Does a teenager need any special literature or is timeless classics from the school curriculum sufficient? High school students with whom literature teacher Tatyana Kokuseva spoke say that Dostoevsky and Turgenev no longer answer their questions. The school curriculum is slow and has not changed for decades. And teenagers continue to look for an adult, smart voice that will quietly say from the pages of a book - you are not alone.
For those preparing for the main school exam
That voice in the 90s was Dee Snider with his Teen Survival Course. “Almost every teenager goes through periods of terrible loneliness, uncertainty and defenselessness. This is also aggravated by the fear that you are the only one in the entire class, no, in the entire school, no, in the entire Universe, including the lower forms of plant life, experiencing similar sensations.” All teenagers know and feel this, but want official confirmation.
The parents are no help to their young porcupine, because it’s all their fault, of course. Teenagers prefer to hide everything from loved ones and suffer in silence. Therefore, they need honest books about themselves.
Books that speak in an adult language, on equal terms, without a “parental” look from above, edifications and baby talk. Books that are not afraid of the most difficult topics
Teenagers often encounter the adult world in painful ways. They don’t yet know how to live in new conditions. For example, how can yesterday’s children cope with sexuality, repel aggression, maintain individual interests and not become an outcast. How to love life again, even if it looks like something brown in the end.
In the world of literature for teenagers, there are authors who are able to speak with the reader as equals. The heroes of their works, having gone through difficult, cruel, terrible situations, preserve themselves and gain important knowledge and feelings. Here are ten such books, read and approved by the author of the article.
1. Laurie Halse Anderson "Speak"
Melinda ruins a school party by calling the cops. The cops arrived and Melinda ran away. Nobody understood anything, but everyone harbored a grudge. The girl comes into the new school year as an outcast. Teenagers don't forgive ruined parties. Gradually, Melinda stops talking altogether, but she has a lot to tell about that damn party.
If you want to be understood, don’t be silent, the book tells the reader. And the reader thanks for the tip.
"…This book
removed the seal of silence from my mouth
You helped me remember who I am.
Thank you".
2. Jennifer Niven "It's Not Your Fault"
The main character, the unbalanced Theodore Finch, comes up with ways to commit suicide. The heroine, Violet Markey, experiences the death of her sister
and tries to commit suicide. Finch saves her and helps her survive the acute period.
Niven suffered a devastating loss herself when her boyfriend committed suicide. Therefore, the writer took up this topic in the hope of warning and supporting teenagers, talking to them through the characters in the book.
“If you feel like something is wrong, say so.
You are not alone.
It's not your fault.
Help is at hand."
3. John Green "The Fault in Our Stars"
The main characters of the book, Hazel and Augustus, are seriously ill - they have cancer. But, as is customary with John Green, no one starts snotting. Teenagers discuss the meaning of life like adults, confess their love to each other, have sex, not caring about catheters, and try to get the most out of their, albeit short, lives. The will to win and faith in love - this is what the book “The Fault in Our Stars” is about.
“The desire to make art or puzzle over philosophical problems does not disappear when you get sick. It only undergoes changes due to illness.”
4. Stephen Chbosky "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
The best friend of the main character, teenager Charlie, for some reason committed suicide. Charlie goes through nervous breakdowns and has a full-blown fever. He fights hopelessness with books and thoughts.
The story is told in the first person, so the reader knows absolutely everything about Charlie. At the same time, he learns something new about himself.
“But if it is not in our power to choose where we came from, then where to move, we choose ourselves. In any case, we are capable of much. And we can try to look at things positively.”
5. Ned Vizzini "It's a very funny story"
The story is really funny - the hero of the novel, Craig Gilner, sits in a psychiatric clinic after a suicide attempt and tries to come to an agreement with himself. An elite school in Manhattan crushed hopes for uniqueness and a bright future, driving the young man into severe depression.
The reader is invited to climb out of the black hole along with Craig. And this is a very exciting activity.
6. Anna Gavalda “35 kilos of hope”
An easy support book.
The hero is a 13-year-old boy who has a lot of problems. The boy is nervous about the school he hates and worries about his grandfather. As a result, he comes to the conclusion that he is responsible for his own destiny. And after such a conclusion, all that remains is to roll up your sleeves and act.
“I’ll tell you what, my friend: it’s much easier to be unhappy than to be happy, and I don’t like, you hear me, I don’t like people who look for easy ways. I can’t stand whiners!”
7. Jandy Nelson "Sky Is Everywhere"
17-year-old Lenny has a tender relationship with the boyfriend of her deceased sister Toby and a very childish interest in the new handsome Joe. What should a girl do - cherish the memory of her sister with Toby or step into another life with Joe?
The novel “The Sky Is Everywhere” collected a harvest of literary awards and became a bestseller, receiving a warm response from modern teenagers.
8. Daniel Close "Ghost World"
Actually, this is not really a book, it is a collection of comics about two sharp-tongued girlfriends, somewhat reminiscent of Beavis and Butt-head. The girls forget about college and spend time discussing their stupid peers. It's funny and you can use some barbs.
By the way, a film was made based on the comic, with Scarlett Johansson playing the role of Beavis.
9. Jennifer Donnelly "Revolution"
Andi, the heroine of the novel, is 17 years old. After the death of a little brother, life becomes a pain. The consolation was the music and diary of the French woman Alexandrina during the French Revolution, with whom Andi finds much in common. The main character is the embodiment of teenage rebellion, prickly, like a hedgehog, with headphones firmly stuck to her.
Surely many will find parallels between Andi and themselves.
10. John Fowles "The Collector"
I just want to remind you about this old but timeless book, because it is a tough and honest story about the collision of two people close in age, but polarly distant from each other.
Miranda Gray and Frederick Clegg, talent and mediocrity, openness and secrecy, curiosity and inertia. Two social layers - two cultural codes. Zero understanding and tragedy as a result.
First of all, what’s new for 2016, we highly recommend the storyOlga Gromova "Sugar Baby". In this book, everyone will find something very important for themselves: both parents and teenagers.
Source: Literature(First of September). - 2010. -№ 6.
This year's issue No. 9 of Literature contains several recommendations regarding holiday reading. Now, on the eve of the school year, we continue the topic. After all, it is necessary to read beyond the curriculum not only during the holidays. We hope that the list of books, subtly and lovingly commented by a smart reader, will help you find your guidelines in reading and help teenagers with this.
Oksana Veniaminovna SMIRNOVA— teacher of Russian language and literature at the Moscow “Traditional Gymnasium”.
Oksana SMIRNOVA
What to read at fourteen - fifteen years old?
The problem of choosing books at this age is connected, in my opinion, with two things. Firstly, with the internal state of an individual child (some grow quickly and have long been eager to read books as adults, while others have not yet grown out of childhood); secondly, with the inevitable but painful transition from a complete ban on reading (watching) anything about “adult” love to the ability to read (watch) about it calmly, without “obsessing”, that is, in an adult way. It is impossible to save children from this threshold. Keeping them in blinders until the birth of their own children is not very wise, to put it mildly. Just from the age of fourteen to seventeen, you need to somehow be able to take teenagers across this reading line, and each child probably needs to pave some kind of their own path into the jungle of purely “adult” books, which have ceased to have anything in them for a hundred years now. there was no need to be shy.
When compiling conventional lists of books for this age, I did not try to embrace the immensity. I asked my friends, added their opinion to my memories and tried to build some system, however, not very logical and academic. I had, strictly speaking, one criterion - how much these books were loved and “readable”. No “rules” (if we read “this”, why don’t we read “that” and violate historical justice?) are not recognized here. If “that” is unreadable for a teenager, that means we don’t read it. At fourteen to fifteen years old, the task is still relevant not to scare away from reading, but, on the contrary, to instill a desire for this activity in every possible way. The list includes only truly beloved books that have been read several times - strange as it may seem in some cases.
And one more consideration. An adult philologist, compiling such a list, willy-nilly begins to look around in embarrassment: how can I mention a book that has long been considered rather mediocre, or even does not withstand any artistic criticism at all? Am I spoiling the taste of the young reader? This kind of prejudice was not taken into account in this list. The point, in my opinion, is that in childhood and adolescence you need to read a lot not for aesthetic pleasure, but for the sake of your horizons. I once read a very apt remark from S. Averintsev: if a person knows only his time, his narrowly modern range of concepts, he is a chronological provincial. And if he doesn’t know other countries and customs, he’s a geographical provincial (this is my extrapolation). And in order not to be a provincial, by the age of seventeen you need to read a lot of all kinds of books - just about life, about the “life and customs” of different peoples and eras.
The books in this list are grouped rather conventionally, and the groups are arranged in order of increasing “maturity”. This way, in my opinion, it will be easier to choose. As I present the texts, I will occasionally allow myself some comments.
VERY MORE "CHILDREN'S" BOOKS
A. Lindgren. Supersleuth Kalle Blomkvist . Roni - daughter of a robber . Lionheart Brothers . We are on the island of Saltkroka .
The last book is the most “adult” on the list, but, strictly speaking, all of this needed to be read moreby the age of twelve or thirteen. As, indeed, other books in this section. But if a teenager has lingered in childhood and has not yet read everything he should have, then these books will not irritate with their “smallness.” They are specifically for teenagers.
V. Krapivin. Shadow of the caravel. Squire Kashka . Sailor Wilson's White Ball . Captain Rumba's Briefcase . (And another fairy tale about a poplar shirt - I don’t remember the exact name.)
Krapivin wrote many books, and some may prefer his “mystical-fantasy” cycles. And I love most of his books where there is almost (or no) fantasy, but there are real memories of childhood. The story about Captain Rumba is funny and cheerful - artistically, without effort, and teenagers lack this like vitamins.
R. Bradbury. Dandelion wine .
Just a story about how difficult it is to leave childhood - from the point of view of childhood, not youth.
Alan Marshall. I can jump over puddles .
Everyone suddenly remembered her with love.
R. Kipling. Pack from the hills. Awards and fairies.Or Tales of Old England .
The history of England would also be added to this, or just an encyclopedia where you can clarify who is who and what is where...
Cornelia Funke. King of Thieves. Inkheart .
This is already an “arbitrary” part of the list. The fact is that every reader needs (except for masterpieces) a layer of average books - for a snack, for a break, just so as not to lift weights all the time. And also for a correct understanding of the scale. Those who have been fed only masterpieces since childhood do not know the value of books. When you constantly read texts written for children, you forget some, while others still stand out, even though they are not masterpieces. But you can probably replace them with something else, I just came across these.
Lloyd Alexander . A series of novels about Taren (Book of Three. Black cauldron. Llyra Castle. Tharen the WandererAnd. Supreme King.)
HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, ZOOLOGY AND OTHER
D. London. Northern stories. Smoke Belew. Smoke and Baby.
D. Curwood. Ramblers of the North (and so on - until you get tired of it).
Jules Verne. ( Yes everything that read, if you haven't read it yet).
A. Conan Doyle. lost World. Brigadier Gerard (and this is already history).
W. Scott. Ivanhoe. Quentin Dorward .
G. Haggard. Montezuma's daughter. King Solomon's Mines .
R. Stevenson. Kidnapped. Catriona. Saint-Ives (alas, not finished by the author).
R. Kipling. Kim .
Boys love this very much, if they have the ability to read not the easiest book. You can slip it in with a brief comment: this is a story about how an English boy became a spy, and even in India. And he was raised by an old Indian yogi (“Oh my son, didn’t I tell you that it’s not good to cast magic?”).
A . Dumas . Count of Monte Cristo .
By now it would be high time to read the Musketeer epic. And “Queen Margot”, probably, too. But you can’t help but read it.
S. Forester . The Saga of Captain Hornblower . (Three books have been published in the Historical Library for Youth.)
The book was written in the 20th century: the story of an English sailor from midshipman to admiral during the Napoleonic wars. Meticulous, adventurous, reliable, very charming. The hero evokes great sympathy, remaining an ordinary, but very worthy person.
T. Heyerdahl . Travel to Kon-Tiki. Aku-aku .
D. Herriot .(Any book).
The books are autobiographical, funny and curious, full of everyday details. For lovers of all kinds of living creatures this is a great consolation.
I. Efremov . Bourjed's Journey. On the edge of the Ecumene.
Stories. For some reason, even historians don’t know these books now. And this is such a help both in the history of the ancient world (Egypt, Greece) and in geography (Africa, the Mediterranean). And the stories are rather “paleontological” - and also very interesting. This is early Efremov, there are no (or almost no) seductive ideas - about yoga, the beauty of all kinds of bodies, etc., as in the later ones - “The Razor’s Edge” and “Thais of Athens”. And there is no politics, as in “The Hour of the Bull” (all this is hardly worth giving to children). But it may be interesting and harmless to read “The Andromeda Nebula” - it is, of course, a very outdated utopia, but it successfully eliminates ignorance in the field of astronomy. Efremov is generally good (in my opinion) precisely as a popularizer of science. He has a documentary story about paleontological excavations in Mongolia, “The Road of the Winds,” which is very interesting.
M. Zagoskin . Yuri Miloslavsky. Stories.
And I don’t like “Roslavlev” at all.
A .TO. Tolstoy . Prince Silver .
We’ve already read it, and no one particularly likes it - so, in moderation. And ghoul stories (“The Ghoul Family” especially) are tempting - but you probably need to read them for general development.
WHAT GIRLS LOVE
S. Bronte . Jane Eyre .
E. Porter . Pollyanna (and the second book is about how Pollyanna grows up, although, of course, this can be read by the age of ten).
D. Webbster . Daddy Long Legs . Dear enemy .
Charming, albeit simple books. And the rarest form is novels in letters, witty and quite action-packed.
L. Montgomery. Anne Shirley from the Green Roofs estate.
Nabokov himself undertook to translate... But the book is weak. There is a wonderful Canadian TV movie. And a cool (they say) Japanese cartoon - but I haven’t seen it yet.
A. Egorushkina. A real princess and a traveling bridge .
Fantasy, rather mediocre, and the sequels are completely weak. But girls of twelve or thirteen years old are completely delighted with her.
M. Stewart. Nine carriages. Moon spinners (and other detectives).
And this reading is already for young ladies fourteen to sixteen years old. Also very beloved, educational and, it seems, harmless. English life after the war, Europe (Greece, France), marvelous landscapes and, of course, love. M. Stewart's detective stories are average, but good. Here is the story about Arthur and Merlin - a masterpiece, but about it in another section.
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The site already has a list of books recommended for teenagers. Their compiler, a Russian language teacher, addresses the article primarily to parents. The list is not bad, but life does not stand still. So books lose and gain popularity, new ones are published.
"All in our hands"
Here is an interactive list of books for teenagers “14+”, a “must read” list. One might say, a list for all times. And you do it. How?
Vote for the literary works you like and raise their rating. The higher the rating of a book, the longer and higher it hangs in the TOP. Books that have not been voted for for a long time will disappear from the TOP, and others will take their place. Therefore, the motto is: “If you like a book, give it a thumbs up!” If you know better, offer it."
There are a couple of voting rules. One book cannot be added several times. If you want to raise her rating even higher, invite your friends. And secondly, a registered user on the site increases the book’s rating 10 times more than an unlogged anonymous user. Thanks to everyone active!
Best books for teenagers:
Ransom Riggs
“From childhood, sixteen-year-old Jacob was accustomed to his grandfather’s stories about his youth on a distant Welsh island, in an orphanage for strange children: about monsters with triple tongues, about an invisible boy, about a flying girl... The only side effect of these inventions were nightmares that tormented the teenager. But one day a nightmare burst into his life, killing his grandfather in reality.”
Susan Collins
“This guy and girl have known each other since childhood and can still fall in love with each other, but they will have to become enemies... By lot they must participate in the terrible “Hunger Games”, where only one survives - the strongest. As long as at least some participants remain in the brutal quest, Katniss and Peeta can protect each other and fight together. But sooner or later, one of them will have to sacrifice their life for the sake of their loved one... This is the law of The Hunger Games. A law that has never been broken before!”
Jojo Moyes
“Lou Clarke knows how many steps it is from the bus stop to her house. She knows that she really likes her job at the cafe and that she probably doesn't love her boyfriend Patrick. But Lou does not know that she is about to lose her job and that in the near future she will need all her strength to overcome the problems that have befallen her. Will Traynor knows the motorcyclist who hit him took away his will to live. And he knows exactly what needs to be done to put an end to all this. But he doesn’t know that Lou will soon burst into his world with a riot of colors. And they both don't know that they will change each other's lives forever."
James Dashner
“Yesterday they were ordinary guys - they listened to rap and rock, ran after girls, went to the movies... Today they are pawns in someone else’s game, kidnapped by someone unknown to take part in a monstrous experiment. Their memory has been erased. Their new home is a gigantic complex, fenced off from an even larger Labyrinth by walls that open in the morning and close in the evening. And none of those who remained in the Labyrinth after nightfall returned... The guys have no doubt: if they manage to unravel the secret of the Labyrinth, they will break out of captivity and return home. But who would risk their life for a common goal? Who will go to almost certain death? Only two - a boy named Thomas and his girlfriend Teresa."
James Bowen
“There are two main characters in this story - James Bowen, a London street musician, and red Bob, a London street cat. They were homeless and lonely, but one day they met each other: James was dying from drugs and despair, his life had no meaning until a four-legged friend appeared in it, who helped him cope with his problems, brought him good luck and became a real guardian angel . Now Bob and James (in that order!) are well known not only by Londoners who meet them on the streets, in the subway and cafes, but by hundreds of thousands of people all over the world. Youtube videos, Facebook photos, Twitter posts, and now a book written by James Bowen tell the amazing story of a friendship with a cat that changed his life.”
Clive Lewis
“From book to book, the main characters overcome dangers and bring goodness and peace to the fairy-tale country of Narnia. They are helped by everything magical and beautiful, but the true heart of Narnia, its embodiment and creator - the lion Aslan.”
Rick Riordan
“Mysterious and terrible events occur not only at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. And not just with Harry Potter. Percy Jackson, a twelve-year-old American schoolboy, almost becomes the victim of his math teacher. It's good that the pen that Mr. Brunner, the Latin teacher, gave him turns into a real sword and strikes the distraught mathematician. But Percy Jackson's troubles don't end there. On the coast, where they are leaving with their mother, they are attacked by the monster Minotaur. And Percy's friend from school, Grover, who unexpectedly came to the rescue, turns out not to be a boy, but a satyr. But the main adventures begin later, when he and Grover get to Camp Half-Blood."
Markus Zusak
“January 1939. Germany. A country holding its breath. Death has never had so much work to do. And there will be even more. The mother takes nine-year-old Liesel Meminger and her younger brother to their adoptive parents near Munich, because their father is no longer there - he was carried away by the breath of the alien and strange word “communist”, and in the eyes of the mother the girl sees fear of the same fate. On the road, death visits the boy and notices Liesel for the first time. So the girl ends up on Himmel Strasse - Heavenly Street. Whoever came up with this name had a healthy sense of humor. It's not like there's a real hell out there. No. But it’s not paradise either.”
Jay Asher
“One day, Clay Jensen finds a strange package on the porch of his house. Inside are several audio tapes that will become fatal to the young man's fate. Thirteen people. Thirteen reasons. Thirteen stories told by Hannah Baker, a girl who is no longer alive."
Harper Lee
“Alabama, 1930s, the time of the Great Depression and the rise of racial intolerance in the American South. Lawyer Atticus Finch defends a black man accused of a crime he did not commit. This is also the story of how his two children, whom he raises alone, take their first steps from the world of fantasy into the adult world and learn from their own experience what nobility, compassion and justice are. A novel that has become a cult favorite for several generations.”
Tamara Kryukova
“Kostya and Nika are the Romeo and Juliet of our days. This is a story about human relationships: nobility and meanness, responsiveness and indifference, but primarily about love. That true love comes regardless of age and conquers everything. Even the seemingly impossible.”
Paulo Coelho
“Veronica has everything: youth and beauty, fans and decent work. But something is missing in her life. And one November morning she decides to take such a dose of sleeping pills that she will never wake up again. Veronica comes to her senses in a psychiatric clinic"
Jennifer Armentrout
“Having moved with her mother to a small provincial town, Katie discovers that her neighbor Damon is an annoyingly sexy man who, to quote Katie, “has the perfect sculpted abs, just the kind that your hand is drawn to.” And at the same time - annoyingly arrogant. Both of them - together or alternately - absolutely drive her crazy. However, Katie soon begins to notice strange behavior in Damon himself and his twin sister Dee. Since then, her life has been in mortal danger.”
1. Stephen Chbosky “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” (the main character is a wonderful, kind, sincere boy. The book tells the life story of a boy “Charlie” who writes letters to his anonymous friend. Charlie describes the life of a teenager in which he faces bullying, drugs, sexual harassment) is a very interesting and entertaining book, a book that can be read in one sitting. The book is easy to read because it is written honestly, simply, and frankly.
2. Jojo Moyes “Me Before You” (the main character is a young man of 35 years old, Will Traynor. The main character is Louise Clarke, a girl of 27 years old. A very romantic love story between two people, this novel will make everyone cry.) Lou Clarke knows how many steps from the bus stop to her house. She knows that she really likes her job at the cafe and that she probably doesn't love her boyfriend Patrick. But Lou does not know that she is about to lose her job and that in the near future she will need all her strength to overcome the problems that have befallen her.
Will Traynor knows the motorcyclist who hit him took away his will to live. And he knows exactly what needs to be done to put an end to all this. But he doesn’t know that Lou will soon burst into his world with a riot of colors. And they both don't know that they will change each other's lives forever. I really liked this book. It's about true love and self-sacrifice. A very sad ending. The book is worth reading for everyone, it makes you think about a lot. The book will not leave anyone indifferent. Best read for teenagers 16+
3. John Green "The Fault in Our Stars." A wonderful book about love. Both teenagers have cancer, but this does not stop them from enjoying life and loving each other with the most real, sincere love. After reading, you can watch the movie, but it will not impress you as much as the book.
4. Paulo Coelho "Veronica Decides to Die"
A slightly philosophical book that makes you think about your life.
5. Lydia Charskaya. Wonderful good works that teach only good things.
6. L.N. Tolstoy "War and Peace". Without further ado, this epic novel is ABOUT EVERYTHING. Take your time, read it. A truly great work that everyone should know. The main characters are very interesting. Their life stories will not leave you indifferent.
7. M.A. Bulgakov "The Master and Margarita". An unusual and exciting novel. There is not only love in it. From the first pages it is interesting to figure out what's what.
8. Turgenev "Fathers and Sons". A classic work of Russian literature.
9. O. Wilde "The Picture of Dorian Gray"
10. Ray Bradbury "Fahrenheit 451"
11. Stephen King "The Green Mile". You can also watch a movie. Wonderful story
12. E. M. Remarque “three comrades”. Perfectly suitable as examples in an essay on the Unified State Exam in the Russian language (like “War and Peace”, you can’t do without it;)).
These books are probably more suitable for girls. But boys can read them too, and they won’t be disappointed. All books are easy to understand and easy to read, which is very important for teenagers (perhaps with the exception of War and Peace). These books teach you to be kind, sincere, teach you to truly love, be friends, etc. I wish you a pleasant reading, you won’t regret it!😉
Books for children
How to find friends? Who to become? What to do in order to meet true love in life? Is it possible to learn how to attract attention to yourself and convince your interlocutors of the correctness of your point of view? Who has the best chance of success? What attitudes will help you achieve your goals? Dozens, hundreds of questions confront growing children.
Of course, in the works of the classics there are answers to all those questions that are associated with a person’s moral choice: the work of great writers is always relevant. However, it must be admitted that it is often modern teenage books that help children find a way out of a difficult situation, decide on the choice of a particular profession, and suggest what steps to take in order to resolve conflicts with parents, teachers, and friends.
It’s easy to explain: the guys are as close as possible to the images created by contemporary authors. The heroes of their books live in the same conditions, go to the same schools and gymnasiums, and face exactly the same problems as the young readers themselves. Of course, one cannot exclude from a child’s reading circle such wonderful works as L.N. Tolstoy’s trilogy “” or M. Gorky’s autobiographical stories “”, “My Universities”, but it is also impossible not to recognize the fact that this literature for teenagers was created in that time when there was a completely different way of life, so these books cannot fully satisfy the interests of the youth readership.
Are these books suitable for teens 12 years and older? Everything will depend on how developed the child’s imagination is. Only one thing can be stated: despite the serious confrontation of forces in fantasy works, good always wins, and this means that it is worth reading them, since they give a certain message that one cannot be evil, insidious, because real power is given only to those who are kind and selfless.
Are parents always right?
Sometimes real tragedies play out in the lives of teenagers: unrequited sympathy, disagreements with a friend, conflict with a teacher - everything seems very important! And in fact this is so: after all, the guys are faced with such problems for the first time in their lives, this is their first experience. Not all parents can understand the children at a certain moment; it seems to them that the problem does not deserve attention: from the position of an adult, all this is seen as trivial. Who should the child contact? Who will believe him that his soul is really very heavy just because the girl he likes didn’t even look in his direction today; a friend went to the cinema with other guys; finally, due to the fact that the teacher did not appreciate his efforts in the lesson. But it turns out that he is not alone in his experiences: teenage literature reflects everything that can happen in the lives of young readers; It is from books that they learn about how literary heroes behaved in the same situation, how they were able to pass such “tests.” Young readers really like books by the following authors:
I. Kostevich. “I’ve been 14 for two years now”
Sometimes it seems to a growing child that not one person understands him, but everyone! Contrasting himself with those around him, he gradually becomes entangled in the “labyrinth” of his youthful quests to such an extent that without help he cannot return to constructive dialogue with adults and peers. In current books for teenagers 14 years old, you can include the book of the famous Swedish writer W. Stark: perhaps, after reading the story of Simone, the main character of the work, the children will be able to understand their lives.
No one needs children
For some of the children, the tragedy lies only in the fact that their parents do not fully understand them, while others have to go through real life hardships: the topic of orphanhood, the topic of abandoned children, unfortunately, is also relevant. Useful books for teenagers aged 13 will also include D. Sabitova’s wonderful work “”.
Not just feelings!
It is impossible to concentrate the attention of teenagers only on one topic: first love, friendship, self-discovery - all this is very important, but at the same time, children should also be interested in those books that talk about the great discoveries of mankind and present history. Educational literature for teenagers 14 years old is very important because it broadens the horizons of young readers. Children can be offered the following books:
N. Nazarkin. "Three May Battles on the Golden Field"
A. Orlov. "Stories that the Trees Whispered"
V. Ronshin. "Seven Stories of Sir Isaac Newton"
How to choose modern literature for your child?
Indeed, it is not always easy. As a rule, it mainly includes works of classics. Why does this happen? Firstly, these are time-tested books and, in addition, the teacher is guided by the list given in the school curriculum for extracurricular reading. Many wonderful works of our contemporaries simply have not yet had time to enter there.
Without in any way detracting from the importance of the classics, we still emphasize: modern is very important! It reflects all the problems of the younger generation; and it is very interesting for young readers, because it is in tune with the times!
Olga Krus (Russian language teacher)
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