All ages appreciate a good book.
Check out some of best book gifts at: Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble
- Nobel Prize in Literature 2017 – Kazuo Ishiguro – 8 Books; Most recent – The Buried Giant (2015)
- ManBooker Prize 2017 – Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
- Hugo Award – Best Novel 2017 – The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemish
- Pulitzer Prize 2017 – The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
- Caldecott Medal for Illustration: Radiant Child by Javaka Steptoe
- Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear by Sophie Blackall and Lindsay Mattick
- For students interested in the Legal Field – The Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham
12 adult books that appeal to teens:
- The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston
- The Next Person You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
- All Involved by Ryan Gattis
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Bones & All by Camille DeAngelis
- Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong
- Girl at War by Sara Nović
- Half the World by Joe Abercrombie
- Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton
- Sacred Heart by Liz Suburbia
- Undocumented: A Dominican Boy’s Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League by Dan-el Padilla Peralta
- The Unraveling of Mercy Louis by Keija Parssinen
Not sure what you are good at? Hoping to find your Superpower?
- Try Reading: Strengthsfinders 2.0 by Tom Rath
The Pulitzer Books:
Some favorites from SEC tutors for middle and high schoolers include:
- Wonder by R.J. Palacia
- Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (high school)
- Night by Elie Wiesel (high school)
- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck….(“If you don’t cry at the end of this book….you may not be human.”)
- Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (high school)
- Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (middle school/ high school)
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (high school)
- The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
- Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown ( a MUST read)
- Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Also don’t forget the possibility of a magazine subscription. for an area of interest: National Geographic, Astronomy, Psychology Today, Business Week, Chemistry World, Poetry Magazine, etc.
If your child has a “hero” you can also think about a biography or autobiography on that individual. There are some fabulous ones out now about several of the country’s founding fathers.