I like historical fiction, easy to read books, funny books, memoirs or biographys, whatever. i liked harry potter but its not really my thing.*gasp* i will be reading the seventh though (or is it the 8th?) For an idea i like...*drum roll*
Mary Hooper - Megan 1 & 2
and her historial books
Catherine clark - the icing on the lake and the alison rules
Mirror, Mirror - Nacy Butcher
leopard skin - sally rippin
rymes with witches & ttyl (is ttfn good?) - lauren myracle
Summer cool & summer heat -kate petty
finding grace, walking naked & being bindy - alyssa brugman
Bridget Jones;es diary - helen fielding
Memoirs of a geisha - arthur ?
Falling leaves &chinese cinderella - Adeline ? ?
& sarah dessen. also stephen king, although i've only read "cell"
obviously i have more favourites, but i won't bore you witht the rest.
I'm willing to give anything a try.adult books included
It would be great if you could write a sentance or two next to the book in brackets about what its about.
THANKYOU!!!
2007-01-20 21:56:52 · 15 answers · asked by made_up_cinderella 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I write book reviews on my blog. I won't post summaries of the books here if I've reviewed them on my site...but I will provide links to those I have...
Historical Fiction Suggestions
Trouble Don't Last by Shelley Pearsall (set in 1859) it is the story of a grandfather/grandson slaves that runaway from their master and use the underground railroad to escape into Canada.
Crooked River by Shelley Pearsall
http://blbooks.blogspot.com/2006/10/crooked-river.html
Mary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer
http://blbooks.blogspot.com/2006/10/bloody-mary.html
Beware, Princess Elizabeth by Carolyn Meyer
http://blbooks.blogspot.com/2006/10/royal-soap-opera.html
Doomed Queen Anne by Carolyn Meyer
http://blbooks.blogspot.com/2006/10/all-or-nothing.html
Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine Paterson
http://blbooks.blogspot.com/2006/09/food-for-soul.html
Singing Hands by Delia Ray
http://blbooks.blogspot.com/2006/09/defining-integrity.html
My site reviews historical, fantasy, realistic, science fiction, romance, etc.
http://blbooks.blogspot.com/
2007-01-21 08:23:43 · answer #1 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you like intellectual thrillers, look into Angels and Demons, as well as the Da Vinci Code. I know there's a bunch of controversy over this, but they really are good reads. Also, the Life of Pi. It's a fantastic book. It's a bit different then most people read, but I loved it. And it has a great twist at the end. I'm a big fantasy reader, and I know you don't really like that sort of thing, but look into the book Twilight. It's a vampire story, but it's a great romance. Night by Elie Wiesel is a hard core historical nonfiction, and if you haven't read it I highly recommend it. Not for the faint of heart, but I loved it when I read it. If you want a bit of humor, look into Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging. Laugh out loud at times. A must read. For some action (although not too old) Stormbreaker is my favorite. Anthony Horowitz is a great writer, especially when it comes to putting you right into the moment. That's all I can think of off the top of my head. Hope these help!
2016-05-24 04:15:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series would be good. Also Libba Bray's series that has A Great & Terrible Beauty and Rebel Angels in it (her third comes out later this year). For any girl I would say Jane Austen, but the older English language is a little harder to understand, so that'd only be if you're up for it. The diary of Anne Frank is a must for everyone I think, and you'd be able to understand it because she was your age when she wrote it. I personally like the Wrinkle in Time series by Madeleine L'Engle. Hope these are good suggestions...
2007-01-21 03:49:01 · answer #3 · answered by Kristie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - Murial Spark
Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn/The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain
And anything by Edgar Allen Poe
2007-01-20 23:00:00 · answer #4 · answered by shy_voo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Giver by Lowry
A Room of My Own by Ann Tatlock (historical fiction)
Marley and Me ( a funny and true story about the world's worst behaved dog)
A Gown of Spanish Lace by Oke ( a young woman is kidnapped and must escape. Very exciting book.)
Christy by Marshall (historical fiction)
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Acorn People ( a modern true story)
Hail, Hail Camp Timberwood by Conford (my favorite at age 13. A girl goes away to camp for the first time)
Little Women by Alcott (check out the movie too. My best friend loved it in middle school, but I thought I was too cool to read it. I wish I had, instead of waiting until adulthood!)
Because of Wynn Dixie
Izzy, Willy, Nilly by Voight ( a girl is in a car accident and winds up losing the use of her legs)
Departures by Robin Jones Gunn (3 stories in one about traveling teen girls)
No Promises in the Wind by Hunt (one of my faves in the 7th grade)
Pollyanna by Porter (I still reread it every few years. Check out the movie staring Haley Mills)
Girl of the Limberlost by Porter
Anne of Green Gables (the movie's even better)
2007-01-21 10:51:59 · answer #5 · answered by Puff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Author - Mazo de la Roche. Set of books telling the story of the Whiteoak family in Canada and spanning 100 years. Book one is The Building of Jalna. Get this one and you wont be able to stop till youve read the whole series!!!and theres lots of em.
2007-01-20 22:08:30 · answer #6 · answered by Daydreamer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried the Giver, and it's companion Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry? They're both great books.
Also, if you like Vampires or anything like that, try Anne Rice's books. the first is The Vampire Lestat. I started reading those when I was around your age.
2007-01-20 22:04:28 · answer #7 · answered by Terry W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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it's completely free and it's very fast to install
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It's a very nice game.
2014-08-30 13:48:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you like historical fiction try Markus Zusak's THE BOOK THIEF
.
www.amazon.com/Book-Thief-Markus-Zusak/dp/0375831002
It is set in Nazi Germany but is completely different to any other young adult book I have read that is set in this period. Also, it is not so much young adult fiction, as fiction which has a young adult as the main protagonist.
I just finished reading HOW I LIVE NOW by Meg Rosoff and would really recommend it
www.amazon.com/Michael-Printz-Award-Book-Awards/dp/0385746776
2007-01-20 22:43:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try any books by john marsden, in particular, the tommorrow series (its about what would happen if australia got invaded. a group of teenage mates were camping for a week in an isolated place and when they return to their country town they find it to be invaded. they then take action and decide to help combat the invaders.) they are really good set of books (7 in all) and it is written for your age group.
cheers!
2007-01-20 22:09:01 · answer #10 · answered by agent99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋