delany are fab. There is also The Belgariad series by David Eddings that I started reading about that age that she may enjoy.

I second this. As a young teenage bookworm, I also particularly loved:

• The Diamond Throne, The Ruby Knight and The Sapphire Rose by David Eddings
• The Ship Who Sang, The Ship Who Searched, etc by Anne McCaffrey, also anything in her Dragon, Tower and Crystal Singer series.
• The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley. Also The Blue Sword.

As an adult, I'm still happy to sit down with one of these old friends.

lostinrates

Oh.....

If she likes historical element what about the crystal cave /hollow hills etc by Mary Stewart? Its been .....ooh, a come of decades or so since I read them so I'm struggling to recall. They might be a little slow paced for a modern fantasy reader, but Merlin has been popular recently.

System

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MrsAtobe

Yet another recommendation for anything by Anne McCaffrey or Terry Pratchett.

I also enjoyed the Crystal Cave series by Mary Stewart, I'd forgotten about them until they were mentioned on here. I am racking my brains here to remember what I enjoyed as a teenager, too many years and too many books ago...

If she does enjoy the classics, do get her kindle fixed or replaced, they can be downloaded for free through the Gutenberg project.

Person_one

Thinking back to 13...

I loved Robin Jarvis's trilogy that starts with 'The Woven Path', its more complex and grown up than the ones about mice! Based on Norse mythology but set in modern(ish!) London.

Watership Down was a huge favourite and I still re-read it. Its a fairly hefty book, and quite dark and violent, its not fluffy bunnies hopping about on a hill.

Jostein Gaarder is an excellent author for young adults, most people have heard of Sophie's World but he's written far more and they're all fantastic.

I'll keep thinking...

laurel7172

The Unwind series by Neal Shusterman. Surprisingly subtle young adult dystopia-for my money, better in some ways than The Hunger Games.

pollypenny

Another one I forgot is David Almond. Skellig is his best.

mountainofdebt

lostinrates wrote: »

Good writing crosses boundaries IMO.

except when hollywood gets its hands on it,

mountainofdebt

Lokolo wrote: »

I don't want to cause a big cafuffle in your book ideas, but have you thought of buying her a Kindle?

or alternatively download the kindle app if she has a tablet.