Braden's Picks - Books

Looking for some page-turning book recommendations? YA volunteer Braden has you covered.

Here are 5 selections that make the top of his list and why they deserve such high accolades:

Warriors (series) by Erin Hunter

The reason I liked these books was because they took a LONG time to read through (which was fun). Also, they have so much lore to them that it was a "challenging" series to remember.

Eragon (series) by Christopher Paolini

Like most of the books on my list, it was a fiction selection with lots of action. It also has a great deal of foreshadowing dedicated to the direction it was going. Overall, Eragon is an interesting tale mixed with mystery.

Lord of the Rings (series) by J.R.R. Tolkien

The story may be hard to follow at times, but that doesn't change the fact that the series stuck to a single set of rules – how the world and its development are structured.

Harry Potter (series) by J.K. Rowling

Compared to other books I have read, these were "relatively" easy to follow. The book had one idea and followed it faithfully to the end.

The Phoenix Files (series) by Chris Morphew

The outcome of these books could have never been predicted and that is why I enjoyed them. You never knew what would happen next. It would provide clues, but there were also twists to throw you off.