I LUV to read books i am a teenager and i want to kno if anyone knows of any good books that i haven't read!

Question

i'm lookin for a good book that is good for a young teenager! i love books and this book has to be intresting but i may be a young teenager but i don't read young books that often so i you kno anything can u please let me know along wat it's about THANKS!!!

Answer 1

"Marjorie Morningstar" by Herman Wouk

Answer 2

The Philip Pullman series is marvelous - the other poster who recommended it gave a good suggestion.

You might have a LOT of fun with Piers Anthony's books. His "Xanth" series are right up your alley, and lots of fun. The "Blue Adept" books are terrific, and, oh, by the way - without being stuck in some boring old class you learn a lot about history, sociology and other topics. His "Tarot" series is not really about magic and superstition, but the ideas are challenging and you sure WILL learn all about Tarot cards.

Since we're on a science fiction them, think also about Isaac Asimov's wonderful "Robot" series. Eventually Asimov ties this set into his "Foundation" series and ultimately has 42 books connected to a grand overall scheme, but this is the beginning, and great fun. By the way, the hero in them is a SHE.

If you want some very entertaining, very light fun, visit the library to dig out ALL of L. Frank Baum's books. He is the author of the "Wizard of Oz," but wrote a number of other books with these wonderful characters. More than 100 years ago, Baum was America's most popular author for young people.

And since we're on books and cultural background, don't forget the Nancy Drew mysteries - or some of the books for boys, either. The Hardy Boys and Tom Swift stories are a window on another time, not really all THAT "boy-ish," and very quick reads.

Finally - for the books that you should dig out at a library sale, garage sale or second-hand store and keep, a GOOD collection of poetry of England and the US from at least the early Victorian period through now is smart. You can read one or two for a break from other stuff, and you'll discover storytellers in rhyme and blank verse who make you think. Another pair is "The Odyssey" and "The Iliad," by Homer - not so easy to read but truly worth the time and terrific stories. These will lead you to look up some Greek mythology, so at Barnes & Noble you can get a MARVELOUS "Encyclopedia of Mythology" on the sale tables for about $10. And while you're there, check out the nifty "Illustrated History of the Civil War" by James McPherson - it's also on the bargain books table and is really a very, very good read.

Oh, I'm just getting started - guess it's time to let someone else have a turn .... good for you, Missy! Reading is great!

Answer 3

Great question! I like to read too, and I did even when I was younger. There are a few "standards" that you'd probably like, if you haven't read them in your classes for school yet. They are: "To Kill a Mockingbird," "Lord of the Flies," and "The Grapes of Wrath." Yea, I know they sound boring, but they are very famous
books, and for good reason.

If you're looking for something more "fun," you should check out anything that Nick Hornby has written, such as "About a Boy." (It's a funny/sarcastic book about a single, rich, self-centered, adult guy who ends up becoming friends with an uncool, naive, young boy. It's funny and heart-breaking at the same time.)

Another great series of books starts with "Sloppy Firsts" by Megan McCafferty. (There are three in the series, and even though they're about a high school student's life, told through her diary, they're the kind of books that you just can't put down.)

I hope you find something you like! Happy reading : )

Answer 4

hi! Have you read CHRISTY, by Catherine Marshall? The TV series was based on this book, but the book is much better! An 18 year old girl goes to a remote part of the Ozark Mountains to teach school. It is based on a true story, which makes it a powerful book. You get to see how people lived in the mountains, how different their lives were than ours, and you get to know the children and other characters as real people. It's one of my all time favorite books.

Answer 5

Looking for Alibrandi
To Kill A Mockingbird
Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (it's the first in a series of 3 books)
Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams

Answer 6

Lordy, that's a hard one. I never read 'young people's books' I just read everything I could get my hands on. Sometimes I didn't understand it completely. Sometimes I read things that were not age appropriate.

I actually started moving systemically up and down the shelves in my local library, looking for new things to read. I read a lot of biography's, then found the juvenile science fiction of Isaac Asimov. He wrote hundreds of books, both fiction and not fiction, and was one of the brightest writers I encountered as a young person.

Just read, read, read.

Answer 7

Judy Blume- "continually" and "Tiger Eyes" no longer teen, yet good are the Stephanie Plum novels through Janet Evanovich. a itemizing of effective novels: Virgin Suicides- Jeffrey Eugenides female, Interrupted- Susana Kayson A Heartbreaking artwork of astounding Genius- Dave Eggars Prep: a unique- Curtis something The River King- Alice Hoffman

Answer 8

This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen...gets me every time! By the way, I'm 13!
Dreadful Sorry by Kathryn Reiss...I have read this book at least yo20 times and it never gets old!
Blackthorn Winter by Kathryn Reiss...another awesome mystery
Of course, the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling, always a great read!
And then there are the slightly boring classics, but they are great! Like Pride and Prejudice and Heidi and so on...

I hope these help! I love reading, I'm glad you do too!

Answer 9

all of laura ingalls wilder's books. they are books based on her life while growing up on the prairie. if you like little house on the praire then u will love her books. most people don't know that the show little house on the praire are chapters taken out of her books about her like and just set to television.

i was in barnes and noble bookstore a couple month's ago and purchased 21 of her books and paid roughly 47dollars for them. that is the best reading you can do if u ask me.

Answer 10

teenagers have to deal with so many things since this is the stage where you have to balance things and know what is good from bad. I recommend the "Chicken Soup Book for Soul". it is an inspirational book of real people with their real stories in life.

Answer 11

I am not sure what you have read already - but I highly recommend "A Seperate Peace" by John P Knowles. The "classics" are also great for your age group - Anything by Steinbeck, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, etc.