Hi everyone! I'm currently teaching support classes to teens between 13-16 y/o. I have this one boy with ADHD who struggles with spelling mistakes and finding worda to express himself. That's why I recommended him to start reading but he's just not into it, he finds it boring and non-atractive. I've suggested him to start reading a book together and talk about It in our classes to make it more… Didactic or tempting I Guess.
He's into series like The last of us or breaking bad, plays video games such us fortnite or gta and has a lot of cuestions regarding to spaces, zombies, aliens… Sci-fic books, maybe?
I Hope you all can help me find a good book, illustrated as possible to catch his attention.
THANKS XX
by MrsSunfl0wer
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Maze runner was a hit with my 12(m) students. Our library had it in print and audiobook so they could also read along.
If he’s okay with swearing, *Hollow Kingdom*
Is manga or comics on the table? If so: Naruto. I know Naruto is old, but I was about that age when I got into it and its in line with the silliness of GTA or fortnite early on and more in line tonally with breaking bad later. Fullmetal Alchemist is more in line with the tone of the last of us or breaking bad and while it leans heavily on the magic side of things, its magic treated like science so it heavily overlaps with scifi. The Yu-gi-oh manga doesn’t have a ton of robots but the darker tone may be to his tastes. As may Trigun which has the benefits of scifi tech and robots.
If/when he’s willing to try a chapter-book (or a comic is good since there’s a comic of this too) he might enjoy Enders’ Game. I remember loving the action and it focuses on a military training program done through the guise of a video game.
and if/when he’s willing to try a non sci-fi chapter book (or again, there’s graphic novels of this as well): Percy Jackson. They’re easy interesting reads with a lot going on and the main character is struggling with ADHD and the problems that come with it (getting into fights, having big emotions, dyslexia, and feeling like a screw-up) I didn’t read it till I was an adult (I read the chapter book) who’d felt like a misunderstood screw-up most of my life and I still found the book touching and cathartic, so for someone who’s about the age of the protag, its probably even better.