What to read to a 14 year old girl. The best books of all time that every teenager should read

The most demanding, attentive and serious audience is young people. Determining their own priorities, interests and desires in the process of growing up, the guys look for kindred spirits on the pages of works, saturating their lives with adventures and experiences, sometimes even identifying themselves with the main characters.

Modern teenage literature is no longer children's books about first school love and problematic relationships with parents. Most novels raise adult problems of very young people. And such books can teach a lot not only to the younger generation, but even to all-knowing adults.

What have teenagers been reading for the last decade? Children over 14 are no longer interested in encyclopedias and fairy tales; fantasy, historical adventure works, detective stories... and, of course, popular books by modern authors are becoming closer and more understandable.

Fifteen-year-old Charlie is trying to cope with the suicide of his friend, Michael. To somehow get rid of anxiety and depression, he begins to write letters to a stranger, to a good person, whom he had never met in person. At school, Charlie unexpectedly finds a mentor in a teacher. in English, and friends, classmate Patrick and his half-sister Sam. For the first time Charlie decides to start new life. He goes on a first date, kisses a girl for the first time, makes and loses friends, experiments with drugs and drinking, participates in the Ricky Horror play and even writes his own music.

Charlie lives a relatively quiet and stable life home life. But alarming family secret, which influenced his whole life, makes itself felt in the end school year. Charlie tries to get out of his head and into the real world, but the fight becomes more and more difficult.

2. "We're Expired" by Stace Kramer

Virginia is 17 years old and has everything a girl could dream of. She is young, beautiful, smart, going to enter Yale University, she has a beloved boyfriend Scott, a best friend Olivia, kind and loving parents. But on graduation party Virginia finds out that Scott is leaving her. Quite drunk, in a fit of anger, she gets behind the wheel of a car and gets into a terrible accident. The girl remains alive, but both her legs are amputated. So in an instant, Virginia’s fabulous life turns into real hell. And the girl increasingly wonders whether it’s worth living like this at all?

3. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

One December day, on her way home from school, the girl accidentally encountered her killer. She was lured into an underground hiding place, raped and killed. Now Susie is in heaven, watching the people of her city enjoying life while they are alive. But the girl is not ready to leave forever, because she knows the name of the criminal, but her family does not. Susie desperately holds on to her life and watches with alarm as her family and friends try to continue to exist. What worries Susie even more is the fact that the killer is still living near them.

This is the tragic and instructive story of Alice, a girl who at a very young age plunged into the destructive world of drugs.

It started when Alice was given a soft drink mixed with LSD. Over the next month she lost cozy home, loving family and replaced them with city streets and drugs. They robbed her of her innocence, her youth... and, ultimately, her life.

Hazel Lancaster was diagnosed with lung cancer at a young age. She believes that she must come to terms with what her life has become. But then, by chance, she meets a young man named Augustus Waters, who several years ago managed to overcome cancer. When Hazel, with her sarcastic tone, tries to interrupt Augustus' attempts to meet him, he realizes that he has found the girl he has been looking for all his life. Despite the terrible diagnosis, young people enjoy every new day and try to fulfill Hazel’s dream - to meet her favorite writer. They cross the ocean and go to Amsterdam for this meeting to take place. And although this acquaintance turns out to be not quite what they expected, in this city young people find their love. Perhaps the last one in their lives.

For sixteen-year-old Dan Crawford, New Hampshire College Preparatory is more than a summer program; Lifebuoy. An outcast at his school, Dan is excited about the opportunity to make friends during the summer program. But when he arrives at college, Dan learns that his dorm is a former mental hospital, better known as the last refuge for the criminally insane.

As Dan and his new friends, Abby and Jordan, explore the hidden recesses of their eerie summer house, they soon discover that it is no coincidence that the three of them ended up here. This hideout holds the key to a horrific past, and there are some secrets that don't want to stay buried.

For the school's most popular senior, Samantha Kingston, February 12th - "Cupid's Day" - promises to turn into one big party: Valentine's Day, roses, gifts and the privileges that come with being at the top of the social pyramid. And this lasted until Samantha died in a terrible accident that night. However, she wakes up the next morning as if nothing had happened. In fact, Sam lives the last day of her life seven times until she realizes that even the slightest change in her last day can affect other people's lives much more than she previously thought.

This is a story about the lives of ordinary New York teenagers, written by a seventeen-year-old boy. Children who are bought off by rich parents with money, throw parties in luxurious mansions and know no other entertainment except drugs and sex, which leads to tragic and shocking consequences.

To avoid getting into such situations, you should definitely read books about sex for teenagers.

A young man named Smoker lives in a boarding school for disabled children. When he is transferred to new group, he begins to understand that this is not just a boarding school, but a building filled with eerie secrets and mysticism. The Smoker learns that all the inhabitants of the castle, even the teachers and directors, do not have names, only nicknames. It turns out that there is a parallel world and some children can move there freely. A year before his graduation, the guy begins to feel fear of the real world, which is located outside the walls of this house. He is oppressed by the most important question: stay or go? Go into the real world or a parallel one, even if not forever?

The reader will have to decide for himself whether this House is really magical, or is it just the imagination of children?

Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden and the source of all strife and trouble. Even so, Montag is unhappy. Disagreements in a marriage, books hidden in the house... The mechanical dog of the Fire Department, armed with a lethal injection, accompanied by helicopters, is ready to hunt down all dissidents who challenge society and the system. And Guy feels that he is being watched, waiting for him to take the wrong step. But is it worth fighting for life in a society that has already ruined itself a long time ago?

Books for children

How to find friends? What to become? What to do in order to meet in life true love? 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 how they behaved in the same situation literary heroes 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 by the famous Swedish writer W. Stark: perhaps, after reading the story of Simone, main character works, the guys 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 13 years will come and the wonderful work of D. Sabitova “”.

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 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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Nowadays, teenagers of 14-15 years old usually choose and download books for themselves, but if it is customary in your family to consult about reading, here is a list of literature that contains a lot of unexpected things. The author, a literature teacher, works with some very reading children - part of the list of books was compiled according to their advice, but for general development it will be useful in any case.

The problem of choosing books at 14-15 years old 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 14 to 17 years old, 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 teenagers 14-15 years old, 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 the age of 14-15, the task is still relevant not to scare away from reading, but, on the contrary, to instill in every possible way a desire for this activity. 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 stand up to any artistic criticism? 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 17 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.

Still “children’s” books

A. Lindgren Super detective Kalle Blomkvist. Roni is the daughter of a robber. Brothers Lion Heart. We are on the island of Saltkroka.

The last book is the most “adult” on the list, but, strictly speaking, all this should have been read by the age of 12-13. 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 Knee-deep in the grass. The 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 “mystic-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.

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 (The Book of Three. The Black Cauldron. Taren the Wanderer, etc.).

History, geography, zoology and more

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 is being read, if not already read.

A. Conan Doyle The Lost World. Brigadier Gerard (and this is already history).

W. Scott Ivanhoe. Quentin Dorward.

G. Haggard Daughter of Montezuma. King Solomon's Mines.

R. Stevenson Kidnapped. Catriona. Saint-Yves (alas, not completed 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 twentieth century: the history 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.

Vet's notes, etc.

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. EfremovThe Journey of Baurjed. On the edge of the Ecumene. Stories.

For some reason, even historians don’t know these books now. And this is such a help in history ancient world(Egypt, Greece), and by geography (Africa, Mediterranean). And the stories are rather “paleontological” - and also very interesting. This is early Efremov, there are no (or almost no) seductive ideas here - about yoga, the beauty of all kinds of bodies, etc., as in the later “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.K. 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.

Books for girls

S. Bronte

E. Potter Pollyanna(and the second book is about how Pollyanna grows up, although, of course, this can be read by the age of 10).

D. Webbster Long-legged uncle. Dear enemy.

Charming, albeit simple books. And the rarest form is novels in letters, witty and quite action-packed.

A. Montgomery Anne Shirley from Green Gables.

Nabokov himself undertook to translate... But the book is weak. There is a wonderful Canadian TV movie. And a cool Japanese cartoon (they say) - 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 12-13 years old are absolutely delighted with her.

M. Stewart Nine carriages. Moonspinners (and other detectives).

And this reading is already for young ladies 14-16 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.

I. Ilf, E. Petrov The twelve Chairs. Golden calf.

L. Soloviev The Tale of Khoja Nasreddin.

The text is charming and mischievous. Perhaps the most suitable one to get used to adult conversations “about life” without unnecessary pain.

V. Lipatov Village detective. Gray mouse. The Tale of Director Pronchatov. Even before the war.

V. Astafiev Theft. Last bow.

"Theft" is very scary tale about an orphanage in the Arctic Circle, where children of exiled and already dead parents survive - an antidote to Soviet utopias.

V. Bykov The dead don't hurt. Obelisk. His battalion.

E. Kazakevich Star.

And a very interesting book, “The House on the Square,” is about a Soviet commandant in an occupied German town, but this, of course, is socialist realism with all its slyness. I don’t know any more lyrical prose about war. Is it “Be healthy, schoolboy” by B. Okudzhava?

N. Dumbadze Me, grandma, Iliko and Illarion.(And the film is even better - it seems with Veriko Andzhaparidze). White flags(a relatively honest exposure of the Soviet system, which was entirely bribed).

Ch. Aitmatov

However, I don’t know... About the later Aitmatov I’ll certainly say “no,” but about this I also can’t say with confidence that it’s worth reading. I just know for sure that children should have some idea of ​​life in Soviet times. It is wrong if there is simply a gap and emptiness left. Then it will be easy to fill it with all sorts of lies. On the other hand, we knew how to read Soviet books, putting lies out of brackets, but children no longer understand the conventions that were obvious to us.

Memories of upbringing

A. Herzen The past and thoughts (vols. 1-2).

As a child, I read with pleasure, precisely during these years.

E. Vodovozova The story of one childhood.

The book is unique: the memoirs of a graduate of the Smolny Institute who studied with Ushinsky himself. She writes both about Smolny and about her childhood on the estate very impartially (she is generally a “sixties person”), but intelligently, accurately, and reliably. I read it as a child (the edition was very shabby), but about five years ago it was republished.

V. Nabokov Other shores.

A. Tsvetaeva Memories.

K. Paustovsky A story about life.

A. Kuprin Junker. Cadets.

A. Makarenko Pedagogical poem.

F. Vigdorova The road to life. This is my home. Chernigovka.

This is the same Vigdorova who recorded the trial of Brodsky. And the books (this is a trilogy) are written about orphanage, created by Makarenko’s student back in the 30s. A lot of interesting details about life, schools and problems of that time. Very easy to read. The Soviet is noticeable, but the anti-Soviet is also noticeable.

A. Cronin Young years. Shannon's Path (continued).

And probably “Citadel”. “Young Years” is a very nice book, although all sorts of problems with faith arise there. The poor child grew up as an Irish Catholic surrounded by English Protestants and eventually became a positivist biologist.

A. Brushtein The road goes into the distance. At dawn. Spring.

The memoirs have a revolutionary accent, uniquely combined with the Jewish view of Russian-Lithuanian-Polish reality. And it is very interesting, informative and charming. I don’t know how it will be perceived by modern children, but the mass of realities of the early twentieth century is reflected so clearly in few places. Perhaps A. Tsvetaeva - but she rather emphasizes the exclusivity rather than the typicality of their way of life.

N. Rollechek Wooden rosary. Chosen Ones.

The books are rare and probably tempting. Memories of a girl given by her parents to be raised in an orphanage at a Catholic convent. The case takes place in Poland after its separation from Russia, but before the war. The life and customs of the shelter (and even the monastery) are quite unsightly; it seems that they are described truthfully, albeit impartially. But they show life from a side unknown to us.

N. Kalma Children of mustard paradise. Verney rooks. Bookstore on Place de l'Etoile.

What is called - under the asterisk. The author is a Soviet children's writer who specialized in describing the life of “your peers abroad.” It is very politicized, with class struggle, of course, strikes and demonstrations, but still, to some extent, the realities of a life completely unknown to us are faithfully depicted. For example, the election of a “president” in an American school or the life of a French orphanage during the war. Or the participation of very young teenagers in the French Resistance. It would be nice to read something more reliable - but for some reason there isn’t. Or I don't know. And these books are hardly easy to obtain anymore. But the author, for all his Soviet naivety, has some kind of peculiar charm, especially for teenagers. And I loved it, and just recently one of our children suddenly brought it to show me (“The Book Shop”) as something treasured and dear.

A. Rekemchuk Boys.

It is possible earlier, of course; Quite a children's story about a music school and a boys' choir. By the way, there is also an author, M. Korshunov, who also wrote about students of a special music school at the conservatory, and then about the railway vocational school. It's not all very serious, but it's very interesting at the right age. I don’t remember any other books of this kind, but there were a lot of them in Soviet times.

The list includes books by foreign and domestic authors “about the moral and psychological quest of the soul and the transformation of personality.” These problems worry teenagers, because “the most intimate, most important decisions are made only within one’s own heart.” The books will be of interest not only to teenagers, but also to their parents.

Bulychev Kir. Guy-do. A city without memory. - Any edition6+

The adventures of Alisa Selezneva continue. These stories will tell how Alice and her friends met an intelligent ship, lost the space race, found Atlantis and experienced many other adventures thanks to mutual understanding, support, and friendship.

Vern Jules. Captain at fifteen. - Any edition12+

French writer Jules Verne has remained one of the favorite writers of boys and girls all over the world for almost two centuries. His books are full of incredible adventures and fantastic visions. The events of the novel take the reader aboard the whaling ship Pilgrim. As fate would have it, a cabin boy, Dick Sand, takes command of the ship. Colorful descriptions of nature, intense dialogues, a fascinating plot, the intensity of the clash between good and evil and endless faith in human nobility capture the reader and do not let go until the very last page of the novel.

Dumbadze N.V. Me, Grandma, Iliko and Illarion: a novel. - Any edition12+

A novel about youth, about first love, about the spiritual closeness of people of different generations. The novel was first published in 1959 on the pages of a Georgian youth magazine and has since been republished many times. The book was made into a film, which was a great success. Main character novel - Zurikela Vashalomidze - grows up in a mountain village without a father and without a mother. War time, orphanhood, malnutrition, cold, constant anxiety. But Zurikela is a mischief-maker, there is no end to his mischievous tricks, his witticisms are endlessly inventive and hit the mark. And the rest of the characters, like Zurikele, will not mince words. But their laughter is sincere and generous, there is no evil in it. Humor helps them cope with adversity more easily. Gradually an understanding of the main thing in life comes. It is not for nothing that at the end of the novel the following phrase comes from the lips of Zurikela: “...I have no one and nothing in the world except my village, grandmother, Iliko and Illarion...”.

Zhvalevsky A., Pasternak E. Time is always good12+

Publisher: Vremya, 2009

Series: Time is childhood

The novel will delight both big and small fans of these authors. The first will be able to return to their Soviet childhood ( Soviet Union model 1980), the latter will fall into the near future - in 2018. The main characters are fifth-graders Vitya Shevchenko and Olya Vorobyova. They live in the same place, but different time: he is a Soviet pioneer, she is a “guest from the future.” By chance, the boy and girl change places, and Olya ends up in 1980, and Vitya ends up in 2018. Where is better? What is more interesting: playing on the computer or walking in the yard? What is more important: relaxedness and freedom in a chat or the ability to talk while looking into each other’s eyes? In short, Olya, Vita and their friends will have to face many trials before reaching a happy ending. And how could it be otherwise: no matter what the “millennium is in the yard” - the time is always good, and everything depends only on you!

Likhanov A. A boy who is not in pain. The girl who doesn't care12+

Publisher: Publishing, educational and cultural center “Childhood. Adolescence. Youth", 2010

Stories about children in difficult situations life situation, belong to the pen famous writer and public figure Albert Anatolyevich Likhanov. The first story is about a boy with cerebral palsy, who, in addition to an incurable disease, faces severe adult trials. The second story is about an orphanage girl, Nastya, who experienced a terrible shock in childhood. How will her life turn out, will she be able to resist fate? It depends on the adults. And how good it is that on her life path meets a caring person - university student Olga. The works can stir the soul and make you take a fresh look at relationships in your own family.

Murasheva E. Guard Alarm12+

Publisher: Samokat, 2008

Episode: “Oncoming Traffic”

A book by psychologist and writer Ekaterina Vadimovna Murashova about modern Russian school, about teachers, about “problem” teenagers. Having ended up in 8 “A” from other schools, Taya, Dima and Timka find themselves “aloof” from their classmates. In the new class there is no hazing, no one is bullied, no one is bullied. Why do newcomers get this strange feeling of isolation, isolation, sometimes turning into panic?! Unable to resist the temptation to reveal the secret of their classmates, the heroes of the story will find themselves on the path to understanding the complex moral mechanisms in themselves and in others. And each of the guys will have to make a choice.

Paterson K. Gorgeous Gilly Hopkins12+

Publisher: Narnia Center, 2007

Series: Pilgrim's Path

The story is about a troubled girl who tries to find a sense of home, despite the fact that she is constantly sent to one or another foster parents due to her supposed bad behavior. Gilly begins to hate the people around her and secretly dreams of returning to her own mother, idealizing her, although her mother abandoned her. With such life baggage, she arrived at the house of Mrs. Trotter, her new adoptive mother. As you read, it will be interesting to trace the process of transformation of Gilly’s personality, the path of growing up, the rejection of illusions and stereotypes, and the acceptance of the realities of life with its demands on a person.

Eight more books by foreign authors have been published in the “Pilgrim’s Path” series, which also deserve attention.

Rain O. Youths before the Flood: a novel12+

Publishing house "Socrates", 2009

Series: “Up to fifteen and older...”

An action-packed novel can be called a modern “novel of education,” since this novel is about the growing up of a teenage hero, about how schoolboy Sergei Chokhov faces many situations in which he is forced to do difficult, uncomfortable, but only right choice and take responsibility for this choice. A typical teenager of the 21st century, a resident of a metropolis, with little interest in the past, present and future of the country and the world, he gradually begins to think about how and why to live. The hero learns to fight for what he considers right, not to remain silent, even if he finds himself alone against everyone, to believe in friendship and love.

How to choose interesting and instructive book , which is suitable for a teenager of 14 years old?

We offer you a unique selection of 14 books that inspire, teach love, hard work and empathy.

Erich Maria Remarque

A “living” book, full of love, deep friendships, severe trials, caustic loneliness and endless grief. The development of events takes place in the post-war period, and we are talking about the problems of a person who lived through this war.

The book will teach humanity, sincere empathy, understanding at the tender age of 14 inner world another.

Paulo Coelho

Shepherd Santiago one day has a dream that tells him about treasures lying near the Egyptian pyramids. The call of fate forces him to sell his sheep and set off on a difficult journey.

“The Alchemist” is a popular novel by a Brazilian writer that gives us inner direction, the desire to follow our destiny and know the “soul of the world.”

Daniel Defoe

The work is presented in the form of a diary of the main character, who was shipwrecked and thrown ashore. A book showing the incredible capabilities of a person striving to survive on a desert island.

The realistic description of all the difficulties and obstacles in the life of the tireless Robinson Crusoe captivates and amazes so much that it gives you the feeling that you yourself are on an island in the Caribbean.

Ethel Voynich

A novel that touches on the most subtle thoughts, excites the purest notes of the soul, giving rise to the deepest response in our heart. When reading this book, everyone lives life together with a tireless young man, a fighter for justice and independence.

A must read for everyone at the age of 14, when a person is most susceptible to the tragedies, joys and trials of someone else's fate.

Mark Twain

A fascinating story of the “exchange of destinies” between the thief Tom and Prince Edward. How can a pampered person from the royal palace cope with the difficulties of street life? What awaits the fake prince in luxurious surroundings?

This is an invaluable description of someone else’s experience during a radical change in life circumstances.

Ernest Hemingway

A touching story about a poor old man living in the here and now, enjoying every day. He enters into a fight with the “big fish” - his first success in Lately- which proceeds with varying success.

Hard work and a steady pursuit of a goal are what the pages of this book reveal.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

A novel that at one time changed the public's views on slavery in America. The book talks about how those who own people can forget about simple humanity and begin to consider their charges as simple things.

After reading, the view on many events in life will no longer be the same, the suffering of other people will be perceived more deeply and will cause a desire to help.

Mayne Reid

A beautiful love story that takes place against the backdrop of a frightening and mysterious event - the appearance of a headless horseman wandering around Texas.

The richness of events makes the book truly exciting, and the suspicion of the murder of an innocent person raises a storm of emotions and affects our sense of justice.

Haruki Murakami

The novel by a Japanese writer is categorically different from everything that teenagers are used to reading in the school curriculum. This book can instill a love for modern literature and a completely different appreciation of the printed word. The author's unusual language fascinates and attracts.

The mystical plot makes you stop and think, and sometimes just baffles you. Once you “taste” Murakami, it is no longer possible to forget him.

William Shakespeare

Everyone knows from childhood the tragedy of love between a boy and a girl from warring families. Even those teenagers who are not inclined to read will easily read this masterpiece of the English classics.

And, undoubtedly, they will remain full of impressions and conflicting feelings, and will also be full of desire to become more familiar with the work of this writer.

Ray Bradbury

One of the greatest dystopian books. Talks about possible development our society in the future. The fictional world evokes a deep sense of injustice and detachment, allowing us to more fully appreciate the opportunities that we have in our time, but, unfortunately, we rarely use them.

Awakens in a person sensuality and the desire for spiritual pleasures in life.

Robert Monroe

The fascinating adventures of Mr. Monroe beyond reality. This book of an esoteric nature, written as a fiction novel, will help everyone expand the boundaries of their worldview and look beyond the boundaries of our everyday life. It will be of particular interest to teenagers due to the growing popularity of the phenomenon of out-of-body travel.

Robert Stevenson

This adventure novel gives you a break from reality and immerses you in its unique atmosphere. A book that is read avidly.

Tells about the extraordinary intelligence of the main character, about his ability to find himself in right time V in the right place and about his many tricks undertaken to deceive the pirates and find the treasures.

Richard Bach

A novel written by Richard Bach in moments of wonderful insight. As a result, it turned out to be a kind of teaching of life, teaching of self-improvement, finding a path, feeling right and wrong.

And all this is told in the form of a stunning metaphor about the flight of a seagull.