Books for a 19 year old with 5th grade reading level

[Sunil]

Hi everyone!
I hope I can get some help here. I have the opportunity to help my nephew get his GED. Through years, of what can only be called neglect, he's dropped out of school. (It's a long story). An assessment has shown his reading level to be 6th grade. Most of the books at this reading level are of little interest to a 19 year old.

Any recommendations of books at this reading level that would be of interest to a more mature young man?

Thanks in advance!

[Michelle]

Maybe Eragon? The author wrote it when he was around 15, so it's easily digestible.

[Layla]

I believe The Fifth Wave trilogy by Rick Yancey would be a great starting block. I was absolutely obsessed with those novels as a teenager because it allowed my imagination to run wild. Another reason it was also easy for me to consume is because there wasn’t a lot of tricky vocabulary to worry about. This meant a lot to me at the time because I was spending majority of my time in the hospital for surgeries at that age, so I definitely recommend considering the circumstances!

[Nick]

My late wife used to teach older kids with reading difficulties.

One thing to remember is any reading is good as long as the person is interested in the subject/story.

Motor sport is often popular with young blokes - plenty of magazines and some good films which are based on books.

Not all books with pictures are childish - an example would be the Asterix ones.

Real life adventures, perhaps ? - round the world on a bike.

We are all different. What interests one person would bore the pants of another.

[Kayla]

Rick Riordan writes lots of books for younger reading groups, his Percy Jackson series is fantastic and Rick Riodan has a “Rick Riordan Presents” world of books that are from many different authors and mainly cover mythology from different places of the world, all for a sixth grade reading level.

[Nick]

I forgot to mention "Stig of the Dump" - probably top of the list for kids of any age up to 70.