good books?

Question

My favorite book of all times is Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson because it relates to how my life is in a lot of ways, what are some other good books that are like that and are actually interesting?

Answer 1

That is a great book! Have you read Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli?

Here is a list from a booklist website I use with my students. I am copying and pasting a few but check out the site for more!

Almost Lost
Annie's Baby
Big Mouth and Ugly Girl by Oates, Joyce Carol 266p. 2002 When sixteen-year-old Matt is falsely accused of threatening to blow up his high school and his friends turn against him, an unlikely classmate comes to his aid.
Black Mirror
Buddha Boy Koja 117p. 2003 Justin spends time with Jinsen,the unusual and artistic new student whom the school bullies torment and call Buddha Boy, and ends up making choices that impact Jinsen, himself, and the entire school.
Catalyst Anderson,Laurie Halse 232p. 2002.Eighteen-year-old Kate, who sometimes chafes at being a preacher's daughter,finds herself losing control in her senior year as she faces difficult neighbors, the possibility that she may not be accepted by the college of her choice, and an unexpected death.
Checkers by John Marsden
City of the Beasts Allende, Isabelle 406p. 2002 When fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his individualistic grandmother on an expedition to find a humanoid Beast in the Amazon, he experiences ancient wonders and a supernatural world as he tries to avert disaster for the Indians.
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen Sheldon, Dyan 272p.1999 In her first year at a suburban New Jersy high school,Mary Elizabeth Cep, who now calls herself "Lola," sets her sights on the lead in the annual drama production, and finds herself in conflict with the most popular girl in school.
Cut McCormick, Patricia 151p. 2002 While confined to a mental hospital, thirteen-year-old Callie slowly comes to understand some of the reasons behind her self-mutilation,and gradually starts to get better.
Cut by Patricia McCormick
Dancing on the Edge by Han Nolan
Define Normal
Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
Dunk Lubar, David 249p. 2002 While hoping to work as the clown in an amusement park dunk tank on the New Jersey shore the summer before his junior year in high school, Chad faces his best friend's serious illness, hassles with police, and the girl that got away.
Feeling Sorry for Celia by Jaclyn Moriarty
Freaky Green Eyes Oates, Joyce Carol 341. 2003 Fifteen-year-old Frankie relates the events of the year leading up to her mother's mysterious disappearance and her own struggle to discover and accept the truth about her parents' relationship.

Answer 2

I guess the books you're looking for has a lone wolf hero who is isolated by everyone he knows.

You may like the books 'That was then,this is now',The outsiders,Rumblefish by S.E.Hinton.

Dragonjousters series(joust,alta,sanctuary,Aerie) by Mercedes Lackey.The setting is ancient Egypt.Hunger, anger, and hatred are constants for young Vetch, rendered a brutally mistreated and overworked serf by the Tian conquest of his homeland. But everything improves when a Tian jouster requisitions Vetch to become the first serf ever to be a dragon boy. His training is intense, and his duty clear-cut: to tend his jouster, Ari, and his dragon, Kashet. That is only the beginning.The rest of the books are about how he gets a dragon of his own,his escape to Alta,how the war between the two kingdoms is stopped etc.

Reilly's Luck by Louis L'Amour.This story starts off with a young boy, Val Darrant, being abandoned by his mother.(she tells her boyfriend to kill him).Val ends up being cared for by Will Reilly who is a gambler.Turns out to be the best gamble Reilly ever made.The first quarter of the book is about adventures that Will and Val have. They have to deal with outlaws, they fight off Indians, and they travel to Europe.Unfortunately Will is ambushed by three men and killed while Val is still a teenager. But Val has learned many important lessons from Will. The next part of the book is about Val growing up. He has some money and is able to invest the money in a couple ventures.

The story then jumps forward a couple years, and the last part of the book pulls together many of the threads. Val finally meets his mother, who is again trying to have him killed. Val kills the last two of Will's murderers. And Val financially destroys the man who hired the murderers.

The Cop and the Anthem by O.henry.Its about a young tramp Soapy who tries desperately to get arrested so that he can spend the winter in jail.He eats in expensive restaurents,steals,insults women,cause general mayham.But to no avail.he just doesn't get arrested until...
You can find the story in the short story collection 'The Four Million.'The Gift of the Magi,From the cabby's seat,Last leaf all by the same author are terrific stories.

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.

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

Mercedes Lackey's Take a Thief is the tale of Skif, a young orphan reminiscent of Oliver Twist, making his way in the knock-and-tumble neighborhood between two of Haven's outermost walls. Skif is intelligent, good-hearted and creative enough to forage up three meals a day in a place where food is scarce and kindness almost unheard of. After a chain of events leave him homeless, Skif lands in the lair of Bazie, an Faginish ex-mercenary who trains thieves...until he is "Chosen" by one of Valdemar's magical horses and becomes a Herald serving the Queen.

Answer 3

Song of the Lioness- Tamora Pierce

Answer 4

it doesn't relate to life or anything like that, but 'rage of angels' by sydney sheldon. this woman i used to work with told me i had to read it and although it didn't seem like something i would like i read it anyway. i couldn't put it down! such a great book! also i agree with 'wicked' go ask alice is a really good book too.

Answer 5

Try something by Tamora Peirce. She writes great books. If you want humor, I would try Terry Pratchett. I love his Disc World books.

Answer 6

Read "Mary At The Window" by Penelope Dyan. It is a real as you can get. You can find it on Amazon.com, and it comes in both hardcover and softcover.

Answer 7

Flowers in the Attic....By V.C. Andrews.

Answer 8

charrlottes web

Answer 9

annie's baby
go ask alice