Good books for 15 Year Old

[Anonymous]

DD loved Harry Potter. Read it over and over. Loved Land of Stories. Loved Telgemeier and Stuart Gibbs Finjungle books, etc. varied a d non-stop reader. Until she stopped. Recently bought her two biographies of sports players for her sport and she read them immediately. I regularly ask if she wants to go to the book store and she declines. So, I asked if she thought she would start reading again or if she has too much schoolwork. She said there aren’t any good books. I think she has outgrown what she used to read and isn’t interested in YA yet.

Any good suggestions to fill the gap?

(Her sibling was interested in YA non-fiction which helped keep him reading longer.). But, other than the sports books, are really isn’t.)

[Anonymous]

Same boat here but with DS. No interest in YA as it’s too much “feelings”. Hunger games has been … meh. I’m looking to stuff like mythology, non fiction histories, and YA fantasy. I’d be happy to take recommendations in those genres.

[Anonymous]

OP to PP. Maybe try the YA version of Unbroken. Also, The Boys Who Challenged Hitler. Mine DS also liked the Dan Brown Books.

[Anonymous]

My 15 year old really Liked The Agathas and I’ll Give You the Sun.

[Anonymous]

Ally Carter
Gail Carson Levine - Fairest
Susan Cooper - Dark is Rising
Neil Gaiman - InterWorld
Monica Hughes - Keeper of the Isis Light
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Tuck Everlasting
The Westing Game
K M Shea
E D Baker
Trixie Belden
Witch & Wizard - James Patterson
Scott Westerfeld - Leviathan
Michael Buckley - Sisters Grimm
Hidden Talents - David Lubar
Rachel Higginson - Star-Crossed
Louis Sachar

Also:
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Julie of the Wolves
1984
The Secret Garden
Agatha Christie
Phyllis Whitney
Daphne du Maurier - Rebecca
Thomas B. Costain - Below the Salt
Cheaper by the Dozen
Dorothy Gilman - Mrs. Pollifax
Sophie Kinsella - especially I’ve Got Your Number or Can You Keep a Secret? (Kinsella writes for adults - while I don’t think she has any lurid love scenes, there may be some sexual references)

[Anonymous]

To be honest, she might not have a lot of time because of school, but she should stop by her school’s library and ask for suggestions. Seriously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Same boat here but with DS. No interest in YA as it’s too much “feelings”. Hunger games has been … meh. I’m looking to stuff like mythology, non fiction histories, and YA fantasy. I’d be happy to take recommendations in those genres.

DS also hates anything too emotional. He has enjoyed:

Maze Runner series
Gone series
Ready Player One
Dune
Eragon series

[Anonymous]

OP are you asking so you can surprise her as a gift? I just think by 15 she should be choosing her own books. Take her to the library or Politics & Prose and let her browse.

[Anonymous]

I posted my list of suggestions above, but I suspect you would get more recommendations if you posted this in the Tweens and Teens forum.

[Anonymous]

Garth Nix Sabriel books might appeal