Q&A: Can anyone recommend some good books for kids ages 7-17 living in a detention center?
11/10/11
Question by glitterprincess: Can anyone recommend some good books for kids ages 7-17 living in a detention center?
Books for young men/boys would be particularly appreciated. No specific theme or anything, just good ole reading books.
Best answer:
Answer by ♥Kay♥
Any of the Harry Potters!
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Personally – I would suggest some of the classics such as Huckleberry Finn – Tom Sawyer- Catcher in the Rye – The Bean Trees – The Hardy Boys.
sorry I did not read the boy part sorry again
elsewhere
its about a girl who dies then goes to elsewhere and de ages
AND MY FAV
THE HOUSE OF THE SCORPION
the best book ever it is about a clone boy it is kinda hard to follow at some points i would recomend this book for like 8th grader i am a 7th grader and read it but i am in advanced reading
The Perks of Being a Wall Flower
Chatcher and the Rye
Fight Club – Chuck Palahniuk (15-17)
Where the Red Fern Grows (10-14)
The House of the Spirits – Isabel Allende (16-17)
Holes (9-13)
Goosebumps Series – R.L. Stein (9-14)
Hatchet – Gary Paulsen (12-14)
The River – Gary Paulsen (12-14)
The Encyclopedia Brown Series (7-10)
Also, most movies that come out these days have books that go with them. So, if there are any movies that they are particularly interested in, try looking for the book version.
The 4 Agreements.
You can get it at used book stores for $ 5.
changed my life in 130 pages.
Literature by Alexandre Dumas
•Twenty Years After
•Louise de la Valliere
•The Count of Monte Cristo
•The Man in the Iron Mask
•The Three Musketeers
•The Vicomte de Bragelonne
•Ten Years Later
•The Black Tulip
Some of these should fit the bill:
http://www.life-after-harry-potter.com
Included is a list of only the best sorcery fantasy books, grade reading level, a short review of each book along with a brief summary of adult content. There is also a “Readers’ Choice” list of favorite books, and a list of heroine sorcery fantasy books.
Also, any clean male adventure books including:
anything by Jules Verne (particularly Journey to the Center of the Earth, but all of his stuff is good clean male adventure)
anything by Rudyard Kipling, but especially the Jungle Books (great lessons for young readers)
anything by Andre Norton (except Moon Called, which has a woman as the main character) – Norton is the classic scifi fantasy writer, and nearly all of her books are about young men “coming of age”, all very clean
anything by Jack London
the Dr. Dolittle books
The Three Investigators books (my favorite young reader mystery series, male-oriented)
the “Boxcar Children” books (also good young reader mystery series)
I hope this helps.
Jim, http://www.jimpettis.com/wheel/
Deathwatch, Monster by Dean Meyers the main character is in a detention center. And Touching Spirit Bear These are great because they grab boys interest right away. All three have troubled main characters that are boys. And they are intense.