Reddit mentions: The best teen & young adult parents fiction books

1. gray item. because who doesn't need to keep a pack of Gatorade strapped to your back! [on wishlist]http://www.amazon.com/Sports-Trailrunner-Hydration-Backpack-Bladder/dp/B006JYHFJA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2NVQK9OBQEJK9&coliid=I2WYDQ9W75X9MC
   
   2)its cheep and it will help you sleep, I think its pretty awesome! I love sleeping with the rain!
   http://www.amazon.com/Rain-Therapy-Rest-Relax-Unwind/dp/B008245WE0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376278734&sr=8-1&keywords=rain+fall+sleep
   
   3)these are soo freaking awesome! little tablets that change your taste buds! I got them once and was able to eat a whole lemon and it tasted sweet and just like lemon aid! really cool experience!
   http://www.amazon.com/mberry-MFT10-Miracle-Fruit-Tablets/dp/B001LXYA5Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376279107&sr=8-1&keywords=mirical+berry
   
   
2. this is for my dad because he is really into with the number pi right now. [on wishlist]
   http://www.amazon.com/Super-Pi-T-shirt-Blk-2XL/dp/B004JKRCMQ/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2NVQK9OBQEJK9&coliid=I53I11B0DGEEB&psc=1
   
   
3. my girlfriend wants to read it! [on wishlist]
   http://www.amazon.com/Burned-Ellen-Hopkins/dp/1416903550/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2NVQK9OBQEJK9&coliid=I1LD6ZH0J4LS6D
   
   6)cheep and good looking!!
   http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B005DV7JZA/sr=8-2/qid=1376279020/ref=olp_tab_new?ie=UTF8&colid=&coliid=&condition=new&me=&qid=1376279020&seller=&sr=8-2
   
   
   7)come on, if you had an iphone you know you would want it.
   http://www.amazon.com/Apple-iPhone-Black-White-Case/dp/B00CTKY6RC/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1376279221&sr=8-9&keywords=awesome+cat
   
   
   
   
4. i thought this would be awesomely cool and make my room real awesome looking! control the lighting from your phone!!! [on wishlist]
   http://www.amazon.com/Multi-Color-LED-Lightbulb-w-Remote/dp/B001JOCXDS/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2NVQK9OBQEJK9&coliid=I7T1UGEXIIX4W
   
   
5. because it is very well done! [on wishlist]
   http://www.amazon.com/Skyfall-Daniel-Craig/dp/B007REV4T8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2NVQK9OBQEJK9&coliid=I337EPFUIZB7TZ
   
   
6. well its a Katana and its a silent kill and wont attract more zombies! [on wishlist]
   http://www.amazon.com/Musashi-Handmade-Zetsurin-Samurai-Katana/dp/B00168E63W/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2NVQK9OBQEJK9&coliid=I1MMEZJU0KOPQM
   
   
7. from what I've heard this book has some great philosophy in it, and its by the man that holds my favorite quote. “Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men.”
   ― Miyamoto Musashi
   http://www.amazon.com/The-Complete-Book-Five-Rings/dp/1590307976/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376279321&sr=8-1&keywords=miyamoto+musashi
   
   
   
   
8. i hate using batteries so this is a must! [on wishlist]
   http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-One-Play-Charge-Kit/dp/B00DBDPOZ4/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2NVQK9OBQEJK9&coliid=I3CIM3292FZ14G
   
   
9. Im a big zombie fan and i am supper hype for this game!! [on wishlist]
   http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Rising-Day-One-Edition-Xbox/dp/B00DB90AHA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2NVQK9OBQEJK9&coliid=I1QT52XNPP3INH
   
   
10. put your bread in this!!! http://www.amazon.com/Electrolux-ELECTRIC-Laundry-Pedestals-EIFLS60LSS_EIMED60LSS_EPWD15SS/dp/B008BVX4QC/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1376280622&sr=8-9&keywords=washer
    
    
    
    
11. the evil tron! perfect for spooky pranks! [on wishlist]
    http://www.amazon.com/ThinkGeek-Eviltron/dp/B002X8ROD8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2NVQK9OBQEJK9&coliid=I2LGK14P2YYOQH
    
    
12. Sex Panther. 60% of the time, it works every time
    http://www.amazon.com/Sex-Panther-1-7-oz-Cologne-Spray/dp/B001LNG4YG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376280230&sr=8-1&keywords=sex+panther
    
    
13. id consider this a toy, though I'm not sure how they would feel about it at work! [on wishlist]
    http://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Brotherhood-Auditore-Role-Play-Gauntlet/dp/B00829SW06/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2NVQK9OBQEJK9&coliid=IPNN90SAUHJ1M
    
    
    
14. having this Pen is like having a second brain!
    http://www.amazon.com/Livescribe-Sky-Wi-Fi-Smartpen-APX-00011/dp/B009FU2AW2/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1376349421&sr=8-5&keywords=smartpen
    
    
15. i LOVE one piece and i just started watching it again after a long break! [on wishlist]
    http://www.amazon.com/Piece-Fabric-Scroll-Poster-Inches/dp/B005V5G0R6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2NVQK9OBQEJK9&coliid=I13FE5IYZNX2I0
    
    
16. its a shirt that lights up when you are near a wifi source!! Its so awesome! [on wishlist]
    http://www.amazon.com/Wi-Fi-Detector-Shirt-Medium-built/dp/B00BL8EIGM/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2NVQK9OBQEJK9&coliid=I4Q5WD2P3YS0O
    
    Made in Oregon!!
    http://www.amazon.com/Rise-Shine-Breakfast-Gift-Set/dp/B0011UNLKY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376276190&sr=8-1&keywords=made+in+oregon
    
    Fear cuts deeper than swords.
    
    (Sorry that the links are not compressed idk how to do it, and I'm on mobile =\ hope its not a problem)
    Thanks for the Awesome Contest!!!
    
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How old is your nephew? Does he prefer books on modern or historic soldiery/warfare? There are a few adult books (like The Things They Carried) I read as a teen that I really enjoyed, but I wouldn't give them to anyone younger than 15 or 16. There are also several juvie books (like My Brother Sam is Dead or Under the Blood Red Sun)that are fantastic reads, but they're mostly historical fiction.

Right now I'm reading The Things a Brother Knows which is shaping up to be excellent, but I'm not nearly far enough along to officially recommend it.

Hey, we read a little of everything. Not even kidding - our first book was a children's book. We didn't realize it when we picked it, but it was still a pretty good book. Stolen Children - I believe we started the book around Banned Books Week and this was a book listed as being challenged.

The book? No. It's a new YA book Frankly in Love.

(quit laughing. I can hear you.)

Don't Hurt Laurie

https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Hurt-Laurie-Aladdin-Fiction/dp/0689712065

Cleopatra's moon

Was it Burned by Ellen Hopkins?

http://www.amazon.com/Burned-Ellen-Hopkins/dp/1416903550/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1376264203&sr=8-5&keywords=Ellen+Hopkins

They are very thick books.

Could it have been Zachary instead of Micah? Edge


From School Library Journal
Grade 9 Up. Zachary is an angry young man who is both attracted to and repelled by the violence he sees around him. He has dropped out of high school and become estranged from his girlfriend, and his best buddy has moved away. His rage, kept mostly in check, explodes sporadically in vicious fights. In the aftermath of one such melee, he finds a .38 and buries it in the garden. He lives comfortably with his divorced mother but has little enthusiasm for anything; his only goal is to pass his high school equivalency test. Then one day he gets a call telling him that his father has been shot during a robbery. As he watches the critically wounded man on the edge of death, he struggles to make sense of his own life. When the suspect is set free because of a lack of witnesses, Zachary digs up the handgun and tracks him down with the intent to kill him. At the last moment, he is unable to pull the trigger. Cadnum tells a thought-provoking story full of rich, well-developed characters. He immediately engages readers' attention and brilliantly maintains the pacing; tension is enhanced as scenes end abruptly. Well written, in language both simple and gripping, this book explores a variety of themes including the attraction of revenge, the tension between mother and son, the challenge of living up to one's father's accomplishments, and the flaws of our legal system.?

My Brother Sam is Dead is set during the Revolutionary War.

April Morning seems to be more in line with what you decribe. Here is wikipedia's description.

Across Five Aprils is set around the Civil War.