What are some good adventure novels for teen boys?
flaca BN-0
2012/06/04 22:20:00
My son hardly ever reads. I think I need to hunt down the kind of books he would enjoy. He's a born engineer: always watching that TV channel "how things work" and he seems also at least interested in adventure/explorer stuff. Has anyone read a book a teen would enjoy on Shackleton's work in the North Pole? Thanks for some tips if you have some. luv flaca XX
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- beach bum 2012/06/07 12:42:48
hardy boysreply - Jim 2012/06/04 22:39:21+1I cannot answer your question I'm afraid but just wanted to say that I find it heartening that he loves the 'how things work' programmes on TV. It reminds me of me when I was a teen!reply
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+1yep he never watches movies and if it's TV it's only baseball, basketball and the how it works and science channel. I guess I can't complain. But his vocab is lacking because he just won't READ..........aaargh!reply
- Jim flaca BN-0 2012/06/05 12:11:16Many people will want to shoot me down in flames for saying this but I'll say it anyway. I don't believe that reading necessarily helps with vocabulary. I have never read and I consider my own vocabulary to be excellent. I know that sounds very immodest but it is true. Conversely, my own 16 year old daughter is an avid reader and her vocabulary is shockingly limited in my opinion.reply
- ♒ßεllεchεvεllε®♒ 2012/06/04 22:26:20+1I dunno. My natural born engineer son read the heck out of Captain Underpants until he was about 15. He loved raunchy graphic novels. Bothered me at first, then I realized, "hey, he's reading!". lolreply
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+1exactly. Playboy at least has some thoughtful articles in it LOLreply
- ♒ßεllεc... flaca BN-0 2012/06/04 22:37:14+1Josh really loves building, deconstructing/reconstructing, drawing...basically anything mathematical, but *hates* to read recreational. Comic books were better than nothing. Heh.reply
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+1Josh sounds just like mine. Can strip a bike down and rebuild it without anyone ever showing him how and usually only two pieces left over LOLreply
- ♒ßεllεc... flaca BN-0 2012/06/04 22:46:45+1Josh really enjoyed "Life of Pi". Maybe your little (or not so little) guy will, too.reply
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+1good idea. I'll look it up. thanks Bellechevellereply
- ♒ßεllεc... flaca BN-0 2012/06/04 22:52:46+1you're welcome flaca. good luck! :)reply
- ETpro 2012/06/04 22:25:56+1I loved Call of the Wild and White Fang by Jack London.reply
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thanks ETPro. I think he's read the first one (enforced by school) but I need to check on White Fang. Good idea.reply
