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Sun 2 Jan, 2005 10:33 pm
I was wondering whether this would differ from country to country.
So post ur recommendation(s) and where ur frm(just the country).
Norway:
Phillip Pullman - Dark Matter trilogy + Count Karlstein.
Clive Barker - Abarat
Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl trilogy.
Ishmael + Story of B : Daniel Quinn.
Are you looking for recommendations for yourself? Or a particular person? I would usually ask if someone has a penchant for a particular genre then incorporate that into my recommendations. But in this case, I'll just recall the books I enjoyed when I was in that age bracket (this list is by no means exhaustive).
- Pride and Prejudice
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- The Hobbit
- Jane Eyre
- The Catcher in the Rye
- Catch 22
- John Marsden's Tomorrow, When the War Began series
- The Great Gatsby
- 1984 and Animal Farm
- Great Expectations
- more...but my memory is failing me here
A lot of these have become perennial favourites. Additionally, I am from Australia.
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook
How to:
Escape from Quicksand
Wrestle an Alligator
Break Down a Door
Land a Plane.......
by Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht
This book is cool, cool, cool and it might save your life!!!!!
The Tales of the Otori Trilogy by Lian Hearn.
The Sabriel / Lirael / Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix
USA
I am a full on book worm and am around that age so i can recommend a list of my personal favorites!
*The Outsiders
* Samurai Girl series
*Charlie Bone Series
*Not As Crazy As I Seem
*The Giver- Lois Lowry
*Alice in Wonderland
*Sisterhood of the traveling pants series
* guitar Girl
*Royally Jacked
I also agree with ZeIcebird on the Aretmis Fowl series and The PHillip Pullman- his dark materials trilogy
To give more books i'd have to know specific genre he\she likes!
The Pendragon series are very interestin too, IMO.
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