Can anyone please tell me some novels which r good for boys of 15 years?

Question

i'm the 15 year old boy!please tell me about good books!
i like mytery books!
but tell me books which u thinks is good for boys!

Answer 1

Okay,
For Murder/Mystery

Silence of the Lambs - Thomas Harris (*)
Red Dragon - Thomas Harris (*)
The Bone Collector - Jeffery Deaver (*)
The Blue Nowhere - Jeffery Deaver (*)
Kiss The Girls - James Patterson
Along Came A Spider - James Patterson

Fantasy

Wheel of Time Series - Robert Jordan (*)
Lord of the Rings series - J. R. R. Tolkien (If you haven't already read them)
Eragon and Eldest - Christopher Poalini (not that I'd recommend them but if you're fifteen, you might like them, especially if you like Star Wars ;))

Drama

Catcher In The Rye - J. D. Salinger (*)

Other

Series of unfortunate Events - Lemony Snicket (A very light read but very entertaining, may seem a little "young" to start of with but the plot advances throughout the books) (*)

Edgar Allan Poe collection (these are awesome, a very macabre) (*)

Horror

Stephen King - Misery (*)
(Search around for more great titles by the "King")

Dean Koontz's Books (Search around for your taste)



(If marked (*), means i really recommend)

Answer 2

Uglies, Pretties and Specials, a trilogy by Scott Westerfeld. It's sort of science fiction - set in a possible future where you are an Ugly until you turn 16. At 16 you are operated on and become a Pretty - your job is to party and have fun. So what's the problem? When you turn pretty, it isn't just the outside that looks different, and some are starting to figure that out.

I'm currently reading another of his - Peeps. The protagonist is 19 - he's a carrier for vampirism, though he doesn't show most of the symptoms. He's hunting the woman that started it all. Pretty interesting.

Some other authors I think are good: Gary Paulsen (He wrote Hatchet.), Walter Dean Myers and Sharon Draper.

I would second Dan Brown. His mysteries are pretty fun. He wrote DaVinci Code, but I liked Angels and Demons better.

If I come up with some more, I'll be back. My brain is fried. I've been listing many books on-line for sale. If they had been teen ones, I'd probably be more helpful about now.

Answer 3

There is a really good collection called "The Best American Non-required Reading" that has come out every year for the last 5 or so. It has short stories, comic strips, magazine articles, satire...basically anything that you wouldn't have to read for school. The pieces are selected by a board of high school students. It might be hard to find at the bookstore. It's with the anthologies - usually at the end of fiction. Or, if you want to try the library, the editor is Dave Eggers.

Answer 4

The Outsiders is a classic if you haven't read it yet.

Orson Scott Card writes some great sci-fi novels; his books have more to do with human interactions, fighting, plot twists than sci-fi.

Jonathan Kellerman writes some excellent police/psychology books. With his start with the first in the series because the charachters keep on developing and maturing.

And finally, Robert McCammon is an amazing writer! He writes about werewolves, vampires, aliens -- every one is a winner! Boy's Life will always be one of my favorites by him.

Answer 5

I first read "Huckleberry Finn" when I was well past 15 and I say it is one of the best things ever written. It's funny but serious at the same time.

"The Lord of the Rings" is good. if you have not read it, the first few chapters seem like a kid's story but gets a lot more serious after a while.

If you want to read something really classy, get a copy of "All The King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren.

Answer 6

Harry Potter Series

Dan Brown books: Da Vinci Code, Digital Fortress, Angels & Demons, and Deception point

Monster by Sanyika Shakur

Answer 7

My brother loves Tom Clancy Books.
Harry Potter and Lords of the Ring is always good!!
Lord of the Flies
Huckleberry Finn

Answer 8

A lot of guys in my class liked Catcher in the Rye. It's a great book.

Answer 9

you might try Dan Brown the Di Vinci code was good but i hear his others are all good as well.
or maybe Clive Cussler he has a lot of books that have mystery, action adventure and suspense. if you have seen the movie Sahara it was based of one of his books.

Answer 10

The Inheritance Trilogy: Eragon, Eldest, Empire (not out yet) are good.