6 perfect youth books to read in spring.
Reading is, without a doubt, a healthy habit that facilitates the cognitive growth of those who have it by habit. This practice allows you to learn about any subject anywhere, you just need a little light, time and desire to scrutinize what an author has decided to capture on the pages of his work.
To motivate young people to immerse themselves in reading is to give them a key that can open countless doors, as many as the imagination and creative power of man reach; it is, really, empowering them, providing them with a tool that will be decisive in their intellectual and social formation. This article shows six great books for any boy or girl stroll through the fascinating and necessary world of literature.
The endless story (Classic Alfaguara Collection)
The endless story.
If we talk about classics in recent literature, The endless story is, indisputably, a work that cannot be put aside. Michael Ende, its author, knew how to give life to each character in the land of Fantasia in a meticulous way, while weaving a very imaginative and attractive plot that will captivate those who face it for the first time, and that calls every moment to those who have already read it. Not in vain this title is among the best fantasy books ever.
Characteristics of the book
- Hard cover: 496 pages
- Recommended age: nine years and older
- Editor: ALFAGUARA
- Edition: 001 (May 20, 2016)
- Collection: Classic Alfaguara Collection
You can buy the book here: The endless story
Midnight bird (Young readers)
Midnight bird.
For lovers of magical realism, Alice Hoffman brings us Midnight bird, a book that represents a choice that cannot be set aside. Between the appearances of a mysterious winged animal, generational curses, witches, customs that refuse to die and dream locations, the plot unfolds. Come and meet Twig Fowler and his family and what it is that links them to these strange apparitions; reading the first page is wanting to get to the end without stopping for a moment
Characteristics of the book
- Soft cover: 200 pages
- Recommended age: nine years and older
- Editor: ALFAGUARA
- Edition: 001 (March 23, 2017)
- Collection: Young readers
You can buy the book here: Midnight bird
Someone is lying (Unlimited)
Someone is lying.
Technology has come to penetrate deeply in our day to day, perhaps too much for the taste of many. This book shows us how a simple social network app could completely change the lives of the young people of the Bayview Institute after exposing the darkest secrets of many, leading to the murder of Simon Kelleher, creator of the software.
The role of the reader will be to determine who, among all, really was the murderer and what motivated him to carry out the crime. Without a doubt, a very enigmatic read for this summer. Karen M. McManus, its author, has brought us a very interesting plot that will make more than one think about how exposed we are in digital media.
Characteristics of the book
- Soft cover: 352 pages
- Editor: ALFAGUARA;
- Edition: 001 (September 13, 2018)
- Collection: Unlimited
You can buy the book here: Someone is lying
Wonder - August's Lesson (INK CLOUD)
Wonder: August's lesson.
Life is hard, let's not deny it. Regardless of where we are born, or what social status we belong to, life will always have its bumps. However, there are people who are hit harder than others, people who, for some reason of destiny, do not come into the world with the common physical characteristics of the rest of the population. And, let's be clear, if there is something that the general population does not understand, that is what is different, what is different.
En Wonder - August's lesson, RJ Palacio (its author) presents us the story of a child who comes into the world with a notable deformation on his face and how he must overcome the day to day in the face of the constant mockery of his classmates and then demonstrate, with courage and determination, that he deserves respect and that he can occupy a dignified place in society, just like any other person.
Characteristics of the book
- Soft cover: 416 pages
- Editor: Ink Cloud
- Edition: 001 (September 13, 2012)
- Collection: Ink Cloud
You can buy the book here: Wonder - August's Lesson
The Institute (SUCCESS)
The Institute.
For horror lovers there is this new story from horror master Stephen King. What to expect from King? Well, simply the best. This work takes us to the spaces of "The institute", a sinister place that is in charge of "recruiting children with prodigious minds." There he is taken (after being kidnapped) Luke Ellis, who at the age of twelve has just murdered his parents.
Upon arriving at the facilities of The Institute, Luke meets other boys, but they have special powers. Little by little the plot becomes darker after revealing the mistreatment to which the young people who are "treated" are subjected. After a series of disappearances, Ellis seeks to escape, but without results, since no one escapes from The Institute. If you read Item, then you will love how King prints the personality of each protagonist; you will go from laughter to tears in moments. Do not hesitate is to buy it.
Characteristics of the book
- Hard cover: 624 pages
- Editor: PLAZA & JANES
- Edition: 001 (September 12, 2019)
- Collection: SUCCESSES
You can buy the book here: The Institute
Kites in the sky (Graphic novel)
Kites in the sky.
To close, a beautiful and thoughtful work by Khaled Hosseini is presented, it is about Kites in the sky. This book opens a space for us in the daily life of a close-knit family, and shows us how a popular kite competition competes with his brother Hassan, the couple's children and those who have always protected each other.
Beyond the rivalry generated by the boy to win the event, the importance of filial ties and one of the greatest treasures that any man can have is revealed: friendship.
Characteristics of the book
- Soft cover: 136 pages
- Editor: PUBLICACIONES Y EDICIONES SALAMANDRA SA (October 28, 2011)
- Collection: Graphic novel
You can buy the book here: Kites in the sky