Hi! Im 12 years old (girl) and I erally need to read at school but I can never find a book that I really like. Im in 7th grade and have a fairly high reading level but I will appreciate any ideas for books**** Please give me suggestions for books-
please dont say lemony snicket- i have read all those and all the narnia books.
Please help!!
2006-09-20 18:24:40 · 27 answers · asked by girl 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I like kind of books that maybe relate to like present day things like books set in high school also I like books kinda set back in the older days too. I dont really like mystery or witchcraft or anything lik ethat. Thanks!!
2006-09-20 18:28:06 · update #1
When I was your age I read those timeless classics out there that made me fall in love with reading for the rest of my life.
Most, if not all, of these books were written before I was born in 1955. They are so good they stand the test of time and are continually being remade into different movie versions. None of the movies are as good as the books though... but isn't that nearly always the case?
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll; Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
Andersen's Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen; Aesop's Fables by Hans Christian Andersen
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank Baums
The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle by Hugh Lofting (my favorite)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (aka Samuel Clemens); The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Call of the Wild by Jack London; White Fang by Jack London (see www.jacklondonpark.com for names of the numerous excellent books he wrote.)
The adventure books were a "can't put it down" read, and I'm sure you'll enjoy them as much as I did. Do you like science fiction? Classic science fiction author Isaac Asimov wrote "I, Robot" and "The Gods Themselves." His stories are believable and aren't so far out there as some more modern science fiction authors.
Happy reading to you.
2006-09-20 19:29:41 · answer #1 · answered by LadyLgl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you enjoyed Narnia you might enjoy Lord of the Rings. I read that when I was twelve. It's a little heavy, but a good read.
I also liked Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House" books when I was your age. They now have books about her daughter (by Roger Lea Macbride), her mother, her grandmother and her greatgrandmother (some of those are written by Melissa Wiley and some by another person whose name I can't remember).
Another classic series is the Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery. There are seven of those books. She also has another set about a girl named Emily. The first of those books is called Emily of New Moon and there's three in the series. And if you like those, you might also enjoy A Girl of the Limberlost (or it might by Lumberlost) by Gene Stratton Porter.
My sister is about your age right now and she enjoys reading Artemis Fowl. I don't know if it has witchcrafty stuff in it, but it does seem pretty popular among kids your age nowadays.
I'm sorry I can't think of anything that happens in high school that I really enjoyed. I wouldn't focus on those anyway; high school is pretty boring and overdramatic. You'll get enough of it in a couple of years, anyway.
If you liked C. S. Lewis, he has some other fictitious books, including The Screwtape Letters, Till We Have Faces, and a science-fiction trilogy which includes Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandria (I can't recall the name of the third one).
There's some stuff to start with. If you can't find these books at your school library, I would highly recommend getting a public library card, because most of these are considered classics and would be available somewhere within your reach.
Oh - I've also enjoyed some elaborated "fairy tale" stories like Beauty by Robin McKinley. That author has some other retold fairy tale stories too; Beauty's about Beauty and the Beast, and I think she has a couple about Sleeping Beauty. You might enjoy these too.
Good luck on finding something you enjoy! Usually I just focus on something I'm interested on or find a title that sounds intriguing, and then go read it. But I like series better.
2006-09-21 13:42:36 · answer #2 · answered by Koshka Boga 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but this is too obvious: The entire Harry Potter series. On the assumption that you've already read that, however, my next suggestion would be to go looking for the lovely old classics that get reprinted on a regular basis, but which should be available in used bookstores. Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hodgson Burnett, L M Montgomery, and quite a few others wrote books during the last 150 years or so which assumed that a "child" of 12 was able to read as well as an adult, but lacked the experience (and needed to be shielded from the experience) to appreciate seriously adult themes regarding love and marriage. So they wrote books for kids 8 to 12, and also for anyone who wanted to read them to younger children. Like grandparents, for example.
Books written more recently for about your age group tend to focus on "modern problems," which is good in a way. But it is also valuable to see how different things were in the past, because that increases your insight into the way you live today, and because it is good mental exercise and good literature.
2006-09-21 03:00:29 · answer #3 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi! I'm 24, I have a 12 year old sister and I personally love to read myself but I can not say the same for her lol. However, I did some research to try to get her as enthusiastic as you are. It's nice to see that now days. Here is some of the results of my research.
Books for 11 & 12 Year Olds
History of Helpless
Harry: To Which is Added
a variety of Amusing and
Entertaining adventures
by Avi
J FICTION AVI
The Skeleton Man
by Joseph Bruchac
J FICTION BRU
Shark Callers
by Eric Campbell
Y FICTION CAM
Snowboard Maverick
by Matt Christopher
Y FICTION CHR
United Tates of
America by Paula Danziger
J FICTION DAN
Because of
Winn-Dixie
by Kate DiCamillo
J FICTION DIC
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Y FICTION GAI
The Fabulous Fantoras Book 1: Family Files
by Adele Geras
J FICTION GER
Nory Ryan's Song
by Patricia Reilly Giff
Y FICTION GIF
P.S. Some of my favorites are Sphere by Michael Crichton, The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton, and The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King.
2006-09-21 02:23:18 · answer #4 · answered by tlcrazy_legs 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try some Judy Blume books - I've never met a 12 yeard old girl who didn't love her stories.
Alternatlively, look for Robin Kleins books, an Australian author, who writes young adult fiction. She wrote 'Hating Alison Ashley' which I believe recently got turned into a movie with Delta Goodrem, she also wrote 'Games' which is very, very creepy and 'People Might Hear You' which is also a little spooky.
The Folly Foot Farm series by Monica Dickens (Charles's grand daughter) is fantastic and for some classics, try
Seven Little Australians (a bit sad)
The Railway Children
Watership Down
Anne of Green Gables
What Katie Did
The Hobbit
2006-09-21 02:05:24 · answer #5 · answered by LadyRebecca 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones
Squashed by Joan Bauer
Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
Pepperland by Mark DeLaney
The Girl Who Invented Romance by Caroline B. Cooney
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Looking for Alaska by John Green
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
2006-09-21 11:15:33 · answer #6 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS by John Christopher
This is a great book that is the first volume in a trilogy of very popular books from the late 1960s.They follow the adventures of Will Parker and his friends as they leave behind a comfortable life in a rustic farming community and take part in a fantastic revolution against a seemingly unbeatable foe.
Find it in the library. Read a few pages, and decide for your self
2006-09-21 01:33:30 · answer #7 · answered by der_grosse_e 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lurlene McDaniel was a favorite of mine (She still is but I Have not read her in years), if you like modern inspirational stories of love, hope and courage about everyday girls and boys like you who are in high school or starting college, you'll fall in love with all her books, they are very similar to the chicken soup for the soul but they are true to life stories, real drama, real romance, real action, sometimes you laugh and you will cry...try to see if you library has any.
Judy Blume is an obvious choice...but it's not as mature if you read at a higher level but it's got great funny moments.
Also Sweet Valley High Series was great when I was younger. But I do not know if they have any more of them published or not.
2006-09-21 23:00:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To Kill A Mocking Bird. The Bluest Eye. The Secret Life of Bees.
2006-09-21 04:58:22 · answer #9 · answered by Hey Polly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read the giver in 7th grade and to this day (out of high school ) it is my favorite book. I also love the outsiders. If you dont know what to read look for the type of books you like. i just notted that you want a book based in high school try reading speak its a great book expesually since your a girl
2006-09-21 01:28:29 · answer #10 · answered by carbinated milk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋