Looking for a good book. Any Ideas?

Question

I just finished reading "The 5 people you meet in heaven" and it was one of the best books I've ever read, seriously. So, I'm trying to move onto a new book.

My taste is...

Something with a twist

Not all Action man and corny (Romeo and Juliet lol)

Fantasy is okay.

More of my favorite books are "The Boy In Striped Pajamas" and "The Book of Lost Things"- Just so you can get an idea on what I like.

Any recommendations? (I'm 13 too. So nothing too 'explicit')

Thanks!

Answer 1

Terry Pratchett's Discworld series

Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt, Kurt Austin/NUMA and Oregon Files books

Jack Du Brul's Mercer series

James Rollins

Answer 2

Books of Ember Series by Jeanne DuPrau

Chasing Yesterday #1-3 by Robin Wasserman

Uglies Saga by Scott Westerfeld

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Marley and Me by John Gorgan

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman, the golden compass books (if u aren't bothered by the anti-religion stuff then u will love them)

The Barcode Tattoo books by Suzanne Weyn

The Land Of Elyon Series by Patrick Carmen

Hope i helped

Answer 3

the series that i have just finished reading is called the mortal instruments by cassandra clare http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_C...

book 1) city of bones

book 2)city of ashes

book 3)city of glass (comes out in march)

i highly recomend the books they are fantastic and i am greatly looking forward to the third in the series also here is her website http://www.mortalinstruments.com/ they truly are great books you will love them

another series i recomend are short reads that are great for laughs they are called confessions of georgis nicolsen

i am messenger

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_the_Me...

blue blood (i also recomend the rest of her books)

http://melissa-delacruz.com/index.php/bo...

inkheart (also there is a second and i thikn a third in this series)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkheart

ironside

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironside_(n...

theif lord

google it on wikipedia i couldnt post a link (see the bottom)

seventh tower

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Nix

keys to the kingdom use above link please

son of th mob

google it on wikipedia i couldnt post a link (see the bottom)

blood and chocolate

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_and_C...

good luck finding a book if i think of any more i will post them on here and sorry about combining the links this site wouldnt let me post more then ten!!!

also these are good reads

vampire kisses series

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_Kis...

vampire academy series

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_aca...

this lullaby

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Lullab...

go ask alice

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Ask_Alic...

sweep series

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweep_serie...

the silver kiss

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silver_...

shattered mirror

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shattered_M...

hey i thought of some more that you might like!!

crank

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crank_(nove...

burned

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burned_(nov...

impulse

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impulse_(no...

and i looked and found out that the third eragon called brisingr was going to be realesead in the states on september 20 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brisingr

well i dont know if i can think of anymore but i am happy with the amount that i gave you

enjoy!!!! and dont forget about twilight they are great also a good book that you would love is called the black tatoos

http://www.theblacktattoo.com/blurb.html

Answer 4

Lamb The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal - Christopher Moore

The Picture of Dorian Grey - Oscar Wilde

Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman

Good Omens The Nice And Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

Still Life With Woodpecker - Tom Robbins

The Princess Bride - William Goldman

The Wee Free Men - Terry Pratchett

Girlfriend in a Coma - Douglas Coupland

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time -Mark Haddon

Dangerous Angels The Weetzie Bat Books - Francesca Lia Block

High Society - Ben Elton

Idlewild - Nick Sagan

The Onion Girl - Charles De Lint

Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson

His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman

Where the Wild Things Are - Maurice Sendak

Answer 5

well since your a boy i won't mention Twilight...oops :]

anyway try The Call of the Wild. i love the book. it's a little old, but great. not very long either.

Answer 6

The World According to Garp is Excellent! - and by your list should be right up your alley. The author is John Irving.

Answer 7

Your question basically screams 'Twilight! New Moon! Eclipse! Breaking Dawn!"

- has a twist (deff.) if you count a girl named Bella falling in love with a 17 s**y yr. old boy named Edward who's actually an 108 yr. old vampire then yeah, there's a twist.

- it's similar to Romeo and Juliet. That's what you wanted, right? I think I might've misunderstood that line. It's a very romantic series.

- you count vampires and werewolves as fantasy? Kay, then. Point taken.

+ I wanna add something. 'Twilight' is not all mushy and there's more than just a romantic side to it (although I prefer the romance.) Did you know 'Twilight' is catergorized under suspense/horror/action, too? Also, if you want to know more about 'Twilight' and watch the 2 movie trailers (PS the movie is coming out Nov. 21, 2008 OMFG!) then go to http://www.twilightthemovie.com and go under the video gallery section and watch the first two vids. FYI, the 2nd trailer is better, save it for last.