Well I'm going on holiday soon and want a good book to read on the plane..well because I'm gonna be on the plane for around 11 hours and I get bored easily and like to read..lol. Anyway I dunno what book to get, I've been looking for a while now but cant find anything. Anyone know a good interesting book for a 13 year old girl?
2007-02-04 02:24:30 · 34 answers · asked by Babe, pig in the city ;) 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
and has anyone read forever - judy blume...i saw it and it looked okay but i dunno..and is it good?
2007-02-04 02:39:21 · update #1
and has anyone read forever - judy blume...i saw it and it looked okay but i dunno..and is it good?
2007-02-04 02:40:31 · update #2
Visitors by Bob Chapman. look on Amazon for it
2007-02-04 02:33:56 · answer #1 · answered by burtbb0912 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Depends really on what type of books you enjoy. I'm a sci-fi/fantasy person myself, but I have read Forever by Judy Blume. It's an ok read, although it isn't my favourite book by her (Tiger Eyes takes that prize), but when I first read it (when I was probably about 13) I didn't completely understand the intimacy of a first time relationship.
Other Judy Blume books I would recommend however are 'Tiger Eyes' and 'Just as Long as We're Together'.
You might be interested in 'Troy' by Adele Geras. I'd also recommed books by Alan Gibbons (the Legendeer trilogy if you're into fantasy/mild horror or 'the Edge' if you prefer more 'modern day/real life' style books).
If you're willing/interested in fantasy style books I would recommend:
anything by Brian Jacques (Redwall series & Castaways of the Flying Dutchman),
William Nicholson - Wind on Fire trilogy,
Garth Nix - Old Kingdom/Sabriel trilogy,
& of course the Hobbit &/or the Lord of the Rings (yes you can read it when you're 13 ;)) - Tolkien
My final suggestion would be to go to a local library and either browse the shelves or ask for a recommendation.
Have fun hunting!
~StarQueenEle~
2007-02-07 08:53:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a number of recommendations, but for books that will definately keep your interest these are the ones I'll suggest:
Twilight and New Moon by Stephenie Meyer. Don't let the fact that these books involve vampires put you off. The stories are great and many teens who have never read a paranormal book before have loved these. They are very engrossing and not boring at all.
My next suggestion is the Mediator series by Meg Cabot. This is a complete set of six books (meaning you won't be waiting around for another book to come out at the end of the last book). The books are about a girl who can speak to, hear and touch ghosts and has to try and figure out what is holding them back so she can help them move on to the next plane of existence.
I don't know if you enjoy audio books but I recently listened to Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke and it was really great. The books are read by Brenden Fraser who does a fantastic job of giving each character it's own voice. The story itself was pretty good too, if you just wanted to read it rather than listen to it.
Marianne Curley has a trilogy of books called The Guradians of time. The books are The Named, The Dark and The Key which are a great set of stories about a group of teens and adults who are trying to protect the future of the world by going back in time and stopping an evil goddess from changing the past.
2007-02-04 03:27:37 · answer #3 · answered by DemonBookLover 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Judy Blume Forever about losing your virginity. Very good book, you may find it's slightly dated but still well worth reading. Also try The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime by Mark Haddon. I just read it, it's fantastic.
2007-02-07 23:06:28 · answer #4 · answered by emmy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends what you like.
Realistic - The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot are good. Jacqueline Wilson has books for older kids that are normally alright. And Hilary McKay's Exiles books (and the Saffy's Angel/Indigo's Star/Permanent Rose ones) are great, if you like chaotic families.
Malorie Blackman's Noughts & Crosses trilogy are good, they make you think a lot. They deal with racism, only it's white people (noughts) being discriminated against. First one's like Romeo and Juliet, sort of. Only, with bombs. Sad ending. The second's the aftermath of that, and the third is 16 years later. All three are great, and I know I cried at least twice.
Fantasy - His Dark Materials. Eragon and Eldest. Harry Potter, of course. Lord of the Rings, maybe. Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke, is amazing. The Darren Shan Saga, if you like horror and vampires. Tamora Pierce's Tortall and Circle of Magic books - start with the Alanna ones though, not halfway through the Kel ones like I did. Series of Unfortunate Events are ace.
I like Mary Hoffman's Stravaganza series; unhappy modern day teenagers go to an alternate universe Italy in the 1600's using talismens. The first one, City of Masks (set in the equivalent of Venice), made me cry.
If you aren't in the UK, you might not be able to find some of these, I just realised...
2007-02-06 06:11:29 · answer #5 · answered by Bee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I liked the book "Angelhair" by Joseph Noga. The story is a thriller and was hard to put down once I started reading. There is a free preview of the story on the authors website if you want to check it out. Go to www.joenoga.com I really liked the book and am trying to get word of it around so if you do read it and like it pass word of it along too ok? Enjoy the read!
2007-02-04 11:47:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love romance novels [and I'm 13].
Maybe you'll like them too.
Gone Too Far - Suzanne Brockmann
Hot Target - Suzanne Brockmann
Flashpoint - Suzanne Brockmann
You immediately fall in love with her Navy SEALs and heroes.
And I've read a fabulous legal thriller.
The Defense - D.W. Buffa
The philosophy in that is beyond amazing.
I rarely ever read the novels that are on the school lists cos they don't catch my fancy anymore and I've read a lot of them back in fifth grade. Now if the novel is not purely young adult fiction, I'm not going to read unless it's for a grade.
-Elaine
2007-02-04 04:01:38 · answer #7 · answered by x_fragility 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey! Im a 14 year old girl...so i know how you should feel. Anyways do you like magazines? Take seventeen and cosmo! girl. I love them. You can read any book that you want, but my favorites are The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series and the Alice Books. But I absoulutley love A series of Unfortuante events (by Lemony Snicket) and there is always Harry Potter!!
2007-02-04 02:34:27 · answer #8 · answered by boom boom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm 14 and I've read alot of books, but some really good books I just couldn't put down were, Daughter of the forest. Its about a girl who is forced to run away because her step mom puts a spell on her brothers, and she hast to save them, its also a good romance story. Also A great and terrible beauty and Rebel angles there very good!
Hope I could help!
2007-02-06 12:14:33 · answer #9 · answered by Lina:D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really liked "Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants" by Ann Brashares, if you saw the movie, you'll appreciate the book!
Also, I just recently finished, "Here Today" by Ann M. Martin - it was really interesting!
As well, "Snail Mail No More" & "P.S. Longer Letter Later" by Ann.M. Martin & Paula Dangizer are excellent!
And, if none of these work out for you, I recommend Teen Magazine, it has a lot of book reviews and good articles, plus they usually have some nice fiction stories in the back.
Hope this helps! =)
2007-02-04 03:20:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to love Back Home, by Mag something, wrote Goodnight Mister Tom, anyway it's about a 12 year old girl who was evacuated to America for five years and she comes home and has forgotten about it all and feels out of place, but it's a great book. Michelle Magorian, brilliant.
Judy Blume has her moments, like Are You There God, it's me Margeret (I think it's Margeret, God I'm really bad with names today!) but some of them are designed for teenagers but feel a bit young.
2007-02-04 09:05:28 · answer #11 · answered by floppity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋