What is a good book for a teenage girl?
I will read pretty much anything. except for things that are like really sci-fi.
I have already read the twilight series
I will read pretty much anything. except for things that are like really sci-fi.
I have already read the twilight series
ALEXIS
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Try some of these:
Fantasy:
Neil Gaiman is an amazing author! Any of his books are good. Try Neverwhere, Stardust, or Coraline.
Any books by Scott Westerfeld or Neal Shusterman are really good too.
Any books by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes are amazing! There is In The Forest of The Night, Demon In My View, Shattered Mirror, Midnight Predator. And then there is the The Kiesha'ra series: Hawksong, Snakecharm, Falcondance, Wolfcry and Wyverhail.
Abarat by Clive Barker. Make sure you get the hardcover version though!!! If you liked the first one be sure to check out the next book in the series Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War.
Daughters of Destiny series: Keeper of the Winds, Keeper of the Waters, Keeper of the Flames and Keeper of the Earth by Jenna Solitaire.
His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass) by Philip Pullman
The Cry of the Icemark by Stuart Hill
The Sight and Fell by David Clement-Davies
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Howl’s Moving Castle by Dianna Wynn Jones
Inkheart, Inkspell and Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
The Wind Singer, Slaves of the Mastery and Firesong by William Nicholson
The Earthsea series (starting with A Wizard of Earthsea) by Ursula K. Le Guin
Shadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher
The Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
The Chronicles of Narnia (7 books) by C.S. Lewis
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Prophecy of the Stones by Flavia Bujor
Old Magic by Marianne Curley
Science Fiction: (These aren't extremely sci-fi!)
The Maximum Ride series (The Angel Experiment, Schools Out Forever, Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, The Final Warning) by James Patterson
Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld
Peeps and The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld
The Secret Under My Skin by Janet McNaughton
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Horror/Thriller:
Almost any books by Stephen King are great for horror.
The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray or Poison by Chris Wooding
The Abhorsen Trilogy (Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen) by Garth Nix
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Wake by Lisa McMann
Project 17 by Laurie Stolarz
Romance:
William Shakespeare is good for romance, but he has written many comedies and tragedies too.
Any of Jane Austen’s books are guaranteed to have romance in them.
How To Kill A Rock Star by Tiffanie Debartolo
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels and The Far Sweet Thing by Libba Bray
The Morganville Vampire series (Glass Houses, Dead Girls Dance, Midnight Alley and Feast of Fools) by Rachel Cain
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin Mckinley
Wuthering Heights by Charlotte Bronte
Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer
Realistic Fiction/Action:
13 Little Blue Envelopes and Girl At Sea by Maureen Johnson
Crank, Burned, Impulse, and Identical by Ellen Hopkins
Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
So Yesterday by Scott Westernfeld
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares
Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
All-American Girl by Meg Cabot
A Mango Shaped Space by Wendy Mass
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
Looking For Alaska by John Green
Define “Normal” by Julie Ann Peters
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
Holes by Louis Sanchar
The Alex Rider series (starting with Stormbreaker) by Anthony Horowitz
Thieves Like Us and Thieves Till We Die by Stephen Cole
13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Mystery/Historical Fiction:
Edgar Allen Poe is a really good author. Check out his poems and short stories.
Any books by Agatha Christie are great for a mystery.
Any of the Amelia Peabody mysteries by Elizabeth Peters. (I really like the novels set in Egypt, starting with Crocodile in the Sandbank.)
Any of the Forensic Mysteries by Alane Ferguson. (Starting with The Christopher Killer)
The Riddles of Epsilon by Christine Morton-Shaw
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Classics:
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Shane by Jack Schaefer
To Kill A Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest by Ken Kesey
1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
♥Stacy
The Lovely Bones....It is a great book, I am the mother of teens and I loved it as did my sister who is 8 years older than I am :)
If you haven't read it yet the Twilight series is actually a great series. Stefanie Myers is a wonderful author and her books are so smoothly written and are so easy to get into. She has written her first adult orientated book called The Host but I believe teens would like it too. It is about aliens (I would never have even picked it up but I already knew how good of a writer she is so I took the chance and read it although, like you, I do not like that kind of books. It was one of the best love stories I have read and wasn't gross or scary or anything.
There is also another series of four books that are pretty good. I can't remember the author but the books are called Pretties, Uglies and Specials.....I can't remember the last one.
The Pretty Little Liars series was one that my girls enjoyed too.
Just go to the teen section of your library and you should find some books that you really enjoy. Some of my girls' favorite books are ones they just grabbed off the shelf, without reading the back cover. I have found a lot books that I love this way too. I just go to the section of the kind of book I want to read and just close my eyes and pick one. Some of them have not been very good but a lot of them have been great and I never would have read them if I hadn't have picked them like this. My kids agree with me and they do this with at least one book every time we go to the library.
My oldest daughters favorite book is called The Lullaby. Again, I can't remember the author but you should be able to find it in the teen section at the library. Good luck finding something and happy reading :)
kiwistasteyummy13
I liked Speak, The Book Thief, 13 Reasons Why, Things Not Seen, The Outsiders, and The Other Side of the Island (this one was okay...) That's all I can think of at the moment.
Tweety Girl
The Twilight Collection - Stephanie Meyer
Queen of Reading
For a young adult/teen Meg Cabot's young adult books. She is the best author. Also best selling. She wrote tons of books including the Princess Diaries (Movies based on her books), Mediator (upcoming movie), 1-800-Missing (TV show based on her books), All-American Girl (up coming movie), Jinx, Airhead and more. She has adult books too, so you can grow with her.
If you want more info or any of the authors website's email me.
http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/search
This website will make perfect suggestions based on what you have read.