i am some-what a slow reader, but i would like to read a high school themed book, something, easy to relate to....i really like some meg cabot books, i already reAD "AVALON HIGH" and i love it, but are there any other good books out there for a slow reader like me (must be a highschool level book)
2007-08-07 11:11:30 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
2007-08-07 11:13:41 · answer #1 · answered by Angelbaby7 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you haven't read The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot yet, it is a very easy and fun read with a main character in high school. It is also a bit different from the movie.
Twisted by Laurie Anderson
What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
Violet and Claire, Dangerous Angels, and Girl Goddess #9 by Francesca Lia Block
Blue is for Nightmares by Laurie Faria Stolarz
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
Gossip Girl #1 by Cecily von Ziegesar
The Clique by Lisi Harrison
All are pretty easy reads about high schoolers, some better than others, but certainly worth a read.
2007-08-07 18:31:46 · answer #2 · answered by DngrsAngl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen and All American Girl by Meg Cabot! Also the Mediator Series by Meg Cabot!
2007-08-07 18:16:13 · answer #3 · answered by volcom girl. 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
*I LOVED "Speak," by Laurie Anderson. I don't want to go into too many details, because it would ruin the big secret in the story, but it is about a high school freshman who is ostracized from her classmates because of one fateful summer night shortly before school started.
The book is from the main character's (Melinda) point of view...she having a hard time speaking to anyone, and becomes more and more drawn into herself. The book is amazing and is an interesting study of a high school outcast. The story slowly unfolds and we learn more and more about Melinda and as the reader you are drawn into her story.
*You may also enjoy "Cut," by Patricia McCormick. It is about a high school girl who is sent to a psychiatric hospital for cutting herself. Callie struggles with this problem, along with her dysfunctional family.
*There is also "Girl, Interrupted," by Susanna Kaysen. There was also a movie, made in the late 90s that starred Wynona Rider and Angelina Jolie. This book may be a bit more difficult, but it is interesting and watching the movie may help. It is about a young woman who is institutionalized in the late 1960s (its a true story, by the way) and what happens to her there. I read this in high school and enjoyed it greatly...
*I also highly recommend "The Lovely Bones," by Alice Sebold. Again, this is a little more dense, but it is an amazing book. It is about 14-year-old Susie, who is raped and murdered in the beginning of the book and looks down on her family and friends from heaven. We see her murderer living his life, her family living theirs and see how the death of Susie has a ripple effect that changes everything forever. It is a deeply touching book.
You might like "Speak" and "Cut" more than the other two, but these are all interesting books that feature characters in your age group. Enjoy!
2007-08-07 18:46:45 · answer #4 · answered by Melissa L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by Stephenie Meyer
-Twilight series
by L. A. Meyer
-Bloody Jack series
by Scott Westerfeld
-Uglies series
-Midnighters series
by Meg Cabot
-The Mediator series
- 1-800-Where-R-You series
by Tamora Pierce
-Song of the Lioness quartet
All of these books are REALLY GOOD, at least check out the first two!
Happy reading! :D
2007-08-07 18:22:12 · answer #5 · answered by 2tuforu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should try James Patterson's Maximum Ride series, there are three of them, Maximum Ride the Angel Experiment, Maximum Ride Schools Out Forever and the new one that just came out in May is Maximum Ride, Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports.
2007-08-07 18:20:53 · answer #6 · answered by julie_cano2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Seer Series by Linda Joy Singleton
Shadow of A Doubt by S.L. Rottman (Its about a 10th grader and isn't very long)
2007-08-07 18:21:14 · answer #7 · answered by Alyssa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jinx by Meg Cabot
Forever in Blue by Ann Brashares
It Girl series by Cecily Von Ziegesar
Confessions by Kate Brian
Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
When Lightning Strikes (1-800-Where-R-You) by Meg Cabot
Gossip Girl series by Cecily von Ziegesar
Girls Quartet series by Jacqueline Wilson
Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
A-List series by Zoey Dean
Crazy Hot (Au Pairs) by Melissa de la Cruz
Secrets of My Hollywood Life: On Location by Jen Calonita
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Smart Boys & Fast Girls by Stephie Davis
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
The Georgia Nicolson books by Louise Rennison
Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCaffrey
Mates, Dates series by Cathy Hopkins
Spells & Sleeping Bags by Sarah Mlynowski
Last Summer (Summer Boys) by Hailey Abbott
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The Last Summer (of You and Me) by Ann Brashares
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
So Inn Love by Catherine Clark
Prom Crashers (Simon Romantic Comedies) by Erin Downing
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
2007-08-07 18:13:46 · answer #8 · answered by Ralph 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This list looks pretty good http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/lls/library/kids/kids_10-12.html although it doesn't have book summaries.
This one has summaries: http://www.bellmore-merrick.k12.ny.us/readit10.html
That should be enough for you to peruse, but if you need more just do a search for "tenth grade reading list". Be patient and persistent as you go through the different lists - many will be useless, a few will be good.
I hope this helps.
Jim, http://www.life-after-harry-potter.com
2007-08-07 18:16:57 · answer #9 · answered by JimPettis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know, if you can understand the words to any book, it is okay to read it. It doesn't have to be a 'teen' book, it could even be an 'adult' book. Reading for enjoyment should not be relegated to one type of storyline. Like just for teens, just for juveniles, just for adults. If you understand the words and enjoy the reading, read it.
2007-08-07 20:04:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋