The books you have listed here sound great for a 14 year old boy. The one I hear that most boys of that age like is a Science Fiction book called ENDERS GAME, by Orson Scott Card.
Now while we are on the subject, perhaps somewhere down the line you can do a bolg about unleashing my inner 14 year old girl. What favorite books would you pick for a 14 year old girl?
Have a great weekend....
Tom | 06.27.08 - 10:18 pm | #

Thanks, Tom. Great recommendation! I was thinking of adding a sci-fi/fantasy book, but there were so many to choose from (and I'm not particularly well-read in that area).

Love your idea about the inner 14 year old girl! I have two or three ideas -- need to mull it over a bit more and then I'll post.

Thanks again for reading and commenting -- it's very much appreciated.

Ann
Ann | Homepage | 06.28.08 - 7:44 am | #

I always have trouble recommending books for boys off the top of my head, so when I read a particularly boy-appropriate book, I label it in my LibraryThing.

Of course, if you try to make a point of highlighting books that appeal to boys, you have to deal with the people who think you're excluding girls... can't please everyone!
Sarah Rettger | Homepage | 06.28.08 - 8:20 am | #

Ender's Game is a great book. I would also recommend The Bartimeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud. The first book is called The Amulet of Samarkand. It's about a young boy in an alternate London where there are magicians. This boy calls up a djinn (genie) that is very powerful and dangerous. How he controls the djinn and the adventures that result make for great reading. The second and third books continue the story - but each book can stand on it's own. The other two tiles are The Golem's Eye and Ptolemy's Gate.
Debbie Winn | Homepage | 06.28.08 - 11:37 am | #

One of my favorite books from my time spent as a 14 year old boy is Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls. A couple others that stand out are Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D Taylor, and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The final two are less "boy" specific and certainly worth reading for anyone that age (or any age for that matter).
Jeremy | 06.28.08 - 8:42 pm | #

I am a 14 year old boy, and soem books that I like are

Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Rioridan

Harry Potter (of Course) by J.K. Rowling

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Artemis Fowl by Eion Colfer

Eragon by Christopher Paloni

Good Luck
nathan | 06.23.09 - 1:43 pm | #

Nathan, thanks so much for your input! This post is one of the most popular -- so many people search on "books for 14 year old boys", so I know that many will find your reading list valuable.
Ann Kingman | Homepage | 06.23.09 - 2:42 pm | #