Beginners books for a curious kid

[thenoshinator]

I am currently a junior in high school. I have recently read a few books about sub atomic particles and find my self wanting more. I would love some great and simple books about physics. I am mainly interested in particle physics, the standard model and really anything that has to do with string theory. I have looks at some books and I find that the level of math required to read this is above my current level of understanding. I would love some good reads. Even if it is not related to what I'm interested in. Thanks for your time.

 

[jtbell]

I'm not familiar with current books in that range, but here's a website that might be helpful:

http://particleadventure.org/

It's sponsored by the Particle Data Group http://www.pdg.lbl.gov/ which is the central clearinghouse for data in high-energy particle physics.