speak
go ask alice
looking for alaska(LOVED it)
the perks of being a wallflower
2007-01-07 14:58:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Try Visitors by Bob Chapman
2007-01-07 21:29:23 · answer #1 · answered by bookworm1 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not keen on any of the "Judaic" religions but recommend the Old Testament for language and archetypal tales. Certainly all the great mythologies and fairy tales. They elucidate human nature, and are the foundation plots of most literature. Get the whole "1001 nights", and the Arab/Turkish tales of Nasr ed Din. Avoid all "Disneyfied" versions of the classics - get the originals. "Don Quixote" (Cervantes); Wind in the Willows. In Australian lit The Magic Pudding; all of C.J.Dennis especially The Glugs of Gosh; all of Norman Lindsay, for the marvelous construction now neglected. "May your House be Safe from Tigers"; "The Maker of Heavenly Trousers". Lafcadio Hearn. Ingolsby Legends; Gulliver's Travels. Rabelais; Swift. "The Games People Play". Plato, Confucius' "Analects"; "Lord of the Rings". Don't bog down on the latest popular advertised authors or novels alone - range wide and deep, looking where the herd neglects. Follow your nose. I've about 5000 books, every one a treasure, and that advice from an old English lecturer was the best I ever had.
2007-01-07 23:26:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
Skin by Adrienne Maria Vrettos
Mercy Unbound by Kim Antieau
Candy by Kevin Brooks
King Dork by Frank Portman
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
2007-01-08 12:55:13 · answer #3 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you liked "Speak" you should probably read Laurie Halse Anderson's other books, especially "Catalyst" which follows a different student at the same school Melinda attends.
I'm not sure if you're a fantasy fan, but I would also recommend Libba Bray's "A Great and Terrible Beauty" and Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight".
"Ophelia" is a new book out by Lisa Klein and it looks at the story of "Hamlet" from Ophelia's perspective and tells her personal story.
2007-01-07 23:05:49 · answer #4 · answered by Kate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I liked
A Child Called It--must read! You will cry for hours!
The Lost Boy (Part 2 of ^^)
The A-List
Cut
Go Ask Alice
A Streetcar Named Desire
Tarnished Gold
Dark Angel
Daniel's Story
MacBeth (still reading)
The Dating Game
24 Girls in 7 Days
Fade to Black
2007-01-07 23:03:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't recall any of the books you listed, so I don't know what genre to tell you about. I am a HUGE fan of Fantasy, though, and I would strongly recommend the Inheritance trilogy (starting with Eragon) by Christopher Paolini.
2007-01-07 23:50:28 · answer #6 · answered by Shelby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard Just Listen is a bit like speak. Its a good book anyway.
-A great and terrible beauty
- After the wreck i picked myself up and flew away (kind of wierd but interesting)
- This Lullaby
-Thirteen little blue envelopes
2007-01-08 16:59:21 · answer #7 · answered by bluecolouredflames 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life of Pi
2007-01-07 23:12:59 · answer #8 · answered by Gamer Kitten 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read Visitors by Bob Chapman, when you've finished with it let your whole family read it it's a story for all
2007-01-08 05:47:47 · answer #9 · answered by Lily B 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋