im a freshman, and i like reading. but i dont know any good books. please help
2007-07-24 08:36:39 · 35 answers · asked by liliana_trj 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The Ominvore's Dilemma. It will blow your mind when you read about what is going on with the food you eat.
2007-07-24 08:38:58 · answer #1 · answered by Punkass aka AlFranken allthetime 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar.
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton.
What Happened to Lani Garver by Carol Plum Ucci.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.
Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes.
Wenny Has Wings by Janet Lee Carey.
October Sky by Homer Hickman.
His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman.
I'm a sophomore and those are some of the books I really liked.
2007-07-24 09:25:28 · answer #2 · answered by Cathy G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Painted House
The Street Lawyer
The Broker-- John Grisham
A Separate Peace -- John Knowles
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy -- Douglas Adams
2007-07-24 08:40:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I have some ideas, but it depends on if you are a girl or a boy. If you are a girl, then you could read any of them, but if you are a boy, then you might find the book titles that are capitalized pretty boring. So here it goes:
1.Harry Potter (for obvious reasons) by J.K. Rowling
2. MATES, DATES, AND ____ SERIES (definately stuff that I can relate to in these books) by Cathy Hopkins
3. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (it's really good. definately one of my all-time favorites. Narrarated by death. It acttually tells the whole story in the first few chapters and then it goes back and explains things in detail)
4. THE CONFESSIONS OF GEORGIA NICHOLSON SERIES by Louise Rennison (one of the funniest books I have ever read)
5. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee (definately not as boring as it sounds)
6. THIS LULLABY by Sarah Dessen. (actually lots of her books are pretty good)
7. The Body Of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum Ucci (stayed up way past my bedtime to finish this one)
8. TWILIGHT by Stephenie Meyer (the first is better than the second, New Moon, but the second set it up nicely for a really good third book)
9. The Boy In The Striped Pajamas by John Boyne (Recomended to me by a friend, but I haven't got the chance to read it)
10. LITTLE WOMEN by Louisa May Alcott (It's a classic)
11. The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
12. A CERTAIN SLANT OF LIGHT by Laura Whitcomb (an interesting romance story)
13. The Giver by Lois Lowry (It starts out a little boring but it's actually pretty good)
Well there's my list. Hope it helps.
2007-07-24 09:11:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you enjoyed the Harry Potter series at all Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy is another great series! It's a bit more mature and concepts of religion come into play by the end. But with multiple dimensions and a vast world that is just as inclusive as Rowling's it is a great stepping stone. Plus the Golden Compass film comes out December, and it promises to be good.
Other amazing books you should come across in High School: Life of Pi (Yann Martel), Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut), 1984 (Orwell) & Brave New World (Huxley) & Fahrenheit 451 (Bradbury) -- mmm, dystopias!
For a bit of off-beat humor check out John Hodgman's Areas of my Expertise!
2007-07-24 08:49:17 · answer #5 · answered by Lackadaisical 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Bible
2. The Day After Roswell by Retired Lt. Colonel Philip Corso
3. Beowolf
4. Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
5.To Kill a Mockingbird
6.Complete guide to gimatria
7. The writings of Nostradamus
2007-07-24 08:41:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bought Twilight by Stephenie Meyer on a whim. I ended up loving it! At first, yeah, it sounds like a chick book. But lots of my guyfriends fell for it just the same! There is a sequel, NEW MOON, that is just as good.
If you read this and love it you will be happy to know that the much anticipate 3rd Installment will hit shelves August 7th!
I hope you enjoy these book as much as I have.
Happy Reading! :)
2007-07-24 08:40:57 · answer #7 · answered by Beetle Babe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1984 - Orwell
The Scarlet Letter - Hawthorne
Notes from the Underground - Dostoevsky
The Heart of Darkness - Conrad
Some contemporary choices:
Fight Club
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Raw Shark Texts
The Russian Debutantes Handbook
Matchstick Men
The Beach
2007-07-24 08:39:16 · answer #8 · answered by Underground Man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
heres a list of some of my favorites (i grouped kinda similar types together)
-harry potter series
-Freak the Mighty
-Homecoming
-Martian Chronicles, Farenheit 451 (or any ray bradbury for that matter)
-1984, animal farm, brave new world, lord of the flies
-growing up, angela's ashes, the water is wide
- to kill a mocking bird
-alice's adventures in wonderland, through the looking glass
some books are more complicated than others, but theyre all an interesting read. u can search summaries on wikipedia or google. also, im sure u can search amazon.com for more book titles.
2007-07-24 08:49:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want scary, try Pet Sematary by Stephen King. I read it recently and in my opinion, that's the scariest book he has written. Any books by Michael Crichton are good...such as Timeline or Jurassic Park. On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony is also a good book.
2007-07-24 08:48:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anne McCaffrey several series with different flavors of science fiction some with different authors.
S.M. Stirling's alternate history trilogies - Island In the Sea of Time ... and Dies the Fire ...
1632 by ? (1633 is OK, 1634 pretty bad)
Elizabeth Moon
Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold
Dick Francis mysteries
2007-07-24 08:43:09 · answer #11 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋