what good books for a fifteen year old to read?

Question

specifically romance, mystery, and/or urban books

Answer 1

There is a whole related series of books by Carlos Casteneda. Pick the first of the series and then you can read all of them in order. The good part of these books, is they are so hard to tell if it is true life or fiction.

Answer 2

When I was around 15 I read and loved: Stranger in a Strange Land, Brave New World, 1984, Watership Down, Lord of the Rings, Animal Farm, Foundation series by Asimov, The Fountainhead, anything by Harlan Ellison, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch, The Bell Jar.
Sorry, but I just realized that none of those are romance, mystery or urban per se, but, all really readable books.

Answer 3

It depends on the teenager and their level of maturity. Some books are too sexual and too violent for a teen. However, some age appropriate books are too childish for teens. I recommend John Grisham books because they vary in content; some Grisham books maybe too serious/mature for a 15 yr old but books like Bleachers, A Painted House, The Broker, The Partner, and The Brethren are pretty good with minimal violence and little to no sexual content. If you'd like your child to books by people of different cultures, I suggest Amy Tan, Sandra Cisneros, Laurence Yep, Chinua Achebe and Laura Esquivel.

Answer 4

i would recommend twilight and its sequel new moon by stephenie meyer. The Naming and its sequel The Riddle by Alison Croggon. books by Sarah Dessen are also good. most reading material really depends on the maturity level. one technique to finding more books is to go to a website like www. amazon .com and type in one of your favorite books and see what other people are buying. i have found that a lot of those books are worth looking into. happy reading. i hope these titles help u.

Answer 5

Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe by Betty Greene
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck
Fifteen by Beverly Cleary
Chicken Soup for the Girlfriend's Soul
The Greatest Thing in the World by Drummond
Julie by Catherine Marshall
Girl of the LImberlost by Porter
I'll Be Seeing You by Lurlene McDaniel
Departures by Robin Jones Gunn
A Groom Worth WAiting For by Stovall
Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier
A Room of My Own by Ann Tatlock
The Blue Bottle Club by Penelope Stokes
Emily Ever AFter by Ann Dayton
No Promises in the Wind by Hunt
Izzy, Willy, nilly by Voight
The Unexpected Mrs. Polifax by Gilman
Christy by Marshall
The Hobbit by Tolkien
The Joy Luck Club by Tan
Taking Care of Terrific by Lois lowry
The Face on the Milk Carton by Cooney
Dove in the Window by Earlene Fowler
The Little Princess by Burnett
Anne of Green Gables by Montegomery
The Locket by Richard Paul Evans
In HIs STeps
The Acorn People by Jones
To Kill a MOckingbird
A Walk to Remember by Sparks

Answer 6

Mary Higgins Clark does great mysteries, and I don't think they have much, if anything, that would make them inappropriate for 15. They tend to center around strong women characters, so they're probably better for girls than for guys.
I love Steven King also.

Answer 7

1984 by George Orwell Night Shift by Stephen King a collection of his short stories. These are two good ones for good reading.

Answer 8

I really enjoyed Maximum Ride by James Patterson.

Answer 9

"Twilight" by stephenie meyers and the sequel "New Moon"
Me personally i do not recomend the Harry Potter books for a fifteen year old girl

(I'm fourteen)

Answer 10

Lolita. It's about a young girl who's a great role model for young women like yourself.