小儿子列出在八年级时, 他和同学们喜欢的小说, 并加了短评:
Very popular among teens:“Unwind” series, by Neal Shusterman —> Dystopian
“Ender’s Game” series, by Orson Scott Card —> Science fiction. Futuristic. Has some military and political strategy concepts. After the first book Ender’s Game, this series has 2 sub-series, following 2 different characters
“Hunger Games” series —> Everyone knows these books
“Maze Runner” series
Other good books:“The Gatekeepers” series —> Dystopian
"Maximum Ride” series —> Gets boring after the first couple of books. Lots of action
"Uglies” series —> Dystopian, books are relatively short
“The Adoration of Jenna Fox”, by Mary Pearson —> Futuristic
“The Avatar Chronicles”, by Conor Kostick —> Science fiction
“Reckless”, by Cornelia Funke —> Fantasy
Longer, higher-level reading:"Foundation" series, by Isaac Asimov —> Some complex philosophical concepts
“Robot" series, by Isaac Asimov —> Easier to read than the “Foundation” books
“Gone" series, by Michael Grant —> Dystopian. Lots of violence
“The Stand”, by Stephen King —> One of Stephen King’s most famous books. This book has 1200 pages. Make sure to get the “Complete & Uncut Edition”. Also has lots of violence
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