Good book/series of books for a 13 year old boy?

Question

I am 13 years old and am looking for a good series of books or good book. My favourite ever books are the Skulduggery Pleasant series but they only come out once a year. It's sort of like a mystery and action sort of book that has a skeleton for it's main character and 13 year old girl as his... errr... "sidekick" or whatever. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

some good books are:



the rangers apprentice series

the alex rider serie

the children of the red king series

the harry potter series

the hardy boys series

Answer 2

Chris Wooding:

Storm Thief

Malice

Poison

Broken Sky Trilogy (The Twilight War, Communion, The Citadel)



Marcus Sedgwick:

The Book of Dead Days/The Dark Flight Down (2-parter)

My Swordhand is Singing

The Foreshadowing

Floodland



Philip Pullman:

His Dark Materials Trilogy (Northen Lights, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass)

Sally Lockhart series (The Ruby in the Smoke, the Shadow in the North, The Tiger in the Well, The Tin Princess)



Neil Gaiman:

Coraline

The Graveyard Book



Melvin Burgess:

Junk

Bloodtide/Bloodsong (2-parter)

Sara's Face



David Almond:

Skellig

Kit's Wilderness

Clay

Heaven Eyes

The Fire-Eaters



Kevin Brooks:

Being

Black Rabbit Summer

The Road of the Dead



Garth Nix:

Old Kingdom trilogy (Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen)

Keys to the Kingdom series (Mister Monday, Grim Tuesday, Drowned Wednesday, Sir Thursday, Lady Friday, Superior Saturday, Lord Sunday)



Terry Pratchett:

The Colour of Magic (Discworld book 1)

Johnny Maxwell series (Only You Can Save Mankind, Johnny and the Dead, Johnny and the Bomb)

Nation



Brian Keaney:

Jacob's Ladder

The Hollow People



Oisin McGann:

Small-Minded Giants

Ancient Appetites



Robert Swindells:

Room 13/Inside the Worm (2-parter)

Abomination

The Thousand Eyes of Night

Blitzed

Timesnatch

Stone Cold



Anthony Horowitz:

Alex Rider series (1st book is Stormbreaker)

Diamond Brothers series (1st book is The Falcon's Malteser)



Cliff McNish:

Breathe: A Ghost Story

Angel

Silver Child Trilogy (The Silver Child, Silver City, Silver World)



Malorie Blackman:

The Stuff of Nightmares

Noughts and Crosses series (Noughts and Crosses, Knife Edge, Checkmate, Double Cross)

Tell Me No Lies

Hacker



Linda Newbury:

Set in Stone

The Shell House



Alan Gibbons:

Hells Underground trilogy (Scared to Death, The Demon Assassin, Renegade)

Legendeer trilogy (Shadow of the Minotaur, Vampyr Legion, Warriors of the Raven)

The Dark Beneath

Blood Pressure

Hold On



Young Bond series (Silverfin, Blood Fever, Double or Die, Hurricane Gold, By Royal Command) - Charlie Higson

Angel Blood - John Singleton

Triskellion - Will Peterson

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

The Dark is Rising Sequence - Susan Cooper

The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

Here Lies Arthur - Philip Reeve

The Rule of Claw - John Brindley

The Black Tattoo - Sam Enthoven

Sophie's World - Jostein Gaarder

Inkheart - Cornelia Funke

The Thief of Always - Clive Barker

Fearless - Tim Lott

The Declaration - Gemma Malley

Life of Pi - Yann Martel

The Storm Garden - Philip Gross

The Giant Under the Snow - John Gordon

Century - Sarah Singleton

The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

Beyond the Deepwoods (Edge Chronicles book 1) - Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell

Jack Flint and the Redthorn Sword - Joe Donnelly

The London Eye Mystery - Siobhan Dowd

Across the Nightingale Floor - Lian Hearn

Elsewhere - Gabrielle Zevin

Numbers - Rachel Ward

Montmorency - Eleanor Updale

Mirrorscape - Mike Wilks

Airborn/Skybreaker (2-parter) - Kenneth Oppel

Bunker 10 - J.A. Henderson

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne





A lot of these I reckon you'll like. A couple are aimed for older teenagers - Melvin Burgess and Kevin Brooks in particular - but that's just because of more mature content and stuff. You should be able to handle them easily.

And don't be put off if some of them look 'girly'. Just because lots of girls read them doesn't mean they aren't good books, although this isn't the case with Twilight. Don't bother. Reading Twilight is like having a hangover - good while it lasts, but you'll regret it afterwards. Plus all your mates will make fun of you.

Enjoy.

Answer 3

The Pendragon Adventure by D. J. MacHale

Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling



I love both of these series. Pendragon is ten books long starting with The Merchant of Death. Harry Potter is seven books long starting with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (well, it is in America. It could be Philosopher's Stone depending on where you live).



I Am Not A Serial Killer by Dan Wells



This book is only available in the UK right now, but you can order it online from wherever you live. It's a horror book, and a little more mature than the two fantasy books I suggested above. The narrator character is hilarious too, so when the scary parts ease up, you get something to laugh at.

Answer 4

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King 7 books with a spin off Eyes of the Dragon



The Gunslinger

The Drawing of the Three

The Wastelands

Wizard and Glass

Wolves of Calla

Song of Suzanna

The Dark Tower

Answer 5

By These Ten Bones by Clare B Dunkle, i loved this book! It is about a girl in Scotland but it isn't a girly book, it has a lot of Scotch superstitions and myth and the ending tore me apart, i actually screamed.

The Sky Inside by Clare B Dunkle, this book is about a boy in the future who goes on an adventure to save his little sister from unknown doom, this book is absolutely insane and very enjoyable.

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, okay tihis book isn't a romance it's a mystery so don't think its for girls, it is AMAZING! There is suspense, action, and lots of fun.

The Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan, this series surrounds a boy who finds out he is the son of a greek god and goes on many adventures, funny and great.

Interworld by Neil Gaiman, this is a weird book, very weird, it is about a boy who finds out he can travel the dimensions.

the Chronicles of Vladimir Tod by heather Brewer, i laughed so hard at this book! this teenage vampire deals with a lot of problems and has to learn about his powers.



i hope you like some of these I love Skulduggery Pleasant they are some of the best books ever.

Answer 6

Gone by Michael Grant



Artemis Fowl series



Warrior Cats series



The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne



The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins



Jerk, California by Jonathan Friesen



The Book Thief by Markus Zusak



Unwind by Neal Shusterman



Forrest Gump by Winston Groom

Answer 7

Hey there,

Here I got Broken Sword Return of the Templars for free: http://bit.ly/1uaZWel



it's a perfectly working link, no scam !

Despite being an unofficial version, Broken Sword: The Return of the Templars got enough notoriety among the fans of the series, to the extent that their legal creators gave their full support.

It's a really nice game.

Answer 8

Have you tried reading the His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman? (Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass). They're fantasy, but extremely well written. I read them when I was about your age.



My sister used to love Malorie Blackman whose books, I believe, are suitable for both boys and girls. (They came out a bit after my time). Noughts And Crosses is her most famous series - it's essentially about racism but apparently not at all preachy or hard to understand.



You could also try reading some books by Terry Pratchett. His books are suitable for pretty much any age, but I started reading them in my early teens. I've found that they're more popular with boys than girls, as well. I still love them now!

Answer 9

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss



The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini

(Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr)



The Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage

(Magyk, Flyte, Physik, Queste)



Ranger’s Apprentice series by John Flanagan

(The Ruins of Gorlan, The Burning Bridge, The Icebound Land, The Battle for Skandia, Sorcerer of the North, The Siege of Macindaw, The Kings of Clonmel)



The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver

(Wolf Brother, Spirit Walker, Soul Eater, Outcast, Oath Breaker, Ghost Hunter)



The Dead Days Omnibus by Marcus Sedgwick



The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien

(The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King)



The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation by M.T. Anderson

(Volume One: The Pox Party)



The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud

(The Amulet of Samarkand, The Golem’s Eye, Ptolemy’s Gate)



Monster Blood Tattoo series by C.M. Cornish

(Foundling, Lamplighter)



The Whispering Road by Livi Michael



The Tapestry series by Henry Neff

(The Hounds of Rowan, The Siege)



His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman

(The Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass)



Pirates! By Celia Rees



The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

(Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)



The Greenwich Chronicles by Val Tyler

(The Time Wrekkas, The Time Apprentice)





I hope this helps and happy reading!

Answer 10

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King.



Lord of the Rings

Answer 11

CHERUB series by Robert Muchamore



They are about a boy your age how gets a chance to be a secret child agent, it's really good! And they never get to young for you (well maybe not until your like 18+ish) because in each book he's older.

The first book is called The Recruit xD

Answer 12

Chronicles of Pyrdain - Lloyd Alexander

Anything by Piers Anthony, but especially the Xanth novels.

Answer 13

The Pendragon Series by DJ MacHale.

Answer 14

I like the Dragon Rider's of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey. It was taken over by her son Todd. There's over a dozen books in it by now.

Left Behind series- the children's series was better written than the adult series IMO.

Answer 15

You have to read 'The tomorrow series' by John Marsden. Start with the first one, 'Tomorrow when the war began'. Its the best!!! When i was 13 i was obsessed!! However all The John Marsden books are the best!

Answer 16

I'd suggest you Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine. Although a bit outdated now but it is aimed at your level of thinking and can b a good read. It is a mix of humor and horror so u would like reading them.

Answer 17

Have you ever thought about maybe reading Goosebumps, they are geared for boys of about your age. Then of course there is Lord of the Rings which I believe you would really enjoy. Just to name a few, hope I have helped you.

Answer 18

Give Terry Pratchett's Discworld series a try. It's good fun, and you'll recognize a lot of stuff.

Answer 19

chistopher paolini is AMAZING

1 eragon

2 eldest

3 brisingr

Answer 20

try sum of d Enid Blyton books. de r kiddo but they r gud.

jus try dem & if u dont like dem den m sorry.

Answer 21

The Gone Series by Michael Grant**

-Gone

-Hunger

-Lies (Not yet released)

-Plague (Not yet released)



The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins

-The Hunger Games

-Catching Fire (Not yet released)



The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare

-City of Bones

-City of Ashes

-City of Glass



His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman**

-The Golden Compass

-The Subtle Knife

-The Amber Spyglass



The Uglies Series by Scott Westerfeld

-Uglies

-Pretties

-Specials

-Extras



The Blue Bloods Series by Melissa De La Cruz

-Blue Bloods

-Masquerade

-Revelations

-The Van Alen Legacy (Not yet released)



Crank trilogy by Ellen Hopkins

-Crank

-Glass

-Fall Out (Not yet released)



The Silverwing Series by Kenneth Oppel

-Silverwing

-Sunwing

-Firewing

-Darkwing



The Maximum Ride Series by James Patterson

-The Angel Experiment

-School’s Out- Forever

-Saving the world and other extreme sports

-The Final Warning

-MAX

-FANG



Harry Potter Series by J.K Rowling

-Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone

-Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

-Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

-Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

-Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows



It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini**

We All Fall Down by Eric Walters

The Compound by S.A Bodeen**

Memoires of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Marley and Me by John Grogan

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boone

Burned by Ellen Hopkins

Impulse by Ellen Hopkins

Identical by Ellen Hopkins

Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

The truth about forever by Sarah Dessen

Along For the Ride by Sarah Dessen

Someone like You by Sarah Dessen

Born Blue by Han Nolan

The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls

Lullabies for Little Criminal by Heather O'Neill

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon**

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Shug by Jenny Han

Greenboy by Susan Cooper**

Spud by John van de Ruit**

Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata

Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata

Guitar Girl by Sarra Manning

Let's get lost by Sarra Manning

Pretty Things by Sarra Manning

King Dork by Frank Portman**

Spanking Shakespeare by Jake Wiezner**

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Go ask Alice by Anonymous

Paper Towns by John Green**

So Lyrical by Trish Cook

The Wave by Todd Strasser**

Can’t get there from here by Todd Strasser

My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult



The ones with ** on them, you might be interested in them. Some books are girly, I guess. But take what you will from this list.

Answer 22

artimis fowl? they r pretty good...and his dark materials...im sure uv read harry potter...try twilight....goosebumps r pretty good as well.