what are some good books for an eager 15 year old girl?

Question

i am simply in love with reading and i wanted to read some books this summer but i dont know which ones! i like fiction, historical fiction, mystery, non-fiction,.. yada yada yada.
basically anything except books that are just layed out with fact after fact with no actual "story".
are there any that i need to make sure i read?
or any other suggestions i might enjoy?
thank you.
sincerely,
geek. =)

Answer 1

Depends on how serious you are. I turned 15 in April, I read Anna Karenina from mid 14 to early 15, including constantly losing the book. Honestly, the only things that are kind of hard to keep track of are the names, but you end up with a sufficient, if vague, idea of who everyone is.

The Brothers Karamazov - by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, another Russian. I liked this one even if I found the theology a bit boring

The Idiot - Dostoyevsky again. I only got halfway through this, then it turned out some moron had ripped ten pages out of my library copy. Haven't had a chance to return to it but it's cool.

Russian novels aren't actually that difficult, they just sound very intimidating and they like to randomly start referring to people by nonsensical nicknames (Alexis = Sasha???)

For lighter stuff, I'd recommend:

The Peshawar Lancers by S.M Stirling. In the late 19th century a massive meteor strike alters the climate dramatically. The British Empire ends up assimilating in to India. Cool sci-fi kind of thing.

Island in the Sea of Time by S.M Stirling. Through some weird twist of physics, Nantucket is sent back to the Stone Age. It sounds really stupid, but it's actually a very good book and somewhat informative.

H.P Lovecraft was a pulp horror writer of the 1920s and 1930s. He wasn't really appreciated until after he was dead, but he's had a tremendous influence on modern horror. He's actually not the greatest writer (in Charles Dexter Ward, he goes on for about five pages about how pretty Providence is, and uses phrases like, "otherwordly, betentacled abomination,") but I think he's pretty awesome and his ideas are simply brilliant.

The Savage Wars of Peace by Max Brooks is a real nerd book, but pretty narrative. It's about the small wars in America's history that nobody thinks about, but he lays it out as a good story with some real humor.

If a book has Terry Pratchett's name on it, read it.

That's all I can think of for now. Sorry if some of these seemed too nerdy. The thing is, with old books, it can be rough in the beginning getting used to the different sentence structure, but once you settle in its easy.

Answer 2

Twilight and New Moon- Stephine Meyer
This Lullaby, That Summer, Someone Like You, Just Listen, and, The Truth About Forever - Sarah Dessen
Gingerbread- Rachel Cohn
Uglies, Pretties, Specials, Peeps, and, The Last Days - Scoot Westerfeld
Maximum Ride (all three Books) - JAmes PAtterson
The Freedom Writers Diary

Yeah i have more but i am too lazy to write them, don't worry i Love Reading too

Answer 3

It's very refreshing to hear that you are in love with reading. It might help if you listed some books you have already read that you enjoyed, but to name a few books I read around 15/16 that I loved would include The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo), The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald), The Grapes of Wrath or East of Eden (John Steinbeck), Empire Falls (Richard Russo), and the stories of Anton Chekov. Let me know what some of your favorite books are and I can probably come up with a more appropriate list. Good luck!

Answer 4

Memorial Day, Alias, Speak, Point of Impact, The DaVinci Code, Nineteen Minutes, Twilight, New Moon, Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons, The Outsiders.

They are all very good reads. A bit of challenge, but not overwhemlming. Happy Reading!

Answer 5

Well, you can try some books by the authors Tamora Pierce, David Eddings, Terry Brooks, Cornelia Funke, Diana Wynne Jones, Patricia C. Wrede, and Garth Nix for fantasty, Isaac Asimov, Jules Verne and Frank Herbert if you like science fiction, I'd also recommend some classics, since you're 15, but I can't think of any right now.

Answer 6

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
the Uglies trilogy by Scott Westerfeld
Children of the River by Linda Crew
Naughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman
the Avon True Romance series (historical romance for teens)

Happy reading!

Answer 7

Here are a few of my favorites...I HIGHLY reccomend them.

Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale by Holly Black
Valiant: A Modern Tale Of Fearie by Holly Black
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
You Don't Know Me by David Klass
Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block
Violet and Claire by Francesca Lia Block
Sweetblood by Pete Hautman
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber
The Woman In The Wall ( I cant remember the author ^^;)

Hope this helps!!
♥

Answer 8

The best, and most rewarding, book you'll EVER read is the Bible. Awesome read cover-to-cover. I've read it four times. It's never the same read each time. Try the NIV.
Other than that, anything from Shakespeare, Bronte, Poe, King (yes, him), or Kahlil Gibran. Maybe even Jonathan Livingston Seagull from Richard Bach.
Many avid readers have been enlightened and inspired by these authors.

Answer 9

Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Pride and Prejudice or Persuasion by Jane Austen (actually, anything by Jane Austen or the Brontes)

I personally really enjoy the Classics, and Romantic period English literature. Read all you can. It will really help you. You will become a better writer and will have been exposed to more ideas and thoughts.

Best of luck! :)

Answer 10

I would try the following books:
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
FBI Girl by Maura Conlon-McIvor
Phantom by Susan Kay
Or Give Me Death by Ann Rinaldi (she writes a ton of historical fiction)
Twelfth Night by William Shakespear
There are other books I would recommend, but I'll refrain from listing them all. I'm also an avid fifteen year old reader.