The love for books is something that we should instill in our children since they are young, and encourage them as they grow. Because reading not only has multiple benefits for its integral development, but it is a wonderful leisure activity that favors your creativity, imagination and arouses your curiosity.
Today we propose 17 titles specially designed for children between 12 and 15 years. Although as we always say, this age range is nothing more than a recommendation, because only you know the degree of maturity and reading habit of your children. Comic books, adventure, fiction, fantasy ... you will surely want to read them all!
The young woman of the Oranges
This novel written by Jostein Gaarder, -which many of us know for being the author of the mythical book "The world of Sofia" -, has obtained excellent reviews from experts, because the story he tells is a wonderful reflection on the intensity of life and death.
The story that is told has as its protagonist Georg, a young man passionate about astronomy, who one day finds a letter that his father wrote to him knowing he was going to die. In it he talks about the great love he felt for the mysterious Young Woman of the Oranges to finally ask him a question to which Georg must answer ...
It is available on Amazon for 8.50 euros.
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Fantastic youth novel that catches the reader from its first page, thanks to the agility of its reading and the plot intrigue. It tells the adventures of three friends who discover the mystery that hides in the loft of a huge uninhabited house.
A classic by the author María Gripe that never goes out of style, and that has captivated several generations of teenagers.
It is available on Amazon for 9.45 euros.
Shiva's tears
Excellent suspense book written by César Mallorquí del Corral, whose intrigue is increasing as the story progresses. It all starts with an enigma: the mystery of a very valuable object, called "The Tears of Shiva" that was lost for seven decades. Around him there were cross revenges, forbidden love and strange disappearances.
Available on Amazon for 9.97 euros.
Mafalda
This wonderful book brings together, for the first time in a single volume, all the Quino strips of the most famous Argentine girl of all time. Mafalda will never go out of style: endearing, controversial, aware and engaging. His reflections and experiences like young and old, so we consider that it should be a must in our home library.
Available on Amazon for 21.75 euros.
The declaration
It is a fantastic novel written by Gemma Malley, who places the story in the year 2140, when the creation of an anti-aging drug has allowed the disease and death to be overcome. But in order to avoid overpopulation of the planet, the Declaration is enacted, a law that prohibits couples from having children.
However, the arrival of a mysterious young man will take a radical turn to history, to the point of shaking the sinister social order that has been created. Exciting book especially recommended for young people.
Available on Amazon for 13.95 euros.
Little Red Riding Hood in Manhattan
This novel is about a classic of youth literature on the initiation to adult life, the dangers we have to face and the demand to do so in freedom and loneliness.
The Little Red Riding Hood of this book has nothing to do with that of the famous children's story, although its author, Carmen Martín Gaite, masterfully recreates history, adapted to society and the times in which we live.
Available on Amazon for 10.35 euros.
The red sneakers club
This is a collection, written by Ana Punset, composed of 14 books that narrate the adventures of Lucia, Frida, Bea, Marta, Raquel and Susana, a group of inseparable friends who live endless adventures. Stories enjoyable, agile, fun and very easy to read that surely dazzle teenagers.
The complete saga you can find on Amazon for 14.20 euros each book.
Malory Towers
This saga of books tells the story of Darrell, a teenager who starts the course excited in Torres de Malory, his new school. New friends and exciting experiences await you there, which will be narrated throughout the six books that make up the collection.
The novels were written by Enyd Blyton, and over the years they have been captivating especially mothers and daughters.
The complete saga can be found on Amazon for 11.40 euros each book.
The girl who drank moonlight
The criticism of the New York Times about this book written by Kelly Barnhill was: "as fascinating and evocative as Peter Pan or the Wizard of Oz", and is that if there is a word that defines this wonderful novel, that is "magic".
It is a modern fable about the ties that bind us, and how his characters save their world from unhappiness and sadness. A girl born without magic, a witch with a big heart, a wise swamp monster and a tiny dragon: a story of magical beings who behave like ordinary people, and ordinary people who become magical beings.
Available on Amazon for 15.15 euros.
Lord Byron's horse
This book, written by Vanesa Pérez-Sauquillo, tells the story of Marco, a young man fascinated with the poet who will live in the palace Where do your parents work? Her name is Lord Byron and she is accompanied by her daughter Allegra, who will become Marco's perfect companion to live endless adventures.
Available on Amazon for 17.05 euros.
Little Women
A literature classic written by Louisa May Alcott in 1868, which should not be missing in our home library, and that Over the years it has been captivating millions of readers worldwide.
It tells the adventures of Meg, Beth, Amy and Jo, four sisters who reside with their mother, with the United States Civil War as a backdrop. The four have very different interests, but together they live and suffer the changes that come with growing and becoming a place in the world.
Available on Amazon for 16.10 euros.
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Morrigan is a Charismatic and witty girl with a difficult childhood and a horrible curse that the sentence to die before the age of eleven. But at the vigil of her eleventh birthday, someone kidnaps her and takes her to Nevermoor, a parallel place where she must pass four tests if she wants to stay among the chosen ones.
Teen novel written by Jessica Townsend, full of intrigue, magic and adventure.
Available on Amazon for 14.21 euros.
Sherlock, Lupine and I
Sherlock Holmes, Arsène Lupine and Irene Adler meet in Saint-Malo in 1870, and are involved in a criminal whirlwind that they must resolve, as the police seem to grope with the case.
This is the first novel in a series written by Irene Adler, which will hook any teenager by the agility of its plot and the mysterious adventures that its protagonists live in each of the deliveries.
All the novels of the saga are available on Amazon for 14.20 euros each.
A bridge to Terabithia
This adventure novel, courage and friendship written by Hatherine Paterson, it has become a classic in American literature, perfect for teenage children. It tells the story of the friendship of two children, who create a world of adventure in the heart of the forest, called "Terabithia."
Available on Amazon for 7.55 euros.
Apollo tests
After enraging Zeus, the god Apollo is banished from Olympus. Weak and disoriented, he lands in New York City become a normal boy. Without his divine powers and under the guise of a teenager who conceals his four thousand years of age, Apollo must learn to survive in the modern world while seeking ways to regain Zeus's confidence.
This novel, written by Rick Riordan, is the first of a adventure saga that introduces children to a mythological and fantasy world That will not leave you indifferent.
Each novel in the saga can be found on Amazon for 16.10 euros.
Naraguyá's tears
Florencio Méndez has just crossed the Atlantic to enter the jungle in search of the Flaming Carnivorous, a plant as interesting as lethal. There you will meet Meteo, a meteorite search engine that pursues some star fragments called the Tears of Naraguyá. Together they will discover that both have much to do, and that Sometimes the most sensible thing is to believe in magic.
An agile and easy-to-read adventure novel, written by Catalina González, and especially aimed at younger audiences.
Available on Amazon for 9.45 euros.
The Enchanted Castle
Gerald, Cathy and Jimmy arrive in an enchanted garden where they wake up a beautiful princess, who has been sleeping for a hundred years. But things are not always as they appear to be. It's really about Mabel, the housekeeper's niece, but the garden is delighted, and the ring on her finger has magical powers!
This novel, whose original publication took place in 1907, was written by E.Nesbit and has been captivating children and teenagers for years because of the fantasy of its plot.
Available on Amazon for 9.40 euros.
