Book Recommendations for 12 year old boy - Page 2

[Soul Mama]

Mallory Blackman has a whole series my 12 year old son went through like fire.  Callum, Noughts and Crosses, Knife Edge, Checkmate, Double Cross.  Not sure of the order.  He is a very fast reader, likes comedy, adventure, mystery. Doesn't like Fantasy.

Sophie McKenzie has a whole load he has read. Set up, Hostage, The Thief, The Resue, Hunted, Double Cross, Hit Squad, Girl missing, Sister

David Walliams has a few funny books my son keeps on his shelf.

Dermot Milligan - Donut Dairies - comedy

Mr Gum books, read those when he was 10 years old.

The whole of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid range - comedy

Loves Simpsons Cartoon strip books he has them on his shelf and reads and sometimes reads again.  He started reading them a few years ago, have them in the library.  I used to worry about him watching the Simpsons but I have lost count of the times I have asked my son where he learnt something I hadn't taught him, all down to Simpsons on TV I was amazed the interesting and intellectual things he has picked up from there.

I'm grateful he has 6 books sitting on his shelf waiting to be read :) phew!! He should be ok for 4-5 weeks.  ha, ha!!

I will keep an eye on other recommedations from everyone too!  THANKS.

[Escaping]

I read an article while I was still pregnant (right after I found out I was having a boy) that one way to get boys to read was to get them books from the "banned books" list.

Anyone have any experience with this?

[Soul Mama]

My son is a great reader but for a month or so we didn't have any new books. Then his secondary scoop library had a book with "shit" in it well it made him keen to read it as he isn't allowed to use such words. This got him excited to read again as friends where talking about the book in school.... The hype syndrome! Does work!