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Snow Bound, by Harry Mazer. 142 pages. Ages 13-15. Tony Laporte is a headstrong fifteen year old. He brings home a stray dog, but his parents refuse to let him keep it. He gets angry, and drives off in one of his parent’s cars. He picks up a hitchhiker, Cindy. They find themselves driving into a fast moving snowstorm. Tony recklessly crashes the car in a deserted area. They must survive against the cold, injuries and wild dog attacks. They must learn to rely on each other to survive. This is a gritty story, that many young teenage boys will relate to.
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The Last Mission, by Harry Mazer. 188 pages. Ages 13-15. An intense and gripping fictional drama about WW II. Jack Raab is a 15 year old boy, who hates what Hitler is doing to the Jews in Europe. His older looks, and a fake I.D., get him into the Air Force. He trains with a bombing crew in England, to prepare for their terrifying bombing missions over Germany. On their twenty fourth bombing mission, their plane is shot down, and the survivors, including Jack, are taken prisoner. The storytelling is riveting. The bombing runs are vividly described. The language is hard hitting and real. The ending is thought provoking. Your son will be engrossed by this story.
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Heart of a Champion, by Carl Deuker. 208 pages. Ages 13 and up.
If your son plays baseball, he’ll be mesmerized by this book. This is an unusually intense book. Real life, compelling teenage themes: Competing, drinking, friendships, loss, family. This is the story of two teenage boys, and how their experiences change each one of them forever. Seth first meets Jimmy in a park, watching Jimmy's father put him through one difficult baseball drill after another. Jimmy's competitive spirit to play baseball rubs off on Seth, who also becomes a good ball player. Both boys struggle desperately with their inner demons. Great baseball descriptions, compelling, intense character development, important real life teenage issues. Bittersweet and hard to put down, your son won't forget this book.
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The Outsiders. S.E. Hinton. 240 pages. Ages 13-15. This is one of the best “school classics” that get assigned to students to read. Entertaining and engrossing from beginning to end. Classic elements of the haves and have-nots, as well as pure survival, are realistically portrayed. Ponyboy is a 14 year old greaser being raised by his older brothers, and is the narrator of the story. The greasers (have-nots) are constantly being harassed and attacked by the “Socs” (haves-rich kid bully types). Fights between the greasers and the socs, as well an act of heroism, propel the story to its violent ending, and a revelation for Ponyboy.
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