13yo…Book Recommendations?

[Wildwillalaska]

Taking my daughter to SA mid-May for her first safari. I have a shot placement field book, but looking for recommendations for books that might catch her interest quickly or shorter reads or from a female point of view.

Cheers,
Will

 

[Doug Hamilton]

Taking my daughter to SA mid-May for her first safari. I have a shot placement field book, but looking for recommendations for books that might catch her interest quickly or shorter reads or from a female point of view.

Cheers,
Will

"Death in the Long Grass" by Peter Capstick is a fun read and one I think almost every first time African hunter has read for about 50 years.
From a female perspective, you might try "Cries of the Savannah" by Sue Tidwell.

 

[Dukeisok]

My daughter loved Eva Shockey's Taking Aim. At that age, my son absolutely devoured anything by Peter Hathaway Capstick, but Last Horizons was a series of shorter stories that held my reluctant readers attention

 

[bakerb]

West with the Night by Beryl Markham.

 

[baxterb]

West with the Night by Beryl Markham.

If that ain't the nail on the head. Awesome book.

I would also add Corbett's Man-Eating leopard of Rudraprayag. Having been deep in that book for a project, there is a LOT more to it than just the leopard - which makes it readable by a much wider audience.

 

[Sika98k]

If that ain't the nail on the head. Awesome book.

I would also add Corbett's Man-Eating leopard of Rudraprayag. Having been deep in that book for a project, there is a LOT more to it than just the leopard - which makes it readable by a much wider audience.

I’d add Corbetts book “The Maneaters of Kumaon “ to that. Awesome book, it set me on the trail of a Rigby 275.

 

[Borderer]

I think Natasha Ilum Berg has written a book specifically for teenage girls. Might be worth having a look at that.

 

[Russ16]

The Old Man and the Boy is required reading in my mind.

 

[Denvir Tire]

The Covenant by Jame Michener

 

[Jon Glajchen]

“The Old Man And The Boy” by Robert Roark. Great read, not specifically about African hunting but more about the value and ethics of hunting in general.

 

[baxterb]

I think Natasha Ilum Berg has written a book specifically for teenage girls. Might be worth having a look at that.

Yes, it’s very good. It’s called All Will be Well- Letters to my Daughter. She infuses lots of things in the story