My 6th grader just finished Project Hail Mary and the Martian. What's next? I suggested Murderbot but he's not into it. He likes scifi, clearly. Not interested in Jurassic Park. Something readable but fun. by tgbarbie Related: Finally read Fourth Wing Which writer’s complete works/ series you think should be read ? Non-fantasy/scifi fiction novel with a main character who is crafting, building, tinkering a lot e.g. a kid during summer vacation building treehouses, gadgets in his freetime. I’m looking for something that a teenage boy who is into videogames would love to read. Any book recommendations for my kiddos Recommendation needed – something like The Ploughmen
squashua on December 18, 2025 5:43 pm Ender’s Game (there’s a whole series, including an adjacent Shadow series told from someone else’s point of view)
dalidellama on December 18, 2025 5:51 pm David Gerrold’s Starsiders books might appeal (starts with *Jumping off the Planet*); relatively hard sf with young characters Allen Steele’s Near-Space series is very much in the spirit of Weir, or rather vice-versa since it’s from the 90s. Some of the tech is a bit dated. Becky Chambers’ Wayfarers series is definitely worth a try (*The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet* and sequels) If he likes older media,maybe give him *Moon of Three Rings* by Andre Norton, I liked it when I was his age.
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Ender’s Game (there’s a whole series, including an adjacent Shadow series told from someone else’s point of view)
David Gerrold’s Starsiders books might appeal (starts with *Jumping off the Planet*); relatively hard sf with young characters
Allen Steele’s Near-Space series is very much in the spirit of Weir, or rather vice-versa since it’s from the 90s. Some of the tech is a bit dated.
Becky Chambers’ Wayfarers series is definitely worth a try (*The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet* and sequels)
If he likes older media,maybe give him *Moon of Three Rings* by Andre Norton, I liked it when I was his age.