What are some good teen books for a 13+girl who loves to read?

Question

I like historical fiction, easy to read books,romantic books, sad books, funny books, american cliques, memoirs or biographys, whatever.. i liked harry potter but its not really my thing.*gasp* so please don't tell me to read them, ( already read them anyway)
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
rymes with witches & ttyl (is ttfn good?) - lauren myracle
finding grace, walking naked & being bindy - alyssa brugman
Bridget Jones;es diary - helen fielding
John Marsden -
Memoirs of a geisha - arthur ?
Falling leaves & chinese cinderella - Adeline ? ?
& sarah dessen.
also stephen king, although i've only read "cell"
+ more that i can't be bothered to write..
I'm willing to give anything a try.adult books included
It would be great if you could write a sentance or two about the book in brackets.
Thankyou!!!!

Answer 1

Bible, King James Version. It is the eternal, unchanging Word of God

Answer 2

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!

Answer 3

By all means, read "To Kill a Mockingbird"; "The Chronicles of Narnia"; "Northwest Passage"; "On Wings of Eagles"; "The Killer Angels"; "The Red badge of Courage"; "All Quite on the Western Front"; "Gone With the Wind"; "The Count of Monte Cristo"; "A Tale of Two Cities". Those are just a few titles.

Try Gore Vidal's "Lincoln"; any of Ted Dekker's novels; Ann Rule's work; Tolkien's "The Hobbitt" and "The Lord of the Rings"; and John Kennedy Toole's "A Confederacy of Dunces".

Those are some of the memorable works I've read. You're also old enough to start working on Shakespear, Edgar Allen Poe, Sir Aurthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, Charles Dickens.

Another suggestion, if you see a movie you like chances are it is based on a book originally. Go to the library and check it out. On the reverse side, I've found that books written based on the movie are usually not that good.

Read everything you can get your hands on. Don't be afraid to stretch yourself. I still keep a dictionary handy because once in awhile an author throws out a word I've never seen.

Hope that helps.

Answer 4

Little Women by Alcott
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
The Diary of Anne Frank
A Gown of Spanish Lace
Because of Wynn Dixie
Izzy, Willy, Nilly
The Face on the Milk Carton
A Room of My Own
Chronicles of Narnia
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Christy
Of Mice and Men
Treasure Island
Hail, Hail Camp Timberwood
The Giver
In His Steps
Anne of Green Gables
The Acorn People
Where the REd Fern Grows
Fifteen
No Promises in the Wind

Answer 5

It doesn't matter how old you are, I advise you read some of the obvious classics and forget about books targeted at young, modern teenagers.
I suggest:

The Hobbit
(about an ordinary who hobbit who is coerced into undertaking an epic adventure to the lonely mountain where Smaug the dragon and his treasure dwell, superbly written and thoroughly enjoyable)
Of Mice and Men
(Lennie and George, two great friends, find work on a farm during the time of the great depression in California. A great tragedy)
The Catcher in the Rye
(about a 16 year old disillusioned with his prep-school, explores many teenage themes)
The First two books in the Discworld series
(possibly an acquired taste needed, yet very funny and imaginative)

These descriptions are so weak because I dont want to give anything away!

I could suggest others but I wouldn't stop,
by the way, don't discount shakespeare, if you read his works leisurely, without studying every letter, it is tremendously pleasant. It is rare to find people who still like to read, so its up to us older people to suggest some really good books and keep their memory alive.

Answer 6

All of the books in the Harry Potter septology, even though 7 has yet to come out. They are really great books. I am 13 too and just love them. I also suggest A Series of Unfortunate Events 1-13. Those are good too. Any Stephen King book is good.

[When Harry Potter first came out, I never even knew about it!]
(If you decide to read HP, don't go nuts like I did and almost died in between waits for the next book to come out)
{SUE is good if you can handle a bit of death. And bad situations. But it is not as intense as HP}

Answer 7

Haha, when I was in this stage I went on a Stephen King rampage! I read like 10 Stephen King books in about 6 weeks...gosh I was a weird kid. They are fun books though, easy to read and really fun to get into. Other than those, I would recommend

Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass,The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass)
Plum Sykes, Bergdorf Blondes
Emma McLaughin, The Nanny Diaries
Eating the Cheshire Cat by Helen Ellis

and if you're into like psychological crime drama books, Johanthan Kellermans' books are great! My favorites were Time Bomb, Twisted, and Monster. Have fun picking out books!

Answer 8

The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn [a fictionalized account of the life of Anne Boleyn, one of Henry the Eighth's wives.]

The Dark Tower by Stephen King [it's really intense and kind of long but very good.]

A Million Little Pieces [because life is better when you don't listen to Oprah. Even if it was billed as nonfiction (against the author's will) it is an amazing story.]

On The Road by Jack Kerouac [a classic of the beat culture. Kind of long with brilliant descriptive language.]

Stiff by Mary Roach [an account of the historical uses of human cadavers in research and an investigation into the way the human body decomposes.]

Answer 9

Well, I'm 16, love to read, and here are some books that I like:
1) "Uglies", "Pretties", and "Specials" by Scott Westerfeld. [It's a very recent triolgy about a society in which every 'turns pretty' by means of an operation at age 16. Very interesting, fast paced.]
2) "The Giver", "Gathering Blue", and "Messenger" by Lois Lowry. [While these are not a trilogy, they are all related. I would suggest reading them in the above order. They are all about futuristic societies which attempted to slove the problems we have today. As the books show, that can create problems of its own.]
3) The Young Royals series by Carolyn Meyer. [There are 4 books, which are told through the eyes of some royal women of England: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I, and Mary Tudor. A very well written series, does not have to be read in any set order.]

Happy Reading!

Answer 10

I warn you, I am a HP fan, but that's on the lower end of my reading level. However, most of these I read before I turned 15, so... yeah. You can handle it.


The Long Walk- Stephen King (highly disturbing, but really fun to read. The Stand is also good if you can... stand... to read the whole thing.)

Any of Mercedes Lackey's books- (They are all good. Two major series are the Valdemar (my faves) and Elemental Masters series)
~~Valdemar series- really really long, 30+ books, all around 300 pages, but truly amazing. It covers a lot of ground, mostly set up in trilogies. You can read them in the order they were written in, or the chronological order of Valdemar. My favorite thus far is probably Take a Thief (I love Skif! ^_^). I actually started reading them when I was 13, so they're just fine.
~~Elemental Masters series- these are a series of books based roughly on the classic fairy tales, but with a modern twist and Ms Lackey's unique sort of magic. I really liked The Fire Rose, a version of Beauty and the Beast set in 1900's San Francisco (guess what event it explains?)

Red Branch- Morgan Llywelyn (a book telling a very detailed version of the Irish legend of Cuchulain. Awesome!)

Hmmm...Some easier books...

the Everworld series- K.A. Applegate (not really similar to Animorphs, aside from overall writing style. Relatively short, and really educates you on various myths and legends. Fun to read if you're into that stuff)

Answer 11

What about Angela's Ashes- true and relevant the author is alive today.
To Kill A Mockingbird- marvelous and classic.
The complete Trilogy of Lord of the Rings starting with The Hobbit
Steppinwolf-science fiction with truths in it.
Brave New World-fiction with truths.
Tina Turner's autobiography-I just finished it---really good and honest.
How Green was my Valley- great. Makes you feel like you are there.
The Grapes of Wrath-depression era, classic.