Books to read before you're 16 (1 Viewer)

[billygannon]

Right

Looking for suggestions for the girlfriend. As part of her preparation for the PGCE (Teacher Training course in England), she needs to suggest six books that a kid should read by the time they reach 16.

So... any suggestions? All are most welcome...

 

[ms.b.haven]

Adrian Mole man...i loved that book, still do

 

[tripoli]

Adrian Mole man...i loved that book, still do

Adrian Mole fo sure, good ol Pandora, what great books they were.
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[RSJ]

Sophie's choice, though that might be around the 16-17 area.

 

[ms.b.haven]

Pandora
i adore you
i implore you
don't ignore me

 

[hugh]

Story of O

 

[Zeelander]

Pandora
i adore you
i implore you
don't ignore me

The Outsiders
Catcher In The Rye
are the first that spring to mind
But there's loads! Leave it with me!

 

[tripoli]

I presume Roald Dahl, Danny the Champion of the World and the Twits.


We were actually just talking about these down the pub the other night, what great great books they were.

 

[tripoli]

Hey Ms. B have you read the more recent Adrian Mole, when he's like 24/25 or some-it, I heard there was a more recent book floating around?

Pandora
i adore you
i implore you
don't ignore me

 

[ms.b.haven]

didn't even know that. the last Adrian Mole book i read was where he was living with pandaora and ended up with headlice

Hey Ms. B have you read the more recent Adrian Mole, when he's like 24/25 or some-it, I heard there was a more recent book floating around?

 

[Zeelander]

Nobody should read Adrian Mole books. Roald Dahl on the other hand- yes yes yes!

 

[ms.b.haven]

zita if i didn't like you you'd be de-repped right now

 

[Buzzo]

The Outsiders
Catcher In The Rye

Man I fuckin loved those books


Mein Kampf by A. Dolph Lundgren
Are you there God? It's me, I need implants

Seriously but..... my favourite teenage bukes were:
Anything by Irving
Anything by Vonnegut
Lorrrd of the Rrrrings

 

[Latex lizzie]

Breakfast of champions.
siddahartha.
charlottes web.

 

[broken arm]

sophie's world

 

[billygannon]

Story of O

Jesus!

 

[nofriendo]

Terry Pratchett would be my pick i still read the odd book of his to this day!

 

[brianoak]

Girl/Boytalk would be a beneficial read to any adolescent.Taught me all i needed to know.Deadly pictures too.

 

[carcass]

His Dark Materials trilogy.

 

[krystal]

by 16 you should (if you're a reader) have read at least something by Martin Amis - the Rachel Papers springs to mind, the Catcher in the Rye, 1984, Brighton Rock, The Hotel New Hampshire, I'm with the Band by Pamela Des Barres and the complete ouevre of Danny Sugerman and Jeffrey Archer. Plus all the awful shit you're made to read in school such as Hard Times etc. Hate Dickens, hate him.