I like books like Speak, Cut, Black-eyed Suzie and Swollen. i dont like harry potter and i dont want books about religion. i like books about real life experiences not vampires or dragons. i just need some good books to read when i get bored.
2007-07-30 13:01:12 · 18 answers · asked by 2am Lovesick 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Naughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman
the Seven Deadly Sins series by Robin Wasserman
the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz
the Uglies trilogy by Scott Westerfeld
Children of the River by Linda Crew
2007-08-01 07:24:52 · answer #1 · answered by BluhBluh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I like books about real life experiences not vampires or dragons." You didn't have to tell us that you were 16, this statement gave it away. I'd bet good money that books like Transformation, Sword of Truth, Song of the Beast, The Fifth Ring, and other fantasy novels explore experiences more indepth than any teenage-girl novel. (And this coming from a teenage girl.) In the really good fantasy novels, the writer isn't bound to anything and isn't restricted. The characters can go through things that human beings would never go through in the "real world", and can therefore explore more in-depth emotions. So therefore, as a teenage girl, I'd highly recommend to you all the books I've listed above especially Song of the Beast. There's more "real life experience" than you'd find in the books you listed.
2007-07-30 14:08:50 · answer #2 · answered by K.K. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Pact by Jody Picoult
Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
2007-07-30 13:07:30 · answer #3 · answered by Stephanie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should look up Sarah Dessen's books. She's an amazing writer for young girls. All of her main characters go through great stories. Some of my favorites are Dreamland, Keeping The Moon, Just Listen, and This Lullaby.
Check her out. You'll love her if you enjoy books like Speak.
2007-07-30 13:05:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Charly (Flowers for Algernon) by Daniel Keyes
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
2007-07-30 15:44:36 · answer #5 · answered by Granny in KS 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pirate Shirt Dot Com
by Shannon Risk
Something unusual is happening at 57 Grove Street in Bangor, Maine. Within those fine Victorian walls, the ladies of Pirate Shirt Dot Com insist they are not running a dating service—it’s a romantic adventure company. Their quirky business comes complete with a male pirate model on all of their publicity materials. In the middle of helping customers tap their greatest romantic fantasies, however, Susana Hammond, her sister, Sophie Hammond, and their friend, Gabby Killeen, soon find themselves ensconced in their own passionate adventures. For spunky Susana, a handyman she calls “Yummy Tool Belt Guy” brings new meaning to home decoration. Gabby’s fiancé, a soldier, comes home to her amid tragedy. A pilot—not a pirate—woos sophisticated Sophie’s heart. Will these women find their own happiness with their modern-day lusty love pirates, or will they be out to sea?
$16.95 at Amazon
Or, you can check at your local library. Maybe if they don't have it, they wlll get it on interlibrary loan for you.
2007-07-30 13:35:14 · answer #6 · answered by soupkitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have always found that if you can understand the forward or premise of a book, it is a good book for each person to read. You don't have to be a certain age. In reading age is irrelevant. Read what you like. If another person your age is reading what is known as teen fiction and you are reading adult fiction or non-fiction, that is up to you and no one else.
2007-07-30 14:11:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE CLIQUE
By Lisi Harrison
Probably the best book iv'e read . Very good , I could relate to it . She might like it . Theres more books in the series , I'm on the 4th right now . I also reccomed
THE IT GIRL
Havnt read it - my friends say its ah-some .
Good luck !
2007-07-30 13:15:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well they're not really books that have a story but i would suggest to all teenagers ( i'm 16) that they read
1.the communist manifesto
2. Das Kapital
3.Marx for beginners
these are great books that will introduce you to a deeper kind of thought
philosophically and politically
check them out
~peace
2007-07-30 13:09:31 · answer #9 · answered by Doug H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you might like this book called "Contents Under Pressure" by Lara M. Zeises. Or there's another one called "Life As We Knew It" by Susan Beth Pfeffer that was pretty good. Hope you find some that you like.
2007-07-30 13:10:19 · answer #10 · answered by Artchick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋