I'm tutoring a kid who's 12/13 and have noticed he's not got a great vocabulary and finds it difficult to express himself properly, particularly in relation to reading texts and talking about them.
I want to try and introduce him to a wider range of texts and books (he mainly reads and rereads the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books at the moment), but I don't want to force him to read something he doesn't enjoy or care about.
I was thinking of suggesting the Alex Rider series potentially because I really enjoyed them, but it's been a while since I was in my student's position so am not 100% sure.
Does anyone have any suggestions for an early teen who needs a first 'big' book?
Thanks!
by i_am_the_circle