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books teenage boys will actually read
H.I.V.E.H.I.V.E. by Mark Walden
Buy used from: £2.97
teen genius orphan is kidnapped and sent to a school for how to be a super-villain
Mad Dogs (CHERUB)Mad Dogs (CHERUB) by Robert Muchamore
Buy new: £4.40 / Used from: £1.42
top secret teen spies, poss. a bit brutal in places for younger boys
Artemis FowlArtemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Buy new: £4.89 / Used from: £0.01
young genius discovers fairies exist, and the aren't as nice as the stories say they are
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) by Rick Riordan
Buy new: £4.14 / Used from: £1.50
half boy, half god, all hero, always in trouble of some sort..
The Devil's Breath: Danger ZoneThe Devil's Breath: Danger Zone by David Gilman
Buy new: £5.24 / Used from: £0.19
Max find out his uncle is missing the same day someone tries to kill him too...
StoneheartStoneheart by Charlie Fletcher
Buy new: £4.17 / Used from: £0.43
George accidentaly breaks a stone dragon and wakes the statues of London, which only he can see, talk to, and be attacked by.
Skulduggery PleasantSkulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
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main charactor is a girl (give it a go anyway!) who discovers a whole new world when she realises her uncle's friend is a skeleton. Very funny.
AirmanAirman by Eoin Colfer
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Connor is thrown into an adult prison under a false name, and must fight to escape and save his family and friends from the man who put him there. By the same author as Artemis Fowl,
Finding the Fox (Shapeshifter)Finding the Fox (Shapeshifter) by Ali Sparkes
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £0.01
boy find out he can shape-shift into a fox
The Quantum Prophecy (New Heroes)The Quantum Prophecy (New Heroes) by Michael Carroll
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All the world superheroes lose their powers in an epic battle, but 13 years later their children develope new powers.