Selections of the best books for teenagers according to the versions of Time magazine, The Guardian newspaper, the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, and also, as a bonus, according to the editors of Lifehacker. At the same time, adolescents will be considered boys and girls aged 10 to 19 years, according to the terminology of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Time's 10 Best Books for Youth and Teens
In 2015, the weekly Time magazine published a selection of the 100 best books for young people. The list was compiled on the recommendations of reputable critics, publishers and reading clubs from around the world. A complete list can be found, but here is the top ten.
- "The Completely True Diary of a Half-Indian" by Alexey Sherman. Original title - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Partly autobiographical book about a boy who grew up on an Indian reservation, for which the author received the National Book Award of America. The protagonist is a "nerd" who dreams of becoming an artist, challenging the system and the prejudices of society.
- Harry Potter series by JK Rowling. The first of seven books about a young wizard and his friends studying at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was published in 1997. The story of Harry Potter has become insanely popular all over the world. The books have been translated into 67 languages and filmed by Warner Bros. pictures. The series has received numerous awards since the first novel.
- The Book Thief, Markus Zusak. Original title - The Book Thief. The novel, written in 2006, tells about the events of World War II, Nazi Germany and the girl Liesel. The book is on the New York Times bestseller list and, according to the literary magazine Bookmarks, is capable of breaking the heart of both teenagers and adults. After all, the story is told from the perspective of Death.
- A Crack in Time by Madeleine Lengl. Original title - A Wrinkle in Time. A sci-fi novel about thirteen-year-old Meg, who is considered too wayward by her classmates and teachers. Perhaps the girl would have remained a thorn and would have continued to suffer due to the sudden disappearance of her father without a trace, if not for one nightly incident ... The book was published in 1963 and received a number of awards.
- "Charlotte's Web", Alvin Brooks White. Original title: Charlotte's Web. This beautiful story about the friendship between a girl named Fern and a pig named Wilburg was first published in 1952. The work was twice filmed in the form of animated films, and also formed the basis of the musical.
- The Pits, Louis Saker. original name Holes. This is an award-winning novel by a Danish author, ranked 83rd on the BBC's Top 200 Books list. The main character's name is Stanley, and he is totally unlucky in life. So much so that in the end he ends up in a correctional camp, where he has to dig holes every day ... Unfortunately, the book is not translated into Russian, but filmed under the title "Treasure".
- Matilda, Roald Dahl. original name - Matilda. This novel comes from the pen of an English writer whose children's books are famous for their lack of sentimentality and often dark humor. The heroine of this work is a girl named Matilda, who loves to read and has some supernatural powers.
- Outcasts by Susan Eloise Hinton. Original title - The Outsiders. The novel was first published in 1967 and is a classic of American teen literature. It tells about the conflict of two youth gangs and the fourteen-year-old boy Ponyboy Curtis. It is noteworthy that the writer began work on the book when she herself was 15, and finished at 18. In 1983, Francis Ford Coppola made a feature film of the same name.
- "Cute and Magical Booth" by Jaster Norton. Original title - The Phantom Tollbooth. A work published in 1961 about the exciting adventures of a boy named Milo. Puns and mischievous puns are waiting for readers, and thanks to the illustrations by Jules Phifer, the book is perceived as a cartoon.
- The Giver, Loris Lowry. Original title - The Giver. This novel, written in a dystopian genre rare in children's literature, received the Newbery Medal in 1994. The author draws an ideal world where there are no diseases, wars and conflicts and no one needs anything. However, it turns out that such a world is devoid of colors and there is no place in it not only for suffering, but also for love. In 2014, based on the novel, the film "The Dedicated" was filmed.
The Guardian's 10 Best Books for Teens
In 2014, the British daily newspaper The Guardian published a list of 50 books that young men and women should read. The list was compiled based on the results of a vote of 7,000 people. The works were divided into categories: “books that help you understand yourself”, “books that change the worldview”, “books that teach you to love”, “books that make you laugh”, “books that make you cry”, and so on. Here is the list.
The top ten included books that contribute to the formation of the personality of a young reader and inspire to overcome difficulties.
- The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins. Original title - The Hunger Games. The first book in this series was published in 2008 and became a bestseller within six months. The circulation of the first two novels exceeded two million copies. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic world and, according to Collins, was inspired by ancient Greek mythology and her father's military career. All parts of the trilogy have been filmed.
- "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green. Original title - The Fault in Our Stars. The touching love story between 16-year-old Hazel with cancer and 17-year-old Augustus with the same disease was published in 2012. In the same year, the novel entered the New York Times bestseller list.
- "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. Original title - To Kill a Mockingbird. This work was first published in 1960, and a year later the author received the Pulitzer Prize for it. In the USA, they study it as part of the school curriculum. This is not surprising, because through the prism of a childish look, Harper Lee looks at very adult issues, such as racism and inequality.
- Harry Potter series by JK Rowling. Here The Guardian coincided with Time.
- "", George Orwell. A dystopian novel about totalitarianism published in 1949. Along with Zamyatin's "We" is considered one of the best in its genre. Orwell's work is ranked eighth on the BBC's list of the 200 best books, and Newsweek magazine ranked the novel second in the 100 best books of all time. Until 1988, the novel was banned in the USSR.
- "The Diary of Anne Frank". Original title - The Diary of a Young Girl. The only non-fiction work on the list. These are the notes kept by the Jewish girl Anne Frank from 1942 to 1944. Anna made her first entry on June 12, her birthday, when she was 13 years old. The last entry is dated August 1st. Three days later, the Gestapo arrested everyone hiding in the shelter, including Anna. Her diary is part of the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.
- "Street Cat Named Bob", James Bowen. Original title - A Streetcat Named Bob. James Bowen was a street musician with drug problems until one day he picked up a stray cat. The meeting turned out to be fateful. “He came and asked me for help, and he asked for my help more than my body asked for self-destruction,” Bowen writes. The story of two tramps, a man and a cat, was heard by the literary agent Mary Paknos and suggested that James write an autobiography. The book, co-authored with Gary Jenkins, was published in 2010.
- The Lord of the Rings, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Original title - The Lord of the Rings. This is one of the most popular books of the 20th century in general and in the fantasy genre in particular. The novel was written as a single book, but due to the large volume during publication, it was divided into three parts. The work has been translated into 38 languages and has had a huge impact on world culture. Based on his motives, films were shot and computer games were created.
- "It's Good to Be Quiet" by Stephen Chbosky. Original title - The Perks of Being a Wallflower. This is a story about a guy named Charlie, who, like all teenagers, acutely feels loneliness and misunderstanding. He expresses his feelings in letters. The book was published in a million copies, critics dubbed it "The Catcher in the Rye" for new times. The novel was filmed by the author himself, the main role was played by Logan Lerman, and his girlfriend - Emma Watson.
- Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte. Original title - Jane Eyre. The novel was first published in 1847 and immediately won the love of readers and critics. The focus is on Jane, an early orphaned girl with a strong character and a vivid imagination. The book has been filmed many times and is ranked tenth on the BBC's Top 200 Books list.
Patrick Marioné - thanks for > 2M/Flickr.com 10 best books for schoolchildren according to the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia
In January 2013, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation published a list of one hundred books for secondary school students for extracurricular reading. The list includes works outside the school curriculum.
The creation of the list and its contents caused a lively discussion in the press and on the Internet. Much criticism was expressed against the Ministry of Education and Science, and some literary figures offered alternative lists.
Nevertheless, here are the first ten of the "100 books on the history, culture and literature of the peoples of the Russian Federation recommended for independent reading by schoolchildren."
Please note: the list is alphabetical, so our top ten consists of the first ten surnames. Two works of the same author will be considered as one item. This is by no means a rating.
- Blockade book, Daniil Granin and Alexei Adamovich. This is a documentary chronicle of the blockade, first published with cuts in 1977. In Leningrad, the book was banned until 1984.
- “And the day lasts longer than a century" and "White steamer", Chingiz Aitmatov. The title of the novel “And the day lasts longer than a century” contains a line from a poem by Boris Pasternak. This is Aitmatov's first major work, published in 1980. The story "The White Steamboat" about a seven-year-old orphan boy living on the shores of Issyk-Kul was published ten years earlier.
- "Star Ticket" and "Crimea Island", Vasily Aksyonov. The story of the Denisov brothers, told on the pages of the novel "Star Ticket", at one time "blew up" the public. The most harmless thing that Aksyonov was accused of was the abuse of youth jargon. The fantastic novel "Crimea Island", published in 1990, on the contrary, was met with a bang and became the main all-Union bestseller of the year.
- "My brother plays the clarinet", Anatoly Aleksin. The story, written in 1968, in the form of a diary of a girl Zhenya, who dreams of devoting her life to her brother-musician. But it turns out that each person is like a separate planet, and everyone has their own goals and dreams.
- "Dersu Uzala", Vladimir Arseniev. One of the best works of domestic adventure literature. The novel describes the life of the small peoples of the Far East and the hunter Dersu Uzala.
- "The Shepherd and the Shepherdess" and "The Tsar Fish", Viktor Astafiev. Two stories on two main themes in Astafiev's work - war and the village. The first was written in 1967, and the second in 1976.
- "Odessa stories" and "Cavalry", Isaac Babel. These are two collections of short stories. The first tells about pre-revolutionary Odessa and the Beni Krik gang, and the second about the civil war.
- "Ural Tales", Pavel Bazhov. This is a collection created on the basis of the mining folklore of the Urals. “The Malachite Box”, “The Mistress of the Copper Mountain”, “The Stone Flower” - many people know and love these and other works of Bazhov from childhood.
- "Republic of SHKID", Grigory Belykh and Alexey Panteleev. An adventure story about homeless children who lived at the Dostoevsky School of Social and Labor Education (ShKID). The authors themselves became the prototypes of the two characters. The work was filmed in 1966.
- "The Moment of Truth", Vladimir Bogomolov. The action of the novel takes place in August 1944 on the territory of Belarus (another name for the work is “In August forty-fourth”). The book is based on real events.
The best books for teenagers according to the editors of Lifehacker
We decided to find out what the Lifehacker team read as teenagers. They called both "Harry Potter", and "Lord of the Rings", and other aforementioned works. But there were a few books not mentioned in the top ten of any of the lists.
The book has always been and remains the main source of knowledge for a person, and even more so for a teenager. And if the child prefers to spend time on social networks, then now is the time to offer him a different type of leisure, no less interesting, moreover
Every year, from the pen of modern authors, a huge number of books for teenagers aged 12-14 come out. Some of them become bestsellers, and everyone knows about them, but this does not mean that all the others are unworthy of attention. Let's find out which of them can be used by children in their free time.
List of books for teenage children 12-14 years old
It is impossible to know in advance which books for teenagers 12-14 years old will be the best for a particular child. After all, everyone has different tastes, so at first parents will have to act at their discretion, and only when the child experiences the joy of the reading process itself, it will be possible to understand what he still likes:
- "Miracle". Shock Book by Palacio R.J. but at the same time, it is not about bitterness from one's own inferiority, but about kindness, courage, true friendship. The boy, who was homeschooled by his mother from the first grade, should go to a real school. And everything would be fine if it was an ordinary child, but Augustus has a rare genetic anomaly - his mouth, nose, eyes on his face are located completely differently from other people.
- "Three Your Names" by Dina Sabitova it is better to read together with adults, because it reveals difficult life ups and downs - the loss of parents, life in an orphanage, the hope of finding a new family. A girl with an unusual triple name will make you think about serious things, grow up morally and look at the world from a different angle.
- "Peak" by Smith Roland. Books for teenagers 12-14 years old about adventures include this one. The story is about a boy whose parents are climbers, but a teenager is attracted by completely different heights - he conquers a skyscraper, which immediately leads to problems with the police. About the events that occurred as a result of such a rash act, it will be possible to learn from the book.
- "Noskoedy", author Pavel Shrut. A funny story about some creatures that are found in any home. As soon as we leave or go to bed, they begin to be active with their intrigues, love, hatred and friendship.
- "The past and thoughts of the dog Dita". Author Ludmila Raskina was able to convey the feelings of the dog, and on her behalf to write an amazing story of one family. Ryzhuscha, her Ma and Pa are the most important dogs in life. This story is a memory of warm relationships, devotion to the owners and a happy dog life.
Fantasy books for children aged 12-14
All categories of readers, and even more so for teenagers, are interested in fiction adapted for the age of 12-14. These fascinating works help to abstract from the sometimes cruel reality, and better develop the child's imagination.
Books for boys and girls aged 12-14 are suitable for reading by both, and the list of works is simply endless - from historical works to modern surrealism:
If a teenager loves books, then they can be the best or another holiday. But buying a book for an unread child is a risky business, especially when it costs a lot. Therefore, the work should be chosen jointly.
If you do not think about what you read and how you read, then reading can become not only useful, but also harmful. This is especially true for teenagers, most of whom now do not read at all.
Of course, readers, especially teenagers, should not fill their heads with unnecessary and poorly understood information. The task of reading books for teenagers assumes that what they read will be assimilated and further developed.
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In order for reading to bring joy and benefit, you must follow some recommendations:
- take from the book all that it can give,
- vary ways of reading depending on the purpose of reading.
It is necessary to be able to understand the content of the work. Often, teenagers have problems with this, that is, the book they read remains misunderstood or misunderstood. You need the ability to focus and keep your attention on what you read. Even the most interesting book should not be read "excitedly", otherwise it will turn out that you will admire it for a week and advise everyone you know to read it. And in two or three months you will hardly remember the name of your favorite hero. And, in general, the very name of the book in memory will not immediately pop up.
The main condition for a teenager to start reading is that the book should be interesting to him. It doesn't matter if it was written by a modern author, or if the author wrote the book in the last century or the century before last. An example is Jules Verne or Alexandre Dumas, Charlotte Bronte or Ethel Lilian Voynich, or Veniamin Kaverin, Joan Rowling or Anna Gavalda.
Boys like adventure stories more, girls are more romantic and they mostly like books where there are stories about lovers.
Books for teenagers 14 years old
A list of classic literature that is fairly easy to read and verified by more than one generation of readers. Of course, each general educational institution has its own lists for extracurricular reading. But all teachers agree that reading should broaden the horizons of adolescents, teach them a thoughtful study of life, develop imagination, positive thinking and a culture of mind. Now almost any literary work is available to the reader, if not in paper form, then in electronic form. It is enough just to want to get acquainted with its content.
How to encourage a teenager to read. Nowadays, this is a rather difficult task for parents and teachers. What books can interest teenagers of 14 years old. Here is a rough list of classical literature:
- Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird. Little girl Jean Finch lives in the town of Maycomb with her older brother and elderly father - a lawyer.
- Jules Verne. Captain at fifteen. The fascinating story of the passengers of the schooner "Pilgrim" and their young captain Dick Sand.
- Ray Bradberry. Dandelion wine. A story about one summer in a boy's life.
- Ethel Lilian Voynich. Gadfly. The gadfly is a pseudonym for a revolutionary journalist. Under the pseudonym, another person is hiding Arthur Burton, once deceived and slandered by his loved ones.
- William Golding. Lord of the Flies. The boys suddenly find themselves on a deserted island, completely alone without adults.
- Anna Gavalda. 35 kilos of hope. A touching story about a boy Gregoire who doesn't like school.
- Alexandr Duma. Three Musketeers. The adventures of a young man who comes to Paris to become a musketeer.
- Veniamin Kaverin. Two captains. Boy Sanya Grigoriev finds a bag with letters from members of the polar expedition.
- Mark Twain. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Funny adventures of two boys.
- Yuri Olesha. Three fat men. A rebellion breaks out in a fantasy land ruled by three fat men.
- Mayne Reid. Headless horseman. Prairie adventure novel.
- Jonathan Sfift. Adventures of Gulliver. Gulliver finds himself in a fantastic camp of midget.
- Jack London. White Fang. The story of the life of a wolf-dog named White Fang.
- Raffaello Giovagnoli. Spartacus. A historical novel about a slave uprising.
- Walter Scott. Ivanhoe. Adventure novel about medieval England and knights.
For girls, a special list:
- Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre. A romantic story of a poor girl.
- Paolo Coelho. Alchemist. Shepherd Santiago from Andalusia has a breathtaking dream, after which he sets off in search of his destiny.
- Alexander Green. Running on the waves. Early fantasy. fictional country. Real events are intertwined with fiction and dreams of unfulfilled events.
- Margaret Mitchell. Gone With the Wind. The main character Scarlet O'Hara has been in love with Ashley Wilkes since a young age.
Let us dwell on the content of some literary works for teenagers. There is little such specialized literature. There are books for children and adults. So what should teenagers read? Of course, what they are interested in. It is wonderful that such a fascinating and unusual genre as fantasy has appeared. The authors recreate pictures of a revived imagination, endowing the heroes with the features of noble knights and settling them in non-existent worlds. Where these worlds are located is unknown, but they certainly exist, dragons and hobbits, elves and dwarves, orcs and ogres live there.
Who Invented the Fantasy Genre
Professor at Oxford University, philologist John Tolkien is now known to any modern schoolchild. It was he who discovered for boys and girls, bordering on the real world, a magical land. His story "The Hobbit, or There and Back Again" was published in 1937. Bilbo Baggins, the protagonist of the book, embarks on an exciting and dangerous journey. After going through a series of difficult and interesting adventures, he returns home.
The story became the background to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The main characters of this work are hobbits, Bilbo's nephew - Frodo, and his devoted friend Sam. Going on a dangerous journey, they pass all the tests with honor and dignity.
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The problem of choosing books at this particular age is connected, in my opinion, with two things. Firstly, with the internal state of a single child (some grow quickly and have long been torn, and even adults can read books, while others will not grow out of childhood in any way); secondly, with the inevitable, but painful transition from a complete ban on reading (watching) anything about “adult” love to the ability to read (watch) about it calmly, without “going in cycles”, that is, in an adult way. It is impossible to save children from this threshold. Keeping them in blinders until the appearance of their own children is not very reasonable, to put it mildly. Just from the age of 14 to 17, you need to somehow be able to take teenagers across this reading line, and each child probably needs to pave some way into the wilds of purely “adult” books, in which there are already a hundred years, as if nothing had stopped. no matter how shy.
When compiling conditional lists of books for this age, I did not try to embrace the immensity. I asked my friends, added their opinion to my memoirs and tried to build some system, however, not too logical and academic. I had, strictly speaking, one criterion - how much these books were loved, "readable". No "rules" (if we read "this" - why don't we read "that" and violate historical justice?) are not recognized here. If “then” is unreadable for a teenager, then that’s why we don’t read it. At the age of 14 - 15, the task is still relevant not to scare away from reading, but, on the contrary, in every possible way to make them addicted to this activity. Only really favorite books, read several times, were included in the list - strange as it may seem in some cases.
And one more consideration. An adult philologist, compiling such a list, willy-nilly begins to look around in embarrassment: how can I mention a book that has long been considered rather mediocre, or even does not stand up to any artistic criticism? Am I spoiling the taste of the young reader? Such prejudices were not taken into account in this list. The point, in my opinion, is that in childhood and adolescence one must read a lot not for the sake of aesthetic pleasure, but for the sake of horizons. Once I read a very apt remark from S. Averintsev: if a person knows only his time, his narrowly modern range of concepts, he is a chronological provincial. And if he does not know other countries and customs - a geographical provincial (this is my extrapolation). And in order not to be a provincial, by the age of 17 you need to read a lot of all sorts of books - just about life, about the "life and customs" of different peoples and eras.
The books in this list are grouped rather conditionally, and the groups are arranged according to increasing "adulthood". So, in my opinion, it will be easier to choose. As the texts are being presented, I will sometimes allow myself some comments.
More "children's" books
A. LindgrenSupersleuth Kalle Blomkvist. Roni is the daughter of a robber. Brothers Lionheart. We are on the island of Saltkroka.
The last book is the most "adult" on the list, but, strictly speaking, all this should have been read by the age of 12 or 13. As, however, and other books in this section. But if a teenager lingered in childhood, did not read everything that was necessary, then these books will not irritate with “smallness”. They are for teenagers.
V. KrapivinKnee-deep in the grass. Shadow of a caravel. Armsman Kashka. Sailor Wilson's White Ball. Portfolio of Captain Rumba.(And also a fairy tale about a poplar shirt - I don’t remember the exact name)
Krapivin has written many books, and some might prefer his "mystic-fantastic" cycles. And I love most of all those of his books, where there is almost (or not at all) science fiction, but there are real memories of childhood. The story about Captain Rumba is funny and cheerful - artistically, without effort, and this is not enough for teenagers, like vitamins.
R. BradburyDandelion wine.
Just a story about how difficult it is to get out of childhood - even from the point of view of childhood, not youth.
Alan MarshallI can jump over puddles.
Everyone suddenly remembered her with love.
R. KiplingPack from the hills. Awards and fairies.
England would have to add history to this, or just an encyclopedia, where you can clarify who is who and what is where ...
Cornelia FunkeKing of thieves. Inkheart.
This is already an "arbitrary" part of the list. The fact is that every reader needs (except for masterpieces) a layer of medium-sized books - for a snack, for a break, just so as not to lift weights all the time. And also for a correct understanding of the scale. Those who have been fed only masterpieces since childhood do not know the value of books. Constantly reading texts written for children, you forget some, but still highlight others, although they are not masterpieces. But you can probably replace them with something else, I just came across these.
Lloyd AlexanderA cycle of novels about Taren (Book of Three. Black Cauldron. Taren the Wanderer, etc.).
History, geography, zoology and more
D. LondonNorthern stories. Smoke Bellew. Smoke and Baby.
D. CurwoodRogues of the North(and so on - until you get bored).
Jules Verne Yes, everything that is read, if not already read.
A. Conan DoyleLost World. Brigadier Gerard(and that's history).
W. ScottIvanhoe. Quentin Dorward.
G. HaggardDaughter of Montezuma. Mines of King Solomon.
R. StevensonStolen. Catriona. St. Ives(alas, not finished by the author).
R. KiplingKim.
Boys love it very much if they have the ability to read a book that is not the easiest. You can slip it with a brief comment: this is a story about how an English boy became a spy, and even in India. And he was brought up by an old Indian yogi (“O my son, didn’t I tell you that it’s not good to conjure?”).
A. DumasCount of Montecristo.
The Musketeer epic by this time should have been read a long time ago. And "Queen Margot", probably, too. But you can't read it.
S. ForesterThe Saga of Captain Hornblower.(Three books published in the Historical Library for Youth).
The book was written in the twentieth century: the history of an English sailor from midshipman to admiral during the Napoleonic wars. Meticulous, adventurous, authentic, very charming. The hero causes great sympathy, remaining an ordinary, but very worthy person.
T. HeyerdahlJourney to Kon-Tiki. Aku-aku.
D. HarriotNotes of the veterinarian and so on.
The books are autobiographical, funny and curious, full of everyday details. For lovers of all living creatures - a great consolation.
I. EfremovJourney of Bourjed. On the edge of the ecumene. Stories.
For some reason, even historians do not know these books now. And this is such a help both in the history of the ancient world (Egypt, Greece), and in geography (Africa, the Mediterranean). And the stories are rather "paleontological" - and also very interesting. This is an early Efremov, there are no (or almost no) seductive ideas - about yoga, the beauty of all kinds of bodies, etc., as in the later "The Razor's Edge" and "Thais of Athens". And there is no politics, as in the "Hour of the Bull" (this is hardly worth giving to children). On the other hand, it may be interesting and harmless to read the Andromeda Nebula - it is, of course, a very outdated utopia, but it successfully eliminates ignorance in the field of astronomy. Efremov is generally good (in my opinion) precisely as a popularizer of science. He has a documentary story about paleontological excavations in Mongolia, "The Road of the Winds" - very curious.
M. ZagoskinYuri Miloslavsky. Stories.
And I don't like Roslavlev at all.
A.K. Tolstoy"Prince Silver".
After all, they have already read it, and no one especially likes it - so, in moderation. And the ghoul stories (“The Ghoul Family” especially) are seductive - but you probably need to read them - for general development.
What girls love
Sh. BronteJane Eyre.
E. PotterPollyanna(and the second book is about how Pollyanna grows up, although, of course, this is read by the age of 10).
D. WebsterLong-legged uncle. Dear enemy.
Fascinating, albeit simple, books. And the rarest form - novels in letters, witty and quite action-packed.
A. MontgomeryAnne Shirley of Green Gables.
Nabokov himself undertook to translate ... But the book is weak. There is a wonderful Canadian TV movie. And a cool Japanese (they say) cartoon - but I haven't seen it yet.
A. EgorushkinaA real princess and a vagrant bridge.
Fantasy, pretty mediocre, and sequels are generally weak. But the girls of 12-13 years old are completely delighted with her.
M. StuartNine carriages. moon spinners(and other detectives).
And this reading is already for young ladies 14-16 years old. Also very beloved, informative and, it seems, harmless. English life after the war, Europe (Greece, France), marvelous landscapes and always love. M. Stewart's detectives are average, but solid. Here is the story of Arthur and Merlin - a masterpiece, but about him in another section.
I. Ilf, E. PetrovTwelve Chairs. Golden calf.
L. SolovyovThe Tale of Khoja Nasreddin.
The text is charming and mischievous. Perhaps the most suitable one to get used to adult conversations “about life” without unnecessary torment.
V. LipatovVillage detective. Gray mouse. Tale about director Pronchatov. Even before the war.
V. AstafievTheft. Last bow.
"Theft" is a very scary story about an orphanage in the Arctic Circle, where the children of exiled and already dead parents survive - an antidote to Soviet utopias.
V. Bykov
The dead don't hurt. Obelisk. His battalion.
E. KazakevichStar.
And a very interesting book "The House on the Square" - about the Soviet commandant in the German occupied town, but this, of course, is social realism with all its cunning. I do not know more lyrical prose about the war. Is it B. Okudzhava's "Be healthy, schoolboy"?
N. DumbadzeMe, grandmother, Iliko and Illarion.(And the film is even better - with Veriko Anjaparidze it seems). white flags(relatively honest with respect to exposure of the Soviet completely bribed system).
Ch. AitmatovWhite ship.
However, I don’t know ... I’ll definitely say “no” about the later Aitmatov, but I can’t say with certainty about this one that it’s worth reading. I just know for sure that children should have some idea of life in Soviet times. Wrong, if it just remains a failure and emptiness. Then it will be easy to fill it with all sorts of lies. On the other hand, we knew how to read Soviet books, taking the lies out of the brackets, and the children no longer understand the conventions that are obvious to us.
Memories of upbringing
A. HerzenThe past and thoughts (vols. 1-2).
As a child, they read with pleasure, precisely in these years.
E. VodovozovaThe story of a childhood.
The book is unique: memoirs of a graduate of the Smolny Institute, who studied with Ushinsky himself. And about Smolny, and about her childhood on the estate, she writes very impartially (she is generally a "sixties"), but smart, accurate, reliable. I read it as a child (the edition was very dilapidated), but about five years ago it was reprinted.
V. NabokovOther shores.
A. TsvetaevaMemories.
K. PaustovskyTale of life.
A. KuprinJuncker. Cadets.
A. MakarenkoPedagogicalpoem.
F. VigdorovaRoad to life. This is my house. Chernigovka.
This is the same Vigdorova who recorded the trial of Brodsky. And the books (this is a trilogy) are written about the orphanage, created by a student of Makarenko back in the 30s. A lot of interesting details about life, schools and problems of that time. It reads very easily. The Soviet is noticeable, but the anti-Soviet too.
A. CroninYoung years. Shannon's way(continuation).
And you can probably "Citadel". "Young Years" is a very nice book, however, all sorts of problems with faith arise there. The poor child grew up an Irish Catholic surrounded by English Protestants and eventually became a positivist biologist.
D. DarrellMy family and other animals.
A. BrushteinThe road goes into the distance. At dawn time. Spring.
The memoirs have a revolutionary accent, which is peculiarly combined with the Jewish view of the Russian-Lithuanian-Polish reality. And it is very interesting, informative and charming. I don’t know how it will be perceived by modern children, but the mass of realities of the beginning of the 20th century was reflected so clearly in few other places. Unless A. Tsvetaeva - but she rather emphasizes the exclusivity, and not the typicality of their way of life.
N. RollechekWooden rosary. Chosen ones.
The books are rare and probably enticing. Memoirs of a girl given by her parents to be brought up in a shelter at a Catholic convent. The case takes place in Poland after its separation from Russia, but before the war. The life and customs of the shelter (and the monastery) are quite unattractive; it seems that they are described truthfully, albeit impartially. But they show life from a side unknown to us.
N. KalmaChildren of mustard paradise. Verney rooks. Bookshop in Place de l'Etoile.
What is called - under the asterisk. The author is a Soviet children's writer who specialized in describing the life of "your peers abroad." Very politicized, with class struggle, of course, strikes and demonstrations, but still, to some extent, the realities of a life completely unknown to us are conscientiously portrayed. For example, the election of a "president" in an American school or the life of a French orphanage during the war. Or the participation of still teenagers in the French Resistance. It would be nice to read something more reliable - but for some reason, no. Or I don't know. Yes, and these books are hardly easy to get. But the author, for all his Soviet naivety, has some kind of peculiar charm, especially for teenagers. And I loved her, and quite recently one of our children suddenly brought me to show ("Bookshop") as something cherished and expensive.
A. Rekemchukboys.
It is possible earlier, of course; quite a children's story about a music school and a boys' choir. By the way, there is also such an author M. Korshunov, he also wrote about the students of a special music school at the conservatory, then about the railway vocational school. Not really all this is serious, but very curious at the appropriate age. I don’t remember any other books of this kind, but there were quite a few of them in Soviet times.
Science Fiction and Fantasy
A. BelyaevAmphibian Man. Professor Dowell's Head(and everything else - if for some reason it has not been read yet, it is not harmful to children).
A. TolstoyHyperboloid engineer Garin. Aelita.
The latter is more strange than interesting. And the "Hyperboloid" strikes again with the reliability of pre-war Europe - which is extremely rare in our books.
G. WellsWar of the Worlds. Green door.
And other optional. It seems to me that his stories are generally stronger than novels.
S. LemStories about pilot Pirx. (Magellan cloud. Return from the stars. Star diaries of John the Pacific).
Clever stories with good humor. And very sad novels, unusual for that time, with some disturbing lyrics. Diaries is a funny book, teenagers appreciate it. And it is impossible to read his later books - it is complete, creepy and, most importantly, boring darkness.
R. Bradbury451 Fahrenheit. The Martian Chronicles and Other Stories.
A. and B. StrugatskyPath to Amalthea. Noon XXIIcentury. It's hard to be a god. Escape attempt. Inhabited island. Monday starts on Saturday.
These things are not surprising. The first two are utopia, very curious and charming, humorous and sad. In my youth, I myself loved the practically forbidden "Inhabited Island" - a deeply anti-Soviet thing. And "Monday" all the guys love.
G. GarrisonInvincible planet.
This is a very prolific author. Boys (even adults) love a lot from him, because he has a fantasy of a physicist and an engineer. Which is exactly why I'm not very interested in it. And this is an “ecological” novel, wise in its main idea and charming thanks to the rogue hero.
Now about fantasy or about what preceded it
A. GreenGold chain. Running on the waves. Shiny world. Road to nowhere. Fandango.
D.R.R. TolkienLord of the Rings. Silmarillion.
C.Lewis, probably, everyone has read before - "The Chronicles of Narnia". And the "Space Trilogy" or "Dissolution of Marriage" is probably too early to read. About the "Letters of Balamut" I don’t know at all when they should be read.
K. SimakGoblin sanctuary.
Amazingly cute book. He never wrote anything like it again, although in general the science fiction writer is even and pleasant. His stories are better, his novels are worse (in my opinion). Is that the "City" ...
Ursula Le GuinWizard of Earthsea(the first 3 books are very strong, then worse).
It's kind of embarrassing to advertise, but I know there's a middle-aged generation that missed these books, and they're very good. “Space Stories”, in my opinion, hers is still weaker (Haine cycle), but they are also suitable for teenagers. But the texts-studies of family, marriage, the psychology of male and female and other difficult things ("The Left Hand of Darkness") - although they are also disguised as science fiction - these are first-class books, but, of course, more than not for children.
Diana W. JonesHaul's walking castle. Air castle. Worlds of Crestomancy. Merlin's conspiracy.
In my opinion, the best of the books is Castle in the Air. There, humor is built on stylization and word play. But in general, this is a children's author, always quite interesting and not serious enough. To make a deep film based on it, H. Miyazaki had to add so many things ...
M. and S. DyachenkoMage of the road. Oberon's word. Evil has no power.
Very worthy fantasy for teenagers, written by "adult" authors. What they do for adults is uneven, but serious and interesting. Sometimes too hard and too frankly. Don't give them away without thinking. And this is just right.
S. LukyanenkoKnights of the Forty Islands.
A book about growing up and moral problems that have to be solved in artificially constructed conditions. The influence of Krapivin and Golding is noticeable. And I think that's enough. You can, however, read more “adult” of his books, but here “The Boy and the Darkness”, in my opinion, you just don’t need to read, although it seemed to be written for children. The author is quite charming, but there is such a mess and confusion in his head ...
M. SemenovaWolfhound.
A very strange mixture of folk tales, myths and oriental "practices". Worldview cocktail. Terrible confusion of heaped plots. Love for paganism with a hostile misunderstanding of Christianity (and any world religions, probably excluding Buddhism). Expertly described oriental martial arts. Lots of sensibility. All in all, the books are cute. I, however, became bored by the end of the first (and best) part ...
D. RowlingHarry Potter.
If they want to read it, well, let them read it. There is a lot of interesting stuff there, a lot of alien stuff, but in general, the popularity of these books is as much a mystery as Charskaya's popularity, it seems to me. I honestly read it, not so long ago, and I don’t remember it well.
detectives
A. Conan DoyleTales of Sherlock Holmes.
E. Bystories(it is better to read The Golden Bug first - it is not so gloomy).
W. CollinsMoon rock.
Somewhat girlish reading, but entertaining. The Woman in White is noticeably worse.
A. ChristieDeath on the Orient Express.
The choice is not mine, but just a familiar young lady who has recently left the named age. You have to read something from a famous lady. But I don't like her at all.
G.K. ChestertonStories about Father Brown(and other stories).
He teases, of course, but does not repel.
M. Cheval and P. ValeThe death of the 31st department. And any other novels.
We have rare Scandinavians with a good sense of humor and a sober look at modern civilization. Reading them, of course, is optional, but you can - if someone really loves detective stories.
Dick FrancisFavorite. Driving force.
Painfully went through all the other works of this author in search of decent ones. I don't remember, unfortunately. The fact is that he is a very useful writer. And I, for example, think that I clearly lacked his books in my youth. Not the detective side, but an amazing attitude to life: courageous, direct, very interested, the opposite of weakness and despondency. And above all else, Francis's novels are an encyclopedia of reality. A person who went through the war (military pilot) enthusiastically mastered everything new that he saw in life: computers, and yachts, and the banking system, and tax accounting, and glass blowing, and photography, and ... She wrote all this, as if it turned out that his wife - she just knew how to write better. In general, for the outlook and the formation of life attitudes, the author is amazing, but not even trying to be “decent”. Well, adult author, what are you going to do here?
A. HaileyThe airport. Wheels. Hotel. final diagnosis.
Almost the same story, only the books are many times weaker: there is no accurate and deep depiction of characters. But there is knowledge about reality (a kind of natural school), which is so lacking in youth. By the way, he is “more decent” than Francis in details.
Great novels and serious stories (stories)
V. HugoOutcasts. Notre Dame Cathedral.
The rest is for inspiration. At the age of 14 she loved Les Misérables passionately. And then you won't read them seriously anymore. I liked the “Cathedral” less, but this is a personal matter, and you need to know it first of all.
Ch. DickensOliver Twist. David Copperfield. Cold house. Martin Chuzzlewit. Our mutual friend. Dombey and son(and so on. All the names are inaccurate, because he always has them twisted).
In general, I read Dickens from the second grade. Most of all she loved "David Copperfield" - in the fourth grade. Later - "Bleak House", but here, too, everyone has their own addictions. Usually, once you get into the taste of Dickens, you won't come off. "Martin Chuzzlewit" is a heavy, evil book (as far as Dickens can be evil), anti-American, by the way. I liked Dombey and Son perhaps less than the others. But there is a radio play with Maria Babanova as Florence, with a marvelous song about the sea. Now radio books are in vogue - so, maybe there is an opportunity to track down this old production? A very worthy option. And there are English films: Great Expectations and the old musical Oliver! - absolutely amazing. I haven't seen the new film, but the American David - well, maybe someone will like it, he's nothing, only very short. We also read Thackeray's Vanity Fair - but that's for Anglophiles.
D. AustinPride and Prejudice.
It would be my will, I would force the whole Austin to re-read - to add intelligence. But, unfortunately, children do not understand this subtle and mocking analysis. They expect from her passions in the spirit of Sh. Bronte, and here is a cold irony. But this can wait.
G. SenkevichThe flood. Fire and sword. Crusaders.
The most reading at that age. Romantic, militant, charming, emotional ... Not that very deep, but it adds horizons.
D. GalsworthyThe Forsyte Saga.
Maybe it’s a graduate of an English school speaking in me who read it without fail, but for some reason it was this “average” book that gave something like a coordinate system to navigate at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries and beyond - before World War II. A sense of time as a change of styles - that's what he can give, in my opinion. Popular, superficial, but for starters - very reliable bindings. Lately, I have been confronted with the fact that children do not distinguish between the 19th and 20th centuries, do not feel the difference between pre-war and post-war culture. This is a serious problem, and it seems to me that straws should be laid here. We had a completely different story at that time, and her style was different.
T. MannBuddenbrooks.
I didn't read it at school, but if it came across, I'd probably really like it. A book that pretends to be sedate and solid, but in fact rests on such a young and desperate nerve. It is gloomy, however, towards the end, like an evil hunted teenager. Mann also has a rather easy item "Royal Highness". The rest of it is no longer for children.
R. PilcherShell seekers. Homecoming. September. Christmas Eve.
Bytopistelnye charming books (women's prose). England during the Second War - we knew too little about that, by the way. And quite modern (that is, 1980s) England. And we don't know much about it either. In the last book, there is a kind of parish utopia, however, something there will be strange for us. Easy to read, girls will probably like it more. It was published here quite recently in the “By the Fireplace” series (such checkered volumes, they are most often exhibited in sentimental sections, sometimes in modern prose: the books are quite serious).
Now less weighty texts
Alain FournierBig Moln.
Such a young, sad, poignant, romantic tale.
Harper LeeTo Kill a Mockingbird.
Everyone loves her, I don't, but that's not an argument. Children can love.
S. LagerlöfThe saga of Jost Beurling.
In her own way, she is no worse than Niels with wild geese. And creepy, and beautiful, and very curious. We never imagined such Scandinavia.
R. RollanCola Breugnon.
As opposed to any modern-decadence. And, by the way, for the habit of adult frankness: here it is stylized as a common folk rude frankness.
L. FrankDisciples of Jesus.
Germany after the war. Restoration of justice, boys - Robin Hoods and all sorts of serious problems. The book is more than average (and even translated not so hot), but I'm all about my own: horizons for us, horizons ... But it is easy to read, the plot is dashing.
W. GoldingLord of the Flies.
Be sure to slip it - at least as an inoculation against bestiality.
D. SalingerThe Catcher in the Rye. Stories.
The last one on the list, because it causes shock to many. If the child is still quite small, it is better to hold on, it seems to me, for a year or two. But it's a must read, of course.
Books "already over the edge"
E. RemarqueThree comrades. No change on the western front.
In fact, very young books. But some people are shocked by the abundance of alcohol and so on.
E. HemingwayA Farewell to Arms! Stories.
The stories are better, in my opinion. Yes, you can read everything.
G. BöllHouse without an owner.
Everything else is not for children, of course. And this is where you can start. Still "Billiards at half past nine", it seems to me, will pass without a serious shock.
M. MitchellGone With the Wind.
On the one hand, who else will tell us about this war? On the other - well, non-childish details, of course ... On the third - a not very charming heroine (especially for readers of this age), it will probably be boring ... But the movie is even more boring.
T. Wilder
Theophilus North. Day eight. Ides of March.
Yes, you can read everything. But "Theophilus" is so charming and sympathetic that you can't tear yourself away from him. Otherwise, there are a lot of mental schemes that are not so easy to deal with (and you don’t always want to agree). And so - a great writer something.
I. VoReturn to Bricehead.
I don’t know of any other book where student life is so nostalgically and described in detail. Then, however, the question arises, where does hypocrisy and rebellion against him lead ... But this is also a problem for teenagers.
M. StuartCrystal grotto. Hollow hills. The last magic.
The story of Merlin and through him, Arthur. The books are magnificent, the reconstruction is historically very detailed, reliable - how reliable is our knowledge of these times. And traces of Roman life in good old England... And a visit to Byzantium... And a guide to various cults in that era, when there was a hodgepodge of beliefs everywhere... And what landscapes she has... And Merlin, what a charming storyteller... In general, try not to fall in love. True, the third book is already weaker, and attempts to continue are even paler.
G.L. oldieOdysseus, son of Laertes.
If someone else is not in the know: this is not an Englishman, these are two Russian-speaking authors from Kharkov (Gromov and Ladyzhensky). They write fantasy and such novels are reconstructions of myths. Very high quality writing and very unusual, unexpected. If a legitimate doubt arises (why do we need a reconstruction when there is an Odyssey?), it’s worth taking a book, opening the first page of the text: “Do not compare life with death, song with weeping, inhalation with exhalation and a person with a deity - otherwise you will be like you then blind Oedipus of Thebes ... "- and decide. But it is written quite in an antique way - without discounts for any decency. These authors have a lot of books, they are uneven. Maybe it's better to start not even with the Odyssey, but with the Nopperapon. The book is lighter, more modern (pale...).
Finally, about the three "epics"
These books are for "adult" children - of course. The humor is that it was the children who introduced me to two of them - they brought me to show, because it was worth it. And I am grateful to the children, but I don’t know when it is reasonable to start reading.
R. ZelaznyThe Chronicles of Ember.
The first five are especially good, where the narrator is Korvin, a European and an aesthete. Somehow, behind his every word, one feels that he has lived through the entire European culture - that's just like his awkward life (as it, in fact, was). The most charming book. And the idea of the true world, in relation to which everything else is a pale cast, is shown very convincingly. It makes no sense to advise a translation: it is unlikely that now it will be possible to get a version of a Russian-speaking Chinese who tried to adequately convey language tricks and games (“Nine Princes in Amber”, “burnt lizard legs”, etc.).
V. KamshaRed on red (cycle "Reflections of Eterna").
The book about which I cried out (having finished reading at night): “Yes, this is some kind of War and Peace!” This, of course, is not "War and Peace" - it ended up being too long (and heaped up). But this is the most sober and adequate understanding of our current vague life - albeit in fantasy clothes, with swords, sails, mysticism and horror. And the war is very intelligibly, meaningfully described. Even I was interested and understandable. The book is smart, tough, but in some places naturalism is still over the edge. And the author has a general modern resentment against faith and believers. There's a lot to talk about and think about, by the way.
Max FryEcho labyrinths. Echo Chronicles.
I myself did not dare to “slip” this into any of my classes to any, even the most obscene readers. So they read it on their own, without asking anyone and without discussing it with anyone. You can consider this my whim and sedition, but still it seems to me that this is our highest quality literature over the past 10 years. True, it is very unchildish. And adults, as experience shows, often do not understand it - they consider it low-grade entertaining reading matter.
The list, of course, turned out whimsical and incomplete. It makes sense to add to it what you remember later. Or throw something away. However, this is nothing more than a cheat sheet, from which you can simply push off when looking for a book for a particular child.
O.V. Smirnova
Today, the younger generation is not very fond of literature. Books are not in demand among young people, but in vain.
After all, reading not only promotes self-development, but also improves logical thinking, develops imagination and forms the correct concept of good and evil.
In adolescence, it is very important that the child develops diversified.
Psychologists say that in children over the age of 10, due to the huge amount of information, a wrong attitude to the world can form. Which then leads to problems later in life.
Teenagers still have a poorly formed psyche and their own outlook on life. She is easily influenced by others, often losing her own opinion.
Psychologists say that reading books helps to create a person's personality, set priorities correctly and understand why people do certain things.
Therefore, parents of teenagers need to insist that the child reads more and develops.
Reading books helps a teenager:
- Relax, protect yourself from everyday problems.
- Enjoy reading.
- Relieve stress.
- Get new information.
- Diversify leisure.
- Expand vocabulary.
- Make speech versatile.
Reading has a positive effect on brain function, improves visual memory and helps a person to develop as a person.
Important! Many teenagers claim they don't like to read, but that's not true. It is likely that the wrong book was chosen by the parents or the child himself.
Literature should be selected based on the hobbies, temperament and interests of the teenager. Only in this case, the child will prefer reading to games on a computer or tablet.
Literature review
Parents today are confused when it comes to choosing a teen edition.
They do not know which book to focus on, because they want it to be not only interesting, but also useful for the child.
What to look for when choosing a book:
- Content. The publication should be meaningful and carry a positive message.
- Age category. Remember, only a small number of teenagers will be interested in scientific books or manuals on psychology.
- Interests. Choose literature based on your child's preferences.
For teenagers aged 12-14, it is better to choose books written in the following literary genres:
- Fantasy.
- Detective.
- Western.
- Heroic fantasy.
- Drama.
- Classic.
- Legends and myths.
- Books are motivators.
- Poem.
- Parable.
Domestic classics
Classical literature is extremely necessary for children. It helps to know the world, to discover in yourself all the facets of skills and talents.
The works of foreign and domestic classics help to reveal the inner potential, to understand how the world works correctly, to draw parallels between good and evil.
Note! Masterpieces of classical literature must be known to every schoolchild.
But if a person was not familiar with this type of literary genre, then it is better to start “acquaintance” with the works of domestic classics.
After reading which, it will be much easier to understand the metaphors of foreign authors.
Table - top 5 famous classical works of Russian authors:
| Book title, author | Short description |
| Mikhail Bulgakov "The Master and Margarita" | The work of the most mystical Soviet author M. Bulgakov is suitable for children from 15 years old. This is a slightly scary, but very interesting work, which simultaneously describes the life stories of Jesus Christ and an ordinary writer. The work has many mystical moments that make it unlike other literary masterpieces. |
| Leo Tolstoy "War and Peace" | This is a classic novel that highlights the historical events of Russia in the 16th century and the life of more than 500 characters. |
| Alexander Grin "Scarlet Sails" | Great educational book for girls. It describes romance and Assol's desire for happiness and love. According to the story, she goes to the ocean every day and waits for her prince on a ship with scarlet sails. This novel teaches teenagers not to give up their aspirations and believe in miracles. |
| Alexander Pushkin "Dubrovsky" | Many literary critics call this novel not only instructive, but also philosophical. The plot describes the moral decay of the Russian nobility and its opposition to the people |
| Nikolai Gogol "Viy" | Viy is one of the most mystical books. This is a story of horrors that happened to a student-philosopher in the walls of an old church during the funeral of a young lady. This book has a sad ending, because the main character dies, so it is not recommended to read it to children under 14 years old. |
Contemporary artistic works
Teenagers often suffer from low self-esteem and feelings of unworthiness, so they need to read motivational books.
Hawking's disease deprived him of speech, the ability to move, but he managed to become famous and achieve heights in science.
Interesting books about love:
- Chelsea M. Cameron "My Favorite Mistake".
- Colleen Hoover "Hopelessness"
- Yulia Kolesnikova "I allow myself to hate."
These books, with a gripping plot, describe the adventures of the main characters and highlight their aspiration and willpower.
Best detectives:
- Arthur Conan Doyle "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes". The story of a brilliant detective and his unsolved crimes.
Many advise reading the book in the original, that is, in English. It is noted that in the translations, funny and incidental moments are not so clearly outlined, which diversify the seriousness of the plot.
- Eugenios Trivisas "The Last Black Cat" The plot of this new detective novel is about missing animals on a Greek island.
The cats begin to disappear, but no one can figure out where until one of the black cats reveals the truth to his owner.
- Alan Bradley "Sweetness on the pie crust". This is a detective story of an 11-year-old girl, the daughter of an English aristocrat, who decides to solve a crime on her own.
Important! An important place in a person's life is played by his spiritual development, therefore, along with classical and fiction, it is recommended to read books on religious topics.
The best Orthodox book is Not by Bread Alone. These are parables and Christian legends that help to realize the importance and role of the Lord in the fate of every person.
Today, the actual problem among girls is weight loss. But many do not suspect that the passion for excessive thinness and diets leads to a deadly disease - anorexia.
To understand how to overcome the disease and not fall for the tricks of the fashion industry regarding the new canons of female beauty and slimness of the body, it is recommended to read the book "Girls in pursuit of fashion" by Jacqueline Wilson.
Books for self-development
Editions for self-development help a person realize his importance in the world, understand what he wants to achieve in life and how to do it.
Such works are suitable for reading every day. After them, I want to analyze and draw conclusions about the material read, as well as try on situations from the work.
List of popular modern books for self-development:
- J. Salinger "The Catcher in the Rye". This book is a must read for all teenagers under the age of 16.
The work describes the life of a teenager who faces many social and psychological problems.
- J. Rowling "Harry Potter". The book is about friendship, betrayal, first sympathy and hobbies of young magicians.
Harry Potter is a collection of books and stories that take place in a magical school.
These are good and useful works that teach to understand people, to understand the importance of family values.
- Chris Mooney "In memory of Sarah". This is one of the best books for self development. The work teaches to find positive aspects even in hopeless situations.
One of the coolest books for self-development is Robert Anthony's Master Secrets of Absolute Self-Confidence.
The product helps to increase self-esteem and get rid of insecurity.
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