YA Book recommendations- no romance.?

Ruby Holler-Sharon Creech Book Details: "Trouble twins" Dallas and Florida are orphans who have given up believing there is such a thing as a loving home. Tiller and Sairy are an eccentric older couple who live in the beautiful, mysterious Ruby Holler, but they're restless for one more big adventure. When they invite the twins to join them on their journeys, they first must all stay together in the Holler, and the magic of the place takes over. Two pairs of lives grow closer, and are changed forever.

Same Stuff as Stars- Katherine Paterson Book Details: Angel Morgan's family is falling apart.

Her daddy is in jail, and her mother has abandoned Angel and her little brother, Bernie, at their great-grandmother's crumbling Vermont farmhouse. Grandma spends most of her time wrapped in a blanket by the wood stove.

There is one bright spot in Angel's world -- a mysterious stranger who teaches Angel all about the stars and planets and constellations. Carving out a new life proves harder than Angel ever imagined. But she feels a tiny spark of hope when she remembers what the stranger said -- that she is made of the same stuff as stars.

Ella Enchanted-Gail Carson Levine

Fairest-Gail Carson Levine

Ever- Gail Carson Levine

Searching For Dragons-Patricia C. Wrede

Calling on Dragons-Patricia C. Wrede

Talking to Dragons-Patricia C. Wrede

Dealing With Dragons-Patricia C. Wrede

Snow White and Rose Red- Patricia C. Wrede

The Monsters Legacy-Andre Norton Book Details: Sarita, apprentice to the Embroidier Dame Argalas, escapes from Earl Florian's enemies with the Earl's infant son and seeks refuge in the mountainous lair of the legendary beast, the Loden.

The Spirit Window-Joyce Sweeney

Backwater-Joan Bauer Book Details: In Backwater, Ivy Breedlove resists being good at the family tradition. For many generations the Breedloves have been successful lawyers. Among her loud and argumentative relatives, however, Ivy feels like "a goldfish swimming in a tank stocked with snapping turtles--it's hard to keep a lasting presence." Instead, Ivy is in love with history, especially the family history she is compiling. But a large piece is missing. Many years ago, her father's sister Josephine went away to be a hermit in the mountains, and ever since, the rest of the family has referred to her scornfully as "stuck in the backwater." Ivy, convinced that this "different" aunt holds the secret to her own differentness, sets out in a snowstorm to find Jo, with the help of backslapping, slogan-spouting wilderness guide Mountain Mama. Along the way she meets with a lot more adventure and understanding than she ever anticipated--not to mention snagging an excellent boyfriend.

Jackaroo- Cynthia Voigt

On Fortunes Wheel-Cynthia Voigt

Beauty-Robin McKinley

The Juliet Club- Suzanne Harper Book Details: Italy . . . Shakespeare . . . but no romance?

Kate Sanderson inherited her good sense from her mother, a disciplined law professor, and her admiration for the Bard from her father, a passionate Shakespeare scholar. When she gets dumped, out of the blue, for the Practically Perfect Ashley Lawson, she vows never to fall in love again. From now on she will control her own destiny, and every decision she makes will be highly reasoned and rational. She thinks Shakespeare would have approved.

So when she is accepted to a summer Shakespeare symposium in Verona, Italy, Kate sees it as the ideal way to get over her heartbreak once and for all. She'll lose herself in her studies, explore ancient architecture, and eat plenty of pasta and gelato. (Plus, she'll be getting college credit for it - another goal accomplished!) But can even completely logical Kate resist the romance of living in a beautiful villa in the city where those star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet met and died for each other? Especially when the other Shakespeare Scholars - in particular Giacomo, with his tousled brown hair, expressive dark eyes, and charming ways - try hard to break her protective shell?

"In fair Verona, where we lay our scene . . . "

Hope these help. - Cass

You would enjoy With A Silent Companion by Florida Town. It's the story of a young girl who has to disguise herself as a man in order to go to medical school and become a doctor, and who becomes a leading light in the surgical world. It's based on a true story. If your library doesn't have it, ask them to order it. If that doesn't work, you can find it on amazon.com in a paperback version.

If you read ebooks, go to smashwords.com and look at The Long Way Home - story about two teens who escape slavery and have to find their way home. It's had great reviews.

Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series by Michael Scott.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secrets_of_the_Im...

The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inheritance_Cycle

You can also check book websites' bestseller lists for fantasy like on Barnes and Noble's site or something. I find a lot of books that I want to read on there.

Scarecrow - A shane schofield thriller -author: Mathew Reilly

Harts War - Author: John Katzenbach

Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare, first book is City of Bones

-I absolutely LOVE these books. They are DA BEST.

Atemis Fowl books were excellent. It is about a 12 year old criminal mastermind. It has a sci-fi element and is fantastic. The series is well written and contains no romance (if i remember correctly)

Jumper by Steven Gould. I'm currently reading it and the writing is pretty good (first person) and so far it's 10Xs better than the sucky movie.

Pretty little liars