In the formation of the personality, many factors play an important role at the same time. Books that a teenager reads can be decisive in shaping views on the world around us and the events taking place. It is in childhood and youth that people most often extrapolate the plots of books to themselves. Therefore, select works and authors should be especially careful.
Often, teenagers choose their reading material for themselves, but if there is an opportunity to somehow influence their choice, then you should stop your attention on the list below. It includes books that, in the opinion of teachers and psychologists, can have an excellent impact on the mood, well-being and development of the child.
John Green "Blame the Stars"
The story revolves around two teenagers suffering from a serious illness. They are tormented not so much by the fear of death, as anger at the situation and misunderstanding. All this for the most part depends on age, since adolescents always remain explosive and aggressive, quick in decisions and actions.Young people are in love with each other and it helps them to decide to challenge fate.
Markus Zusak "Book Thief"
Events develop in Germany in 1939. During this period, death kills countless people, and the father of little Liesel Memiger was no exception. The girl's mother is forced to take her to adoptive parents living near Munich. At this time, death came for a little boy that didn’t hide from Lizel’s eyes. The bottom line is that the girl finds herself in Heavenly Street (Himmel-Straße), where she is not expected to have “heavenly” events.
James Bowen "Street cat named Bob"
The plot revolves around two main characters. One of them is street musician James Bowen, who lives in London. The second is a simple street cat, Bob. Both are single and homeless. Once a street musician and a red cat meet each other. During this period, James sees no meaning in life and actively uses the drugs that kill him. The new red-haired friend becomes the support and talisman of the musician. He helps the hero to deal with problems. Now a couple of Bob and James is known around the world. They are recognized in the subway and on the streets, videos on the Internet with their participation are viewed millions of times. The story of the friendship of two unfortunate creatures became public.
Jojo Moyes "See you"
The book tells about the life of two different people. Lou Clark works in a cafe and meets a young man whom he probably does not like. At the same time, in another place, Will Traynor, who was knocked down by a motorcycle, lost the desire to live and reflects on how to put an end to everything. But soon the lives of these two people are closely intertwined, forever changing each other.
Victoria Lederman “Only eleven! or Shury Mury in the fifth "D"
Despite the fact that in the book of passion boil in the fifth grade, the issues are solved completely childish. At stake is love and real male friendship. Nikita and Egor from the fifth “D” class have been friends for a long time, but the new student changes the situation. Both boys fall in love with Angelina and try to attract the attention of the young beauty. The children think that their feelings are real. The book is built on the change of monologues of all three heroes. From them it becomes clear that in fact occurs in the heads of schoolchildren. Egor doubts his actions, Nikita prefers to reflex, and Angelina skillfully manipulates her classmates in love with her.
Rensom Riggs "House of Strange Children"
Jacob was 16 years old and his whole life was spent under the stories of his grandfather about a distant Wales island, where he visited the shelter of so-called strange children. There were three-language monsters, an unusual flying girl, an invisible boy and others. Jacob did not fully believe in fairy tales and often saw the heroes of these stories in nightmares. But very soon, fabulous fables became part of his life.
Madeleine Route "Shelter"
Friends Dan, Jordan and Abby dreamed of getting into New Orleans. But soon through the social network they received an unusual message from a friend. It was strange that a young man died a year before. The fun has come to an end and the pleasant adventures in New Orleans are no longer talk. The closer friends get to the dream city, the clearer the danger becomes. They notice spying. One of his friends, Dan, realizes that it was he who brought trouble to his friends. But he must solve the riddle in which the answer to the question: why his parents died.
Susan Collins "The Hunger Games"
The law of the cruel quest "The Hunger Games" says that only one should remain alive. Katniss and Pete have become its participants. As long as the beloved are not the only participants in the quest, they can still be a couple and protect each other. But what happens when the heroes remain the only participants?
Veronica Mouth "Divergent"
Beatrice Pryor lives in an extraordinary world. All its inhabitants are divided into five factions, depending on the characteristics of the human person. The qualities for which there is a division:
- Friendliness;
- Honesty;
- Erudition;
- Courage;
- Altruism.
Only once per day of their sixteenth birthday adolescents have the right to choose their own line. Beatrice has to make a decision.It depends on him whether she will remain in her family or will be engaged in her favorite work. As a result, the heroine chooses what came as a surprise, not only to those around her, but also to herself. The changes are final and irrevocable. New girl friends also chose this path. Beatrice has new responsibilities and emotions. Also, the feeling of love for the uncommunicative and mysterious teacher has become new. In addition, the girl is the keeper of the secret, which can be deadly for her.
James Deschner "The Maze Runner"
Most recently, the heroes were simple guys who liked everything that fascinates teenagers. But now they have become involuntary participants in someone else's game, where they were just pawns. The experiment conducted on the guys, just monstrous. They took away their memory and placed in a huge maze. The walls of this complex open in the morning and close in the evening. If you stay in the maze after sunset, then return to the world is simply impossible. Heroes do not lose heart and want to unravel the mystery that will allow them to return home.
Each of these books fascinates from the first to the last page. The stories raise deeply philosophical questions that make young people think and reconsider their views on real life.
