Does anyone have good recommended books for 12-14 age group?

Question

I am looking for a good romance novel or something really good, a pageturner, something to really hold my attention.
I don't really like future or fantasy books, I like the mystery and romancy kind. Especially a really good love story!

Answer 1

The best among the Tarzan novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs is 'Son of Tarzen.' Jack,the son of Tarzan shared his father's love for apes.He was only trying to help an ape escape to Africa from his cruel trainer.However he got involved in a murder and couldn't return home.He chose to live in the jungle with the apes.Its a fascinating book.The social system among the intelligent giant apes,Korak's relationship with Miriam are all interesting stuff.Its a great coming of age book.

The Vivero letter by Desmond Bagley.Jeremy Wheale's well-ordered life is torn apart when his brother is murdered by a mob hit man, whose bait was a family heirloom - a sixteenth-century gold tray. The trail takes Wheale from Devon to Mexico and the wild tropical rain forests of Yucatan. In dense jungle, he helps two archaeologists locate the rest of a fabled hoard of gold - treasure from Uaxuanoc, the centuries-old lost city of the Mayas. But his brother's enemies are on Wheale's trail, and with them are the Chicleros, a vicious band of convict mercenaries.

Landslide by Desmond Bagley.Bob Boyd wakes up in a hospital with no memory,the only surviver of an accident.He was burned badly all over and needed extensive plastic surgery which was payed by a mysterious sponser.He is told that he's a geology student with a bad past.However Bob recovers and gets on with his life.Hired by the powerful Matterson Corporation to survey land before they build a great new dam, he begins to uncover the shaky foundations of the Matterson family and becomes a fly in their ointment.His accident and the Matterson family have more in common than he thought.

Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.Tara of Helium,a Martian princess gets lost in a storm while riding in her flier and blown halfway across the surface of the planet, and the Prince Gahan(who had been unsuccessfully courting Tara) goes in search of her.However he assumes the identity of a common soldier.They have many adventures on their way back.I've given a link where you can read the novel online for free.

Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini.The setting is the late 17th century, with Monmouth rising up against King James II. Peter Blood,a doctor is not actively involved, but he is called to tend to one of the wounded -- and promptly arrested for his trouble. Injustice reigns in these times, and Blood suffers greatly for doing his duty. Eventually he is shipped off to the Caribbean and, as a rebel-convict, sold off as a slave.
Colonel Bishop, of the Barbados Militia, buys Blood. His medical training serves Blood well, as he becomes valued for his talents (especially considering the incompetence of the other two doctors on the island), but he is still a slave. Colonel Bishop remains an enemy until the end, but to complicate matters Bishop has a niece, Arabella. There is some obvious attraction between Blood and Arabella, but the situation almost never allow them to be quite on the same page.
Blood finds freedom -- showing his noble nature even in escape -- and has no alternative but to take up the pirating life.

Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini.When his best friend, a young clergyman, is killed in a mockery of a duel by an arrogant noble, just to quiet his eloquent expressions of democratic ideals, Andre-Louis Moreau vows revenge. From that point, through meteoric careers as a consummate actor and scenario writer, then as a fencing master, and finally a politician, the brilliant Moreau keeps thwarting the aims of the aristocratic Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr. However, the nobleman causes pain to Moreau as well, and the time must come when the two will meet to settle their enmity once and for all. You are not likely to guess how their confrontation finally turns out. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, this swashbuckling novel is exciting throughout, and it presents one of the most dashing heroes in fiction, a man who can fight equally well with his mind, his mouth, his pen, and his sword, a man who stirs up events wherever he goes.

You can get free e-books by edgar rice burroughs,O.Henry and rafael sabatini from Project Gutenberg.

Answer 2

Sammy Keyes Series, a mystery series with the main character as a skateboard riding, funny, 13 year old girl. The Nancy Drew series is pretty good, I read the first 200 when I was younger but I've found that the newer books seem better. Louis Sacher has some wonderful books that I've enjoyed. The Baby-Sitter Club Mysteries are a favorite of mine. No More Dead Dogs is about a girl and a boy in school, it shows the story from both of their sides, I highly recomend it.

Answer 3

Doc Susie is a good one. It's a biography of a female doctor who came to Frasier Colorado with TB and lived.

Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers is fantastic, but it's long. So is her Mark of the Lion series. Three good books, but they're not short.

I also like Frank Peretti's The Oath. It's a supernatural thriller about a man trying to find out what happened to his wife.

Happy reading.

Answer 4

Twilight -- it's one of my favorite books. It's a lovestory between a vampire and your average human girl. Kept me hooked, even the sequel and the upcoming third book (if it's not out yet already) are good.

Answer 5

Gerald Durrell - My Family and Other Animals

Answer 6

The Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery

If you haven't already read it, trust me, it's a wonderful series.

Answer 7

This website might help:

www.insideadog.com.au

It all about young adult fiction.

I've just finished reading HOW I LIVE NOW by Meg Rosoff and would really recommend it
www.bookbrowse.com/reviews/index.cfm?book_number=1475

Answer 8

love stories...love stories....hmmm how bout Finding Miracles by Julia Alvarez. its a really good book

Answer 9

ERAGON!