Recommended novels.?

The Last Juror

Step on a Crack

The Oath

Jodi Picoult has some good books available. My Sister's Keeper is pretty powerful.

Alice Sebold's books, The Lovely Bones and Lucky, are both good as well. The Lovely Bones is told from the point of view of a 14 year old murder victim and Lucky is the author's memoir when she was raped the last day of her freshman year of college. Both tough subjects.

For books on a lighter note, Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. The main character is learning to be a bounty hunter, and she gets into some interesting situations. Not books that will go down as classics, but still a bit crazy and fun.

The Kite Runner is a very good book. I saw someone mention this one. The other has another out that also has very positive reviews.

If she likes historical fiction at all, try Philippa Gregory. I enjoyed The Other Boleyn Girl and The Virgin's Lover (about Elizabeth).

I highly suggest 2 series. The Divergent Series by Veronica Roth. 1) Divergent 2) Insurgent 3) coming out sometime next year The I Am Number Four Series 1) I Am Number Four 2) The Power Of Six 3) The Rise Of Nine (coming out 21st of this month) *woot woot* But both of these series have me hooked and wanting more. I didn't think after the Hunger Games I'd ever find another good book like it, but these come really close! Enjoy your holiday and happy reading! :)

These are some I read and liked:

Kite Runner-Khaled Hosseini

The Namesake-Jhumpa Lahiri

Little Earthquakes-Jennifer Weiner

In her shoes-Jennifer Weiner(watched the movie but I hear the book is just as good)

The Pickup-Nadine Gordimer

most books by Mary Higgins Clark

It would help if you gave your age and interests, but here goes:

http://www.life-after-harry-potter.com/

Included is a list of only the best sorcery fantasy books, grade reading level, a short review of each book along with a brief summary of adult content. There is also a "Reader's Choice" list of favorite books, and a list of heroine sorcery fantasy books.

Also these: http://www.interleaves.org/~rteeter/grtother.html#... . Lots of lists, but I especially like the Harvard Classics list - all the books that I should have read, but (mostly) never did.

Finally, these: http://www.awardannals.com/wiki/Honor_roll:Genres - pick your genre, find the best books ranked by how many awards they've won.

I hope this helps.

Jim, http://www.jimpettis.com/wheel/

I usually get tired of answering this same type of question but I will do it for the 2 points. Here's some of my favorite novels.

Rule of the Bone by Russel Banks

On the Road by Jack Kerouac

The Way of the Traitor by Laura Joh Rowland

Mexico by James A. Michener

Zorro by Isabel Allende

Black Cross by Greg Iles

American Shaolin by Matthew Polly

Samurai Shortstop by Alan M. Gratz

I hope your mom will like these.

VIVA LA RAZA!

Well, what does she like to read?

Fiction. Romance, Biographies??

If she has a library account, she could go to the library website and select from a list of categories.

Try Nora Roberts. Its good for passtime reading.

The Constant Gardener

Underbelly

For classic literature try to Kill A mockingbird by harper lee and a recent release named the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is definatly the best novel i had ever read hope this helps thanks

House of the Scorpion

Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow