Books for my 12 yo son
Hello everyone. My 12 yo son doesn’t really like to read. He never has. He has problems in school because of that (bad grades everytime reading/understanding texts is involved).
To try to help him in school (of course I help him study grammar, etc) I established that all the family would sit together and read at least 20 minutes every day. It’s going well so far, but since his reading interests are limited, I really need recommendations. So far, he’s been reading Garfield and Jujutsu Kaisen mangas. But I would like to introduce him to novels if possible.
Are there any novels that would be an easy, fast and interesting read for a 12 yo boy? For example, Harry Potter would be WAY too long for him. A graphic novel would be good to start with, I think? Parents, what are your kids into?
Thanks!
by Giediprimez
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I don’t have kids, but I LOVED the Darren Shan books when I was that age! (I re read them recently!) The vampire saga is my favourite but the Demonata series is also fab!
My own son really enjoyed ‘Smile’ by Raina Telgemeier and ‘El Deafo’ by Cece Bell. They’re both wonderful graphic novels, and I hope your son finds them enjoyable too. Best of luck!
The Percy Jackson series also comes as a graphic novel.