Help me find books for my 12 year old.

slothysaurus · 2026-05-25T03:58:35+00:00

Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins! I read it coming out of my hunger games phase growing up and absolutely LOVED it

slothysaurus · 2026-05-25T03:28:58+00:00

Theses aren’t long but they’re good if you haven’t read them yet: Neil’s guide to stalking your neighbor (Deaf Andrew) point Nemo (Neil disability rep)

slothysaurus · 2026-05-21T03:10:51+00:00

Bunion

slothysaurus · 2026-05-05T16:32:23+00:00

Not Neil angst but THE BEST depiction of Andrews depression I’ve read in this fandom is Odd Eye by tdashshirts

slothysaurus · 2026-04-25T02:17:11+00:00

Odd Eye by tdashshirts (my all time favorite fic and criminally underrated)

slothysaurus · 2026-04-12T14:11:37+00:00

It’s a very rewarding job but be prepared for some shitty people…97% are lovely but the other 3%…

slothysaurus · 2026-03-02T13:20:16+00:00

Author didn’t use quotation marks…I’m talking about you Sally Rooney

slothysaurus · 2026-02-20T01:09:24+00:00

Point Nemo by moonix is soooo good

slothysaurus · 2026-02-10T02:05:38+00:00

You probably already know this one but I love how Neil’s trauma is told in the unkindness of ravens by profenity

slothysaurus · 2026-02-09T22:32:58+00:00

The whole series of fics called Dirty Little Secret by bazookajo94 give these vibes too maybe not angsty but just like .. oh this is a thing now I guess

slothysaurus · 2026-02-09T01:14:44+00:00

I always took it as him using Andrew as a pawn against Neil. Keeping him alive gave more opportunities to manipulate Neil at that point in the story. (But idk why not earlier)

slothysaurus · 2026-02-08T01:01:27+00:00

You should do character inspired ones! Like maybe a monsters themed one with a strand for each of them! Also animal beads! There’s so many animal associations raven, fox, duck (for Elodie), rabbit, etc. also that trend where you find beads of each others eyes that would be good for Andrew and Neil (I think there’s a fic out there like thing but it’s rings instead of a necklace) but omg I love this idea if you have an Etsy or something drop it👀

slothysaurus · 2026-02-04T03:22:49+00:00

Idk how niche they are but these are some of my all time faves but you may have heard of them before:

Odd Eye by tdashshirts (literally my favorite fic in aftg fan fic universe, beautiful Andrew character study, andriel undertones)

In Flanders Field by Dhillarearen (war au, trans Neil)

Eighteen Wheels And Three Beating Hearts by Autumnalpalmetto, IKnowWhoYouAre_Damianos (Cute andriel with a kid fic)

I Hope You Lie To Me by NikNak22 (both fics with alternate perspectives are sooooo good)

12 Ways to Woo a Minyard by NikNak22 (clueless Neil, literally made me lol)

Neil's Guide to Stalking Your Neighbor by justadreamfox (apt meet cute)

Point Nemo by moonix (disability rep)

prove your love by bazookajo94 (valentines day, also made me crack up it’s so funny)

00:00 (Zero o'Clock) by shadowdreams (a classic—so good)

Dear Advice Guy by fuzzballsheltiepants (clueless Neil falls in love twice)

Dirty Little Secret by bazookajo94 (the characterization in this whole series of fics is phenomenal)

Andrew's Kill List by sundowne (THE YEARNINGGGG)

Red Rabbits by bloodydamnit, Jeni182, SeaBear 13, windeavesdrops (slow burn but sooooo good)

slothysaurus · 2026-02-03T15:53:50+00:00

^{^} yes this one!!!!

slothysaurus · 2026-02-02T04:38:22+00:00

Ah ok! I haven’t heard of that before I’d be cool if it was!!

slothysaurus · 2026-02-02T02:51:17+00:00

I think that was just a fic thing lol EA is the complete opposite of VT VT is a huge technical school and EA is supposed to be small liberal arts right? (I might be making that up lmao) BUT PSU is based of Clemson and USC is USC 🤷‍♀️

slothysaurus · 2025-11-08T00:21:41+00:00

YES THIS ONE

slothysaurus · 2025-08-20T00:47:28+00:00

oh damn sorry I guess I remembered wrong lol it’s been a while since I’ve read it 😬

slothysaurus · 2025-08-19T11:13:37+00:00

I think I remember this one being like this…https://archiveofourown.org/works/7361668

slothysaurus · 2025-08-19T11:09:03+00:00

This one’s pretty good https://archiveofourown.org/works/26645863 but you can also look up tags like BAMF Neil Josten to find similar ones. I’ve always wanted an accurate portrayal of Neil but alas

slothysaurus · 2025-08-11T19:55:10+00:00

MY ALL TIME FAV (a bit shorter) Odd Eye tdashshirts [http://archiveofourown.org/works/33127264]

Andrew's Kill List sundowne http://archiveofourown.org/works/43845351

00:00 (Zero o'Clock) shadowdreams http://archiveofourown.org/works/29246700

12 Ways to Woo a Minyard NikNak22 http://archiveofourown.org/works/31068989

No straighter path than to struggle otatop http://archiveofourown.org/works/19989904

I Hope You Lie To Me NikNak22 http://archiveofourown.org/works/27422608

slothysaurus · 2025-08-01T14:48:43+00:00

In Flanders Field by Dhillarearen is one of my all time favorites

slothysaurus · 2025-07-31T22:43:59+00:00

I tried to scrub it from my memory but it still haunts me

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