Im 15. What books would you recommend?

Question

i finished off reading To Kill a Mockingbird and the old man and the sea. I want to read something that will expand my knowledge of math, the worlds geography or anything else.
Some great amarican folktale or anything. I read all the Harry Potter books so far. Is Tom Sawyer any good?

Answer 1

The Outsiders

Answer 2

I recently found a series that has me captivated! I'm not 15, but the books are easy to follow if you have a good reading level and an interest. The series is called The Chamulod Chronicals by Jack Whyte. It takes the story of King ARthur and tells it in a way that it may have actually happened. It's the best historical fiction I've ever found, and, though I never thought I'd say this because JRR TOlkien has always been my favorite, Jack Whyte is even more impressive. His series tells the story from the founding of Chamulod by Arthurs great grandparents. Arthur isn't even born until book 4, but there's so much great story that it doesn't matter. It's nonstop action, intense emotion, amazing battles, powerful women... I recomend it to everyone.

Answer 3

My first thought was also The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton. She was only 17 when she wrote it and since then she has written other books that are also good but she just put out a new book for the first time in over 20 years and I screamed when I saw it in the store and snatched it right up and it was great! It is kind of a vampire story, mostly. It is very engrossing. Also, I would recommend Hatter Fox by Marilyn Harris. Our teacher told us to read the first chapter and stop and not one kid in our class stopped! We all admitted by raised hands that we had been unable to put it down. As far as your description above, you can find things in those categories by searching in a book section on any site that sells books. Try Amazon.com or ebay.com and see what kind of books they have. Try your local librarian, they are a wealth of information. Also, My daughter is 17 and she loves Christopher Paolini's books, Eragon and Eldest. Good Luck!

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Frankenstein is great for its dark themes, philosophy and even science. It will also give you a taste of the Romantic period. It maybe a higher reading level for you but you sound like you could handle it.



As everyone else suggested, the Lord of the Rings or better yet the Hobbit.



Also If you're interested in Tom Sawyer than you might like Huckleberry Finn.

Answer 5

Tom Saywer's great!! I suggest the Narnia Seris by C.S. Lewis (i LOVE those)

The Alex Rider seris by Anthony Hor...(something)He's a 14-15 year old spy, pretty good



The secret life of Pi- author escapes me but it's a mathy book

Holy crap you HAVE to read 'The hitch hikers guid to the galky' if you like the movie AT ALL the book is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much better\cooler it's fab.

The Bartimeaeus Trilogy- by Jonathan Stroud- Fab.!



The Artimis Fowl seris- Eoin Colfer- They are mathmatical and adventrous, it's a si-fi set in the furture. ADVENTURE!



The supernaturalist- Eoin Colfer- it's good- adventrous



A wrinkle in time- (seris) by Madlien ..(something) These are mathy science books



Phantom Tole booth- i would say this isn't on your level, but it's good.

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Try financial books and I don't mean the dry reads either. Time matters when it comes with investments. If you start a ROTH IRA at 18, put $4,000 into till you turn 30, when you are 67, you will have $3.16 million tax free at 10% compound growth. Not bad for 15 years of work and $48,000 in an investment. So start saving up now and brush up on how the system works.

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Ayn Rand is tough but worth it to get through. Robert H. Bork wrote one of the most brilliant books of the century, Slouching Towards Gomorrah. C.S. Lewis is amazing. Charles Dickens is always a good choice, I would recommend Oliver Twist as your first read. Eragon by Christopher Palonini is an easy read but fantastic if you liked Harry Potter. Orwell is a must for any intelligent teenager, Animal Farm is a good first read. Orson Scott Card's Hitch hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is amazing. There are plenty more, but I must stop myself.

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Robert Jordan's "The Wheel of Time"- Fantasy Epic Series

Lord of the Rings if not already



Frank Herbert's "Dune"- Excellent Science Fiction



Brian Green's "The Elegant Universe"- Explication of Quantum Mechanics and String theory

Answer 9

I really enjoyed Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. I would recommend The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and any book by Jane Austen. My personal favorite of Austen's is Pride and Prejudice.

Answer 10

Tom Sawyer is an elementary book. I read it when I was nine. Get to the better books. Ever heard of Dosteyevky? Either read "Crime and Punishment" or "The Brothers Karamazov". These books should jump-start your mind.

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Something different would be Character is Destiny by Senator John McCain. It is a very good, motivating book with many stories on courage, perseverance,etc. It will definitely make you a better person. My 13 year old loved it and said it made him stop and think about the world we live in and how he could do things differently in his own life.

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Try reading The A Curious Incident of a Dog in the Night time by mark haddon and Life of Pi by yann martel. You could learn a lot from Pi and A Curious incident will amuse you.

Answer 13

A Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

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Gangster by Lorenzo Carcaterra or The Firm by Josh Grisham

Answer 15

To me tom sawyer was long and boring but then I am more of the trpe that love to read comics adn the fact that i read it in school could also play a big part... I say go for read it and if its not interseting you then go for some of mark twians other books if your interseted in his work....

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i'm 13 and ought to point the abode of evening or the Vampire Academy sequence's particularly in case you loved Twilight I also earnings from the camp unique sequence large once you'll camp particularly they are type of short yet there are 21 books contained in the sequence so because you'd be busy at camp you ought to take 3 or 4 they'll keep you busy for the duration of those boring moments

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Short Stories by Grace Paley. She has a fantastic anthology called "Enormous Changes at the Last Minute"

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I also recommend Siddhartha by Herman Hesse. I read it when I was 15. Also, Lust for Life by Irving Stone, Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger, and Anthem by Ayn Rand.

Answer 19

Tom sawyer is alright. Read tolkien or CS Lewis. You could read Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, its really good

Answer 20

Try Dune by Frank Herbert. It was my favorite when I was your age. (It's still definitely in the top three or so...)



Tom Sawyer bored me, but then again I was forced to read it. I always enjoy books better if I can read them at my leisure.

Answer 21

Little Women and Little Men by Luisa May Alcott

Answer 22

You can try:

http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/outstandingbooks/introduction.htm



Tom Sawyer is good. Huckleberry Finn is great.

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Stranger by Albert Camus, it goes into detail on the philosophy of existentialism, ONLY if your a serious reader. If you want something for fun try Stephen King's "Gerald's Game"

Answer 24

Omg. I'm sixteen, and I would definately recommend "Dreamland" by Sarah Dessen. I cried when I read that book. Also read "Rebecca" (I forgot the author.). That one starts off boring, but it gets better. Trust me. Ok, well I hope I helped.

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The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan. Will help you distinguish between fact and baloney.

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all of the Chronicles of Narnia series.



Tom Sawyer is excellent! As is Treasure Island!

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Fight Club, The Great Gatsby, Siddhartha.

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Anything by Robert A. Heinlein.

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If you're looking for something to really make you think, check out 1984. Read it closely...you may find some eerie parallels to our current society.

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Quran majeed ( The Holy Book Of Muslims ), READ IT AT LEAST ONCE

Answer 31

Lord Of The Flies

I personally hate it but lots of other people love it.

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The Bible, DK travel guides for places you are most interested in.

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Charles Dickens for sure.

Answer 34

well im 14 but i havea college reading level so idk if this is good. but id say dantes inferno if u dont mind o and umm lord of the rings! sometmes its somewhat confusing but over all its a damn good series.

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jonh grisham. i think i read those when i was 15. not hard to follow.

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dean koontz books

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the numbers devil (or demon) by Hans Magnus Enzelberger

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of mice of men