What are some good books for teenage girls between the ages of 15-18 to read?

Question

any series works too...please leave the name of the book and a short description

Answer 1

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer is at the top of my list of books to recommend. It is a great book. Bella Swan is your "typical" teen with some pretty ordinary problems until she meets Edward and her life changes. Edward, her vampire boyfriend, is an incredible dream-come-true...but there are risks with every relationship as Bella finds out...only in this case...the risk is death, danger, and lots of adventure! New Moon is the sequel.

Uglies trilogy by Scott Westerfeld. (Uglies; Pretties; Specials) Tally and her friends (15-16 yr. olds) have quite an opportunity or responsibility depending on how you look at it. When Tally and her friends uncover some of society's secrets...it is up to them to determine what to do and how to fix it to make the world a better place. Futuristic society/dystopia novel.

Sarah Dessen is a great read if you're looking for YA romance in the realistic department. Her books are great because the characters are *real.* They're not one-dimensional characters...they have strengths, weaknesses, yet you end up loving them flaws and all just the way they are. She's a great writer too. My favorite is The Truth about Forever, but her newest book is Just Listen.

Joan Bauer is great. Hope Was Here is probably my favorite Bauer novel. It's about a teen girl who's a waitress in a small town...they've just moved there...she lives with her aunt who has raised her since her mom abandoned her...and the book is about her new life and in a way it's a coming of age type book.

Looking for Alaska by John Green is another great read...and so is So B. It by Sarah Weeks.

Answer 2

Well, depends what you like.

I'm 16, and I absolutely love anything written by Meg Cabot (Princess Diaries, All-American Girl, etc., etc.), which are very girly, but I read a lot of other genres.

A book I had to read this summer for school was Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt. I absolutely loved it. I would really recommend it. Other books that I've read in the last few years that I think other girls my age would enjoy are the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde, The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, and The Kite Runner by Khalad Hosseini.

I also read a lot of sports books, but since you pinpointed gender, I doubt you're into that stuff. If you are, leave a note in the original question, and I'll elaborate. Same thing with epic fantasy. The stuff I read is really aimed at older readers (very gritty and graphic), so I'm not oing to get into detail in this post unless you request it. Hope one of the books I did list is to your liking!

Answer 3

Well, of course, if you haven't read the Harry Potter series, you're missing out on a treat shared by half the world.

When I was your age I adored 'Pride and Prejudice' and the lesser known but quietly wonderful. 'Persuasion' both by Jane Austen.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.

The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope. A lovely historical action/romance which hardly anyone seems to read today. There's a sequel 'Rupert of Henzau' which isn't as good but still worth reading if you can handle sad.

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy. Another romantic historical novel - the language is a bit purple but it's one of the great standard plots of Western Literature. The SP being the archetype for characters as various as Zorro and Batman.

Everybody who likes to think of themselves as well-read, should read at least one book by Dickens. I personally love the lot, except perhaps Barnaby Rudge, but for a beginner I'd suggest either 'Nicholas Nickleby' a great rolicking Victorian monster of a book which goes from the highs and lows of English society and meets good and bad and very funny at every level. If that looks a bit long (though personally I think long is good) try 'Great Expectations' - the story of Pip and his early life as he gets what he's always wanted only to find that it isn't enough. Quieter than NN but just as penetrating - and if you don't laugh out loud at the scene where Pip watches a performance of Hamlet, you're unamusable.

And as for the Book of Mormon, you should know that Mark Twain once called it "chloroform in print".

Answer 4

SO B. IT
by Sarah Weeks
Laura Geringer Books/HarperCollins
ISBN: 0066236223
256 pages




Heidi knows her mom loves her. But because of her mother's mental disability, she is unable to care for herself or her daughter. Their loving neighbor, Bernadette, helps out and is a vital part of their family. Bernadette finally manages to teach Mama how to open cans, but tying shoes is beyond her capabilities. Mama can't read or tell time. She knows 23 words. One of Mama's words, "soof," is a mystery --- no one knows what it means, and Mama is unable to define it.

Heidi lives in Reno and so is able to wield her incredibly reliable lucky streak at the laundromat slot machine when her babysitting money doesn't quite cover their needs. How did Heidi and her mom end up in Reno, living in the apartment next to Bernadette? Bernadette tells Heidi about their mysterious appearance at her door when Heidi was just one week old. Heidi's mother was able to tell Bernadette that her baby's name was Heidi. When asked for her own name, Mama says, "So be it." Since Bernadette believes everyone should have a middle name (or at least an initial), she dubs Mama "So B. It." Heidi is known as "Heidi It."

The truth about her mother's identity eats away at Heidi. She simply cannot rest until she pieces together Mama's past through clues that appear over the years. Why is her mother terrified of buses? Why do rainy days make her anxious? When Heidi finds some old photos of her mother at a Christmas party held at Hilltop Home in Liberty, New York, she decides she must travel there alone in order to discover who her mother truly is. The trip is a frightening yet exciting adventure for determined, courageous Heidi.

SO B. IT is a great read. The mystery is intriguing; the characters are quirky yet believable. If you're a sucker for a quest story with heart, the way I am, I predict you'll be "So Into It!"

Answer 5

Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty: It's about this girl in high school. It sounds really lame but it's hilarious. There are 2 more books after it and they go all the way through her college graduation.

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell: Civil War love story. Surprisingly it isn't boring.

Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger: Kind of pointless, but the guy is so funny.

Answer 6

Well, when I was that age (God I sound like a granny!!!) I was really into Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar series. There are twenty-something books in that series plus a gazillian other non-Valdemar books that she's written on her own and with co-authors. There's way too much detail for me to go into here, but I'm pretty sure her web address is mercedeslackey.com or .net. Happy reading!

Answer 7

Definitely try Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul or any other book in that series. Or you could read this book called the Midnighters by Scott Westerfield. Midnighters is a series about a group of kids that have unusual powers based on this special hour in the night they were born.Trust me you will luv it!!!

Answer 8

My favorite books are kind of a series but a little different. They are all rewritten fairy tales.

The Storyteller's Daughter by Cameron Dokey is the story of Sharazad and 1001 Arabian Nights. It is my favorite of all of them.

Beauty Sleep by Cameron Dokey is Sleeping Beauty, but altered a lot.

Snow by Tracy Lynn is Snow White, but the dwarves turn into outcasts in London.

Midnight Pearls by Debbie Viguie is a mermaid story, but not like the Little Mermaid.

Scarlet Moon by Debbie Viguie is like Little Red Riding Hood, with a lot more drama.

Sunlight and Shadow by Cameron Dokey is hard to describe, but it's good.

Spirited by Nancy Holder is a very different rendition of Beauty and the Beast, using Native Americans and pioneers.

The Night Dance by Suzanne Weyn is the Twelve Dancing Princesses with more magic.

Golden by Cameron Dokey is based on Rapunzel with more complications.

I really like these books, but I guess it all really depends on what you like to read. I hope someone reading this will like them!

Answer 9

fantasy and sci-fi:

Adventures of Flinx series by Alan Dean Foster
Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McAffrey
The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan

romance and reality:
any book by Jack Weyland


religious:
Book of Mormon
Bible
Understanding world religions

Answer 10

The book called "Perfect." It's written by Natasha Friend. The story is about an 8th grade girl who has bulimia, and goes to therapy for it. There she meets a popular girl, and they become friends. Its about her struggle to get over her disorder, and why she has it. It sounds lame, but it was very well written. I reccomend it. Sadly, I'm a 13 year old boy. Heh. But my sis, who is in 9th grade, liked it too.