maybe something like
The Outsiders. Rumble Fish(i read all of S.E. Hintons Books)
or some sad book. or about a girl thts not pretty or skinny or perfect or anything like tht.
2007-06-28 16:58:40 · 17 answers · asked by Bob the Builder 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
If you like Hinton try:
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
I Am the Cheese by Robert Cormier
The Pigman by Paul Zindel
Slam! by Walter Dean Myers
Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt
Hoops by Walter Dean Myers
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
Scorpions by Walter Dean Myers
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
Holes by Louis Sachar
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney
2007-06-28 17:04:43 · answer #1 · answered by Ralph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you want a good fantasy/sci fi story where the main character is a girl who, as you specified, isn't pretty or skinny or perfect, try "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle. High recommendation from me.
If you like S.E Hinton, and that sort of realistic genre where everything isn't tied up neatly in the end, you may also enjoy Robert Cormier, particularly "Other Bells for Us to Ring" or "The Bumblebee Flies Anyway".
"Bridge to Terabithia", "The Great Gilly Hopkins" "Jacob Have I Loved" and "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson also feature girls who aren't pretty, skinny or perfect and don't necessarily have totally happy endings, some of these books deal with very painful, real issues.
Those should get you started anyhow, lol
2007-06-29 00:06:40 · answer #2 · answered by mariabronte 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak was so sad, it's a great book though. You might also like:
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
(really good book... sad and about a teen girl who, well you should just read it... also a good movie)
A Great & Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
(More fantasy/magic, but still good.)
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
(A really sweet teenage love story.)
Maximum Ride by James Patterson
(more fantasy, but Max the main character does go through a lot... I've come to really like these books, the characters are funny)
And Then There Were None
Or A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie
(these were great mystery books that teens could read. I loved them.)
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
(I really just adore this book. One of my favorites!)
Tithe by Holly Black
(Faerie story, which I thought was really good. Holly is quite the dark writer.)
Or try some of Meg Cabot's books. They usually have a girl that goes through tough stuff as the main character and are good.
2007-06-29 00:13:24 · answer #3 · answered by julieee. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Alex Rider Series
2007-06-29 00:04:11 · answer #4 · answered by Keegan McCarthy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twilight and New Moon for sure. I fell in love with those books right away! also The Notebook is a good teenage love story. the book is a lot different from the movie though.
2007-06-29 01:41:13 · answer #5 · answered by Lenny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twilight and New Moon by Stephenie Meyer, Basically the best books in the whole world, enough said!!
or A great and terrible beauty and Rebel Angels by Libba Bray, they are really good too!
2007-06-29 00:44:24 · answer #6 · answered by Big Bad Wolf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer and the sequel New Moon and soon the third book, Eclipse.
If you like love stories that suck you in with amazing detail and a really attractive sounding family of vampires.
Even if you're not into vampires, I highly reccomend these books. It's not all dark and goth like many really bad vampire books.
2007-06-29 00:13:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
One great site to visit is www.teenreads.com
Some great titles I like are:
Eragon and Eldest by Christopher Paolini
Blue Bloods or any other book by Melissa de la Cruz
The Widow of the South by Robet Hicks
WHITE OLEANDER by Janet Fitch
Snow in August by Pete Hamil
If you Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson
2007-06-29 10:20:32 · answer #8 · answered by vipergirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh i know a ton!!
Rise and fall of a 10th grade social climber
The Gossip Girl series
The A list series
Confessions of Georgia nicolson (a series of novels that are HILARIOUS--written by Louise Rennison)
2007-06-29 01:39:38 · answer #9 · answered by Sarah C- Equine Help 101 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Twilight Series, for sure! I read A LOT and im totally in love. any teen girl would be!
2007-06-29 01:06:25 · answer #10 · answered by thatstonerhippiechick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋