something a college junior would enjoy =)
2006-07-04 04:19:01 · 13 answers · asked by rockinvball33 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
kama sutra
2006-07-04 04:22:33 · answer #1 · answered by xx_dragonz_xx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many "fun" young adult books. I enjoy the Georgia Nicolson series by Louise Rennison. The first book is Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging. There are now seven books in the series. They are very funny. Sonya Sones is an enjoyable verse novelist. I particularly enjoyed What My Mother Doesn't Know. She has other books as well. Sarah Dessen is a great YA author. I've read almost everything by her, except her newest book which I haven't gotten to yet, and my favorite so far is The Truth about Forever. Laurie Halse Anderson has written at least three books: Speak, Catalyst, and Prom. Scott Westerfeld has written a trilogy (Uglies, Pretties, and Specials.) They are quite fun. And Stephenie Meyers has a wonderfully long and addictive book called Twilight that was published last year. The sequel New Moon is due in September or October.
2006-07-04 11:40:45 · answer #2 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are some GREAT young adult and teen novels. They are all fantastic and there is a wide variety of genres included cause I didn't know what type you liked. :) Happy Reading!
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
Enna Burning by Shannon Hale
The Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins
Among the Hidden by Margaret Petersen Haddix (The entire shadow children series, 7 books)
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (Book 1 in a trilogy including Pretties and Specials
The Chosen by Chaim Potok
Dave at Night by Gail Carson Levine
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo
Holes by Louis Sachar
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech
Bridge to Terebithia by Katherine Patterson
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
Teen Idol by Meg Cabot
All American Girl by Meg Cabot
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
2006-07-04 12:57:18 · answer #3 · answered by boobahqt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harry Potter
Lemony Snickett
Tolkien
Paolini
Huxley
Lawrence
Just to name a few. If you want something to take your mind off of the school texts then go for some fluff...
The Devil Wears Prada
Everyone Worth Knowing
Bergdorff Blondes
The Debutante Divorcee
The Shopoholic Series
These are all fantastic....
Another great way to find books is by checking out places like amazon.com or chapters.ca
These sites offer bookclub books as well as national best sellers and picks from their bookclub managers....
Try reading A Million Little Pieces.... I know that James Fry was a fraud, but the actual story is fantastic if you look at it from a fiction point of view. Night is another great Oprah book club book...
There's another idea, Oprah's book club.... She picks great books, I think I have read only one poor choice (in my opinion)
Good luck!
2006-07-04 11:35:06 · answer #4 · answered by kristijay99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Long way from Chicago by Richard Peck
Bruno and Boots series by Gordon Korman
A Dog's Life by Peter Mayle(not a YA book, but appealing to anyone who likes dogs.)
The Great Brain by J. Fitzgerald
Because of Winn Dixie
2006-07-05 11:34:43 · answer #5 · answered by Puff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi there. I'm the author of a new medieval fantasy book that you might like. The title is THE BLACKGLOOM BOUNTY. It's 445 pages of action, adventure, magic, mystery and mayhem. If you're into Conan, LOTR or Harry Potter type books, this is one you'll enjoy.
Good luck, whatever you decide to read!
Jon F. Baxley (Author, Editor, Ghostwriter and Proofreader)
THE SCYTHIAN STONE (eBook only)
THE BLACKGLOOM BOUNTY (eBook and hard cover)
THE REGENTS OF RHUM (coming fall '07)
Major Media Reviews:
Publishers Weekly
STARRED Review. A fast pace, sly humor, amusing dialogue and a richly researched background lift Baxley's fantasy, the first of a new series set in medieval Britain. When Merlin's long-ago apprentice Kruzurk Makshare (aka the Boozer) receives a dreamlike visitation from the legendary mage, he learns he must destroy another former apprentice, the villainous Seed of Cerberus. To do so will require a visit to the demon-guarded Blackgloom Keep. Enter young Daynin McKinnon, who discovers a curious rune-covered headstone, which may be the fabled Blackgloom Bounty, and brings it to Kruz's attention. Kruz believes it will provide entry into the fortress, while Daynin hopes the sale of the stone will restore his family's fortunes. The colorful cast of good guys and ne'er-do-wells includes the Pictish ghost of Brude McAlpin liberated from his tomb, assorted pursuing Caledonians and a bemused Prior Bede, whose monastery serves as a hiding place for the Blackgloom Bounty. Suitable for fantasy enthusiasts of all ages.
Library Journal
"This series opener...is a good choice for fans of epic-style sagas and Scottish history."
Harriet Klausner, Amazon's #1 Ranked Reviewer!
"This terrific medieval fantasy...will elate readers for its fast-paced, action-thrilled story line starring a strong cast."
Nancy McCulloch, PRWEB Article, March 20, 2006
"Two thumbs up for a colorful cast of characters, nonstop, rapid-fire action and compelling storyline!"
Fantasybookspot.com Review by Tyler, Febuary 2006
"Taking place in Medieval Scotland, this tale of magic, adventure and love really captured my attention..."
2006-07-04 14:04:50 · answer #6 · answered by FiveStarAuthor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a college Juniour should be reading at the regular adult level young adult books are for jr high and younger high school kids. have you read kurt vonnegut? thats an important part of college and growing up. especially slaughterhouse five and the sirens of titan,and cats cradle.
2006-07-04 12:03:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
House of Secrets by Lowell Cauffiel
Eddie Lee Sexton is evil incarnate. Like Charles Manson, he exercised a cult-like mind control over others who did his dirty work. But unlike Manson, both Sexton's victims and his subjects were his very own flesh and blood." As strong as they are, these words from an assistant district attorney barely hint at the depravity hidden for years within the Sexton family. Strange notions about "Futuretrons" and hand markings that convey absolute power, revelations of incest and physical abuse, bodies buried in the camping area of a Florida state park-- House of Secrets has so many layers of weirdness that it will amaze even seasoned readers of true crime. Lowell Cauffiel has a talent for combining quotations from interviews and unembellished facts into prose that reads like a novel. Two people are dead, and the children who suffered the cruel fate of being born into the Sexton family may never completely heal from their injuries--but at least their story has been told!
Seldom in the annals of modern true crime has a father exerted such a depraved influence on his children. Eddie Lee Sexton's control was so total that he was actually able to order his kids to commit cold-blooded murder. On an October night in 1993, at one of the campgrounds dotting Florida's Gulf Coast, Sexton told his daughter Pixie to silence her crying baby. It seems almost inconceivable, but the young mother obediently smothered her helpless eight-month-old infant son. Two days later, the tiny corpse - a rattle in his hand and a pacifier in his mouth - was stuffed inside a gym bag and buried in a shallow grave, just a few feet from the family's campsite. Less than a month later, the Sexton patriarch would issue another homicidal command. To stop the dead baby's father, Joel Good, from going to the authorities, Eddie Lee ordered son Willie to strangle the bereaved dad during a family picnic. Pixie, so under her father's thumb that she had already committed infanticide, reportedly helped cover up husband Joel's murder. Sexton was priming his third victim when the FBI and Florida cops finally caught up with him. After the ensuing investigation sparked a six-hour standoff with local cops, Sexton took his family on the run. When it was finally over, he and other members of the Sexton clan would be linked with crimes ranging from fraud, arson, extortion, and armed robbery, to conspiracy, child abuse, incest, and murder. By early 1995, Sexton would be sitting on death row, waiting for a date with Florida's electric chair.
2006-07-04 18:37:20 · answer #8 · answered by Katie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Kama Sutra"
...not funny, jackass.
A Clockwork Orange
Angels and Demons
Anything Jack Kerouac
Nine Stories
Gilgamesh
The Iliad
Edith Hamilton's Mythology
Those are some of my faves.
2006-07-04 11:27:01 · answer #9 · answered by Greg O 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you like long novels or short stories? Here are a couple of my favorites: "The Stand" (long novel) and "Everything's Eventual" (short stories), both by Stephen King.
2006-07-04 11:29:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
books like Into the Darkness and the other books by that author if you are in to fantasy and dragons and the like.
2006-07-04 11:26:17 · answer #11 · answered by Alida G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋