Guide to Books for Teenage Boys
June, 2008


Favorite Books of Kenton Rickard, Age 15

Alexander, Lloyd. The Prydain Chronicles, a series of six books. The first, The Book of
          Three,
was published in 1964 by Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Buy at Amazon.com,
          The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain Book 1).

The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen, published in 1991 by Penguin
          Books USA Inc. Buy at Amazon.com, The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen.

Bond, Douglas. Crown and Covenant, a trilogy. The First, Duncan's War, was published in 2002
          by P&R Publishing Co. Buy at Amazon.com,
          Duncan's War/King's Arrow/Rebel's Keep (Crown and Covenant Series 1-3).

Escott-Inman, H. Wulnoth the Wanderer, published in 1928 (new ed.) by Longmans, Green
          and Co. Buy at Amazon.com, Wulnoth the Wanderer.

Farley, Walter. The Black Stallion, published in 1941 by Random House. Of the many other
          horse stories by the same author, all are good reading except The Island Stallion Races
          
and The Black Stallion's Ghost. The last dabbles in the occult. Buy the original story at
          Amazon.com, The Black Stallion.

Finkel, George. Watch Fires to the North, published in 1967 by The Viking Press. Buy at
          Amazon.com, Watch fires to the north.

George, Jean Craighead. My Side of the Mountain, published in 1959 by E. P. Dutton. Buy
          at Amazon.com, My Side of the Mountain (Puffin Modern Classics).

Harnett, Cynthia. The Wool-Pack, published in 1951 by Methuen & Co., Ltd. Buy at Amazon.com,
          The Wool-pack (Classic Mammoth).

Henty, G. A. The Boy Knight, St. George for England (1884), Under Drake's Flag (1882),
          With Wolf in Canada (1886), Wulf the Saxon (1894), and many others. Buy the first
          at Amazon.com, The Boy Knight: A Tale of the Crusades (Dover Value Edition).

Hess, Donna L. A Father's Promise, published in 1987 by Bob Jones University Press.
          Buy at Amazon.com, A Father's Promise.

Juster, Norton. The Phantom Tollbooth, published in 1961 by Random House, Inc. Buy at
          Amazon.com, The Phantom Tollbooth.

Kelly, Eric P. The Trumpeter of Krakow, published in 1928 by Macmillan Publishing Co.
          Buy at Amazon.com, The Trumpeter of Krakow.

Kendall, Carol. The Gammage Cup, published in 1959 by Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.
          Buy at Amazon.com, The Gammage Cup: A Novel of the Minnipins.

The Whisper of Glocken, published in 1965 by Harcourt Brace
          Jovanovich, Publishers. Buy at Amazon.com,
          The Whisper of Glocken: A Novel of the Minnipins.

Lewis, C. S. Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven books. The first, The Lion, the Witch,
          and the Wardrobe,
was published in 1950. Buy at Amazon.com,
          The Chronicles of Narnia Box Set: Full-Color Collector's Edition.

Out of the Silent Planet, published in 1938. Buy at Amazon.com,
          Out of the Silent Planet (Space Trilogy, Book One).

O'Dell. Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphins, published in 1960 by Houghton Mifflin Co.
          Buy at Amazon.com, Island of the Blue Dolphins.

Peretti, Frank. Hangman's Curse, published in 2001 by Thomas Nelson. Buy at Amazon.com,
          Hangman's Curse: Book 1 in The Veritas Project.

Nightmare Academy, published in 2002 by Thomas Nelson. Buy at Amazon.com,
          Nightmare Academy: Book 2 in The Veritas Project.

Other titles by this author are not recommended. They drift into fascination
          with lurid details.

Porter, Jane. The Scottish Chiefs, published in 1809. Buy at Amazon.com,
          The Scottish Chiefs (N. C. Wyeth: Scribner's Illustrated Classics).

Pyle, Howard. Men of Iron, published in 1892. Buy at Amazon.com, Men of Iron.

Otto of the Silver Hand, published in 1888. Buy at Amazon.com,
          Otto of the Silver Hand.

Some Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, published in 1883. Buy at Amazon.com,
          The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (Unabridged Classics).

The Story of King Arthur and His Knights, published in 1903-1910. Buy at Amazon.com,
          Story of King Arthur and His Knights Written and Illustrated by Howard Pyle.

Stevenson, Robert Louis. Black Arrow, published in 1888. Buy at Amazon.com,
          The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses (Scribner's Illustrated Classics).

Stowe, Harriet Beecher. Uncle Tom's Cabin, published in 1852. Buy at Amazon.com,
          Uncle Tom's Cabin: Or, Life Among the Lowly (The Penguin American Library).

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Hobbit, published in 1936. Buy at Amazon.com,
          J.R.R. Tolkien Boxed Set (The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings).

The Lord of the Rings, published in 1954-1955. Buy at Amazon.com,
          J.R.R. Tolkien Boxed Set (The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings).

van der Loeff, A. Rutgers. Avalanche, published in 1958 by William Morrow & Company, originally
          published in 1957 in Great Britain. Buy at Amazon.com, Avalanche.

White, John. Archives of Anthropos, a series of five books by the original author. The first
          book, Tower of Geburah, was published in 1978 by InterVarsity Press. Buy at Amazon.com,
         
The Tower of Geburah: Book 3 (Archives of Anthropos).

Wyss, Johann. Swiss Family Robinson, published in 1812. Buy at Amazon.com,
          
The Swiss Family Robinson (Penguin Classics).