What is your son's favorite reading material?..

[Helen in OH]

I have a 14 year old son. I am trying to find material that he would enjoy reading. He is in PS right now. I would like to offer him more choices. He is an average reader.

Thanks-a-bunch,

Helen in OH

[BritAnnia]

What type of movies does he like? Perhaps you'll find some connection to a certain genre.

My 13yo ds loves the Redwall series and is reading through the entire set. Together we just finished The Time Machine and ds loved it so much he went straight into reading War of the Worlds. They're fantastic books, short but exciting and well written. Kind of creepy in a "man searching himself and the possibilities.." type of way.

My 15yo ds is reluctant to move away from the type of books he read as a tween. (Bartimeus Trilogy, Pendragon series, etc). Though he has had to read a few others for school (ps) and chosen one or two at home more recently, such as The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Count of Monte Cristo.

[Anne/Ankara]

You might find something on this list, "Teen Reads.com" which is a treasure-trove of titles. There are several action-oriented ones, and each has a small description so that you can see if it is appropriate. Your library might carry some of them.

http://www.teenreads.com/features/2006-reading-list.asp

[Anne/Ankara]

Of course, with that list (Teen Reads), there are many "young adult" books that wouldn't be suitable, so one needs to be aware of that... but here are some my ds age 13 has enjoyed from that list:

Brave New World
Cheaper By the Dozen
Dune
Chronicles of Narnia
Eragon/Eldest
Ender's Game
Fahrenheit 451
Life of Pi
Little Prince
Lord of the Flies
Maximum Ride
Outsiders
Separate Peace
Sledding Hill
Tangerine
To Kill a Mockingbird
Tree Grows in Brooklyn